Activists Launch Campaign To Register 200,000 Latino Voters
Activists Launch Campaign To Register 200,000 Latino Voters
Motivated by the conservative anti-immigrant rhetoric going around the country, leaders from the Hispanic community launched a national campaign on Thursday to register 200,000 Latino voters and mobilize 100,000 individuals […]
Voter ID Laws Place The Rights Of Americans Under Attack
By U.S. Rep. Charles Gonzalez The 14th Amendment to the Constitution forbids any state to infringe on “the right to vote” for any citizen. But that right is under attack. There is […]
Chimichangas, Tacos And Latino Politics
National politicians, and all those hovering in their bubble, are clueless about Latinos when the fodder for their snarky remarks and sharp-edged banter comes directly from a dinner menu (the […]
12 Million Latinos to Cast Ballots in 2012
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund (link to site) projects that due to an estimated 50,000 Latinos turning 18 each month, 12.2 million Latinos […]
What Are Puerto Ricans Doing In Texas’ Redistricting Process?
What the heck do conservative Puerto Ricans have to do with the political plight of South Texas Latinos? It’s a good question, with a somewhat complicated answer. Earlier this week, when […]
Romney’s 90s Immigration Policy Hands Latino Voters To Democrats
The 1990s are back, but unfortunately not any of the good stuff, like Tupac or tennis shoes that you had to pump. No, unfortunately the worst of the 1990s has […]
The GOP Latino Primary Path: Downhill From Here
If there is a tendency for Latino voters to favor the Republican party, small as the tendency may be, we’ve heard it loudly in the Florida primary. From here on […]
In Florida, Voter Registration Laws Impede The Latino Vote
By Howard L. Simon and Deborah J. Vagins, ACLU With Florida’s primary recently completed, all eyes have been on the Sunshine State. And in an effort to shine a light on the […]
It’s Not The Size Of The Latino Electorate That Matters
All of the punditry and political posturing, all of the urgency and calls for action, all of the outrage and tacit and direct messages sent will be for naught if […]
Anti-Latino Politics In AZ Spurs New Political Leadership
The anti-Latino political environment that has characterized Arizona’s state politics for the past several years is beginning to have it unintended consequence: empowering Latinos in that state to run for […]
