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And the Democrats fire back. From Fox News Latino: “Democratic leaders of both houses of Congress on Wednesday presented the nine principles that should guide comprehensive immigration reform they say will contribute to the economic recovery. During a press conference in the Capitol, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus insisted that immigration reform is cannot Read More
We knew this day was coming as soon as we saw how the Latino vote carried President Obama to victory in November. Two Republican senators, Jon Kyl of Arizona and Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas, have introduced a bill that would allow DREAMers to remain in the country legally, but without a special and automatic Read More
Two Latinas are battling it out in Texas — and, no, they’re not clawing at each other over a suave macho like in some novela. What they’re after is a vacant state senate seat. From Fox News Latino: “Two Hispanic women are vying for the Texas Senate seat left vacant by the death of Mario Read More
It’s beginning to look a lot like Spend-mas: As Brad Tuttle over at Time writes: “The retail research firm ShopperTrak estimates that shoppers spent $11.2 billion at physical stores on Black Friday. That represents a 1.8% decline from Black Friday of 2011. Does this mean that the importance of Black Friday to retailers is also Read More
I know a popular Massachusetts governor who might be president someday. And, no, I’m not talking about Mitt Romney. From the Boston Globe: “Governor Deval Patrick will direct state colleges and universities Monday to allow young illegal immigrants to pay the lower resident rate for tuition and fees as soon as they obtain work permits Read More
The rise of the “wise Latina” has at long last come to an end. Latinas have finally arrived. According to a new study released by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University, Latinas between the ages of 18 and 29 are the most progressive group in the Read More
I thought the Republican presidential candidate would simply evaporate into the ether after the election, but apparently he wasn’t the only one living in fantasyland. From the Los Angeles Times: “Mitt Romney told his top donors Wednesday that his loss to President Obama was a disappointing result that neither he nor his top aides had Read More
Once again, my home state of Illinois is at the epicenter of the immigrant rights movement. From Fox News Latino: “Activists, administrators of Chicago hospitals and chiefs of the Illinois police asked the state legislature Tuesday to pass a law authorizing driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants. The subject was discussed several times in the assembly Read More
There’s been plenty of talk on how Latino voters saved the day on Election Night and how they’re a major reason that the GOP suffered the loses it did. In the wake of the election, some Republican leaders are urging their party to recalibrate its position on issues important to Latino voters — namely, immigration Read More
During all the hullabaloo over President Obama’s reelection, the states of Washington and Colorado legalized pot use — as in, the people of those states can light up for fun. From CBS News: “Those who have argued for decades that legalizing and taxing weed would be better than a costly, failed U.S. drug war have Read More