Intellectually Entertaining. Socially Relevant.
First, on the GOP side: “House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said on Tuesday that he believes undocumented young people who entered the United States as children should be given legal residence and, eventually, citizenship, in what marks a reversal for the congressman who voted against the Dream Act less than three years ago. ‘A Read More
The president reveals his inner Obama: “We will support democracy from Asia to Africa, from the Americas to the Middle East, because our interests and our conscience compel us to act on behalf of those who long for freedom. And we must be a source of hope to the poor, the sick, the marginalized, the Read More
Elise Foley, immigration maven over at HuffPo, talks about the president’s new-found urgency on reform: “As of Monday, Obama will have four more years to reshape his immigration legacy. And there’s every indication that he wants it to be different. He doesn’t want the dubious distinction of being ‘deporter-in-chief’ — especially since he was elected Read More
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
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
For those of you maybe living under a rock, news flash: President Obama has been reelected by the American people. Now what? As a supporter of the president, my initial urge is to gloat and rub the win in my conservative friends’ faces. But Obama didn’t win by a landslide, the House didn’t change hands, Read More
Election Day is finally here. We must prepare ourselves for one of two likely scenarios: first, that we’ll be living in a Romney America for the next four years, and second, that we’ll be stuck in an Obama America for the next four years. I say “stuck” because Obama himself is stuck in an Obama Read More
Except for perhaps Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren and especially former President Bill Clinton, Day Two of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, seemed to lurch forward at a snail’s past — kind of like the economic recovery Wait. I feel as though I’m missing something…. Oh, yeah! Cristina Saralegui, the famed Cuban-American TV Read More
On Tuesday night, San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro made history when he took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, to deliver his keynote address, becoming the first Latino to do so in the party’s history. The reaction has generally been positive, but I think that’s out of necessity. Most people Read More
Latinos continue making historic strides in 2012. From the Huffington Post: “San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro will deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte in September, it was announced Tuesday, making him the first Latino to receive the honor.” The 37-year-old mayor and graduate of Harvard Law School, who the New Read More