Intellectually Entertaining. Socially Relevant.
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
Yesterday the Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) endorsed Mitt Romney. If you haven’t heard about these folks, there is an actually a group of LGBT* activists who stand proud as Republicans. I’ll give you a moment to digest that. For years the LCR defense of being Republican has been simple — they have organized in an Read More
My fellow young Latinos, your voting rights are under attack. From Fox News Latino: “Young minority voter turnout could drop by almost 700,000 in states with photo ID laws, says a new study. The lower turnout among voters under the age of 30 could affect several House races as well as the tight presidential contest. Read More
When it comes to most Latinos, à la the Fresh Prince, Governor Romney just don’t understand. From Fox News Latino: “Immigration is once again fueling a clash between the presidential candidates, as the Barack Obama campaign takes GOP candidate Mitt Romney to task for his endorsement of a Midwestern immigration hardliner. Romney endorsed Rep. Steve Read More
A potentially monumental incident occurred on Tuesday at the Republican National Convention. As Puerto Rico’s Zoraida Fonalledas, chairwoman of the Committee on Permanent Organization, approached the podium to deliver her address, chants of “USA! USA!” began to swell from the delegations gathered in Tampa. They grew so loud, so disruptive, that Fonalledas wasn’t able to begin Read More
Watching Senate-hopeful Ted Cruz speak Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention, it’s easy to see why he defeated his more formidable opponent in the primary. Sans podium, he paced the stage like a TV evangelist delivering an impassioned sermon. When he smiles, it’s authentic. His sermon — or rather, his speech — was on Read More
The latest poll shows the president trouncing his opponent among Latino voters, and prominent figures in the Republican Party are sounding the alarm. From Latino Decisions: “Just before the beginning of the Republican National Convention in Tampa presidential candidate Mitt Romney continues to overwhelmingly lose the Latino vote and has low levels of favorability among Read More
Republicans claim the sky is falling. As Talking Points Memo reports: “The GOP platform committee adopted language on Tuesday supporting states that have passed voter ID and proof of citizenship laws. The citizenship amendment, proposed by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), would support laws that make voters prove their citizenship before they are Read More
On Saturday Governor Romney announced his running mate on the 2012 Republican ticket, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan. He made his announcement — and Ryan accepted — aboard the USS Wisconsin, a battleship named after a battleground state in a dogfight presidential election. Admittedly, great imagery. Conservatives have uniformly fallen in behind Romney’s pick, calling it Read More