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Latinos tend to be seen as more conservative than others, but a new survey shows that they are no more or less likely than the general population to describe their own views as “conservative” or “very conservative.” In fact, Latinos are more likely to describe their views as liberal.While 30 percent of Latino adults described Read More
Don’t look now, fellow yanquis, but Latin America just veered further left. Last week, Argentina moved toward the forefront of transgender issues by passing a law that allows Argentinians the right to legally identify as whatever gender they choose, without having to first undergo a gender reassignment procedure. Argentinian President Cristina Fernández, you may remember, Read More
So I was thinking it would be hilarious to put on blackface and…what’s that? It’s racist? No, you don’t understand! I was being ironic. Fine, I guess next you’ll tell me that my white friends can’t put on sombreros and call each other “wetback” to be, you know, funny and stuff. Clearly, you don’t understand Read More
About just as many Mexican families are leaving the U.S. as they are coming. A recent report by the Pew Hispanic Center shows that from 2005-2010, roughly 1.4 Mexicans immigrated to the United States, but about the same number of Mexican immigrants (and their U.S.-born children) moved from the United States to Mexico. These numbers Read More
It’s been said that this year’s Presidential election will be decided by Latino voters; as much pride and patriotism as that concept may bring, it’s the importance of the act that is key. One campaign that has recognized this is Latinos for Obama, which has brought together supporters of our current Commander in Chief from Read More
On May 9, President Barack Obama became first sitting commander-in-chief to endorse same-sex marriage. “Kinda,” writes The Nation’s Richard Kim. “Today, by endorsing a ‘state’s rights’ approach to same-sex marriage, Obama essentially preserves the current status quo.” As Kim points out, while the President failed to mention his intent to overturn the Defense of Marriage Read More
This past Saturday, of course, was Cinco de Mayo. Cinco de Mayo is one of the most important days on the Mexican calendar, commemorating the time when friends and family get together to have a cookout, drink beer and not know why Cinco de Mayo is celebrated. President Obama held a reception at the White Read More
I’m tired of hearing about immigration. Reading about the latest immigration news or the current status on immigration reform can get really monotonous. It’s even worse writing about it. And today, I and at least 100,000 other people will saunter through cities from L.A. to Boston in support of immigration reform. It’s promising to be Read More
We all know about Martin Luther King Jr.’s resistance to the unjust laws of the Jim Crow South. King believed that achieving justice sometimes necessitated breaking the arbitrary rules that flawed humans devise. Similarly, in Latin America, where many of our families originated, priests often took a stand against the repressive authority of the oligarchies. Read More
Marco Rubio 2016. It may be too soon to roll out the pins and bumper stickers, but Senator Rubio (R-Fl.) appeared very presidential during his speech at the Brookings Institution on Wednesday. He was there to talk foreign policy. The message: America needs to be more active in spreading peace, security and prosperity throughout the Read More