While leading economists attempt to find solutions to save financial institutions, many Latinos are still struggling to stay afloat. Congresswoman Linda Sanchez(D-CA) warns that, “The foreclosures all around California neighborhoods represent just the “tip of the iceberg.”The foreclosure rate we are looking at right now equals the rate of the Great Depression.” These past few [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyKGHvRL2_U] As part of his strategy to gather Latino support in swing states John McCain released a deceptive new Spanish ad that claims that immigration reform was not achieved last year because of Democrats refusal to support it. He claims “Obama and the Democrats in Congress” stopped the bill and that it is because of [...]

“You’ve got to ask yourself,” Senator Obama said, “if Senator McCain won’t stand up to opponents of reform at his own convention, how can you trust him to stand up for change in Washington?” In what has become a common occurrence this election Presidential Nominee Barack Obama appeared before a major Latino Organization in efforts [...]

While Republican Oregon Senator, Gordon Smith publicly denounces undocumented immigrants, some question the legal status of those employed at his Oregon company… Smith Frozen Foods in Weston, Oregon turns raw produce from the surrounding fields into ready-to-eat products. Smith Frozen Foods is owned by Gordon Smith, a United States senator from Oregon and the only [...]

John McCain believes Sarah Palin will appeal to Latinos. However, her lack of record on important issues such as immigration should not go unnoticed…. In an interview over the weekend with Univision, John McCain explained why he believes Sarah Palin will appeal to Latinos: “You know, one of the things that Hispanics, in my view, [...]

Although the issue of immigration was not addressed at the Republican National Convention last week. The party platform calls for a border fence, for making English the official language, and opposes any type of path to legalization, driver’s licenses, or in-state tuition rates… As reported on this blog last week, the Republican party platform calls [...]

Republicans claim including that undocumented immigrants in the US Census gives states with large populations of undocumented immigrants an unfair advantage when determining state representation… Members of the Republican Party have introduced a bill that would change the language of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution to specify that only persons who are citizens of [...]

The Republican National Convention showcased a Native American color guard, a black preacher and video footage of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, all part of its effort to present the GOP as a picture of diversity. What it hasn’t offered is many minorities speaking from the podium in prime time, or sitting among the delegates. [...]

Certain members of the Latino press are denouncing John McCain’s refusal to discuss immigration reform… Far from simply translating the Republican National Convention’s proceedings for their audiences, members of the Spanish-language media are focusing on the issues of greatest importance to Hispanic voters. But that’s no easy task when their viewers’ and listeners’ top concern, [...]