The latest news relating to the political world as it impacts the US Latino community.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLzt4YV8ePA] The Documentary titled, “Engage Her: Getting Minority Women to Lead and Vote,” features Latina trailblazer, Dolores Huerta and other prominent Latinas such as Maria Theresa Petersen, Executive Director of Voto Latino.The documentary was released by a new organization called Engage Her,it points to the fact that campaigns do not generally target females who belong [...]
A recent study found that Latinos face great obstacles in their quest to acquire a college education. Barack Obama and John McCain both have plans that promise to make college more affordable and accessible. However, Barack Obama’s plan seems to address the unique circumstances Latinos face more effectively than John McCain’s… Financing college education is [...]
Guest Blogger: Arturo Vargas, Executive Director of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund This November, the Latino community has a historic opportunity to play a decisive role in the outcome of the presidential election. In order to meet the needs of the country’s Latino voters, the National Association of [...]
A voting group that gave overwhelming support to George Bush in 2004 ,now supports the Democratic candidate. In a year when Latinos seems to be leaning towards the Democratic party, this was a group that McCain hoped he could hold on to. They are a minority within a minority but in this year’s White House [...]
Drop out rates for Latinos have remained high, particularly among immigrant students who many times face tremendous obstacles to obtain an education. Most studies indicate that those trends will continue unless dramatic steps are taken in the next few years. Latinos are posed to become the ethnic majority in the United States in the upcoming [...]
Just a year ago, immigration was a volatile political issue that consumed Congress and ignited passions among Americans on both sides of the debate. These days the presidential candidates barely mention the topic on the campaign trail. The nation’s fundamental immigration problems have not been fixed. And with the economy contracting, Americans are likely to [...]
Guest Blogger: John A Perez, Democratic Nominee for California’s 46th Assembly District In recent weeks we have all been hearing about new economic lows every day. Jobs are disappearing by the thousands every day across this country. Home foreclosures are up, huge banks are failing and nearly every economic indicator points to trouble or bad [...]
Hispanic organizations have been working tirelessly this year to increase voter participation among the Hispanic community. If Latino turnout exceeds expectations it may mean that the phrase “sleeping giant” may be laid to rest once and for all… Elections are a time of accountability, a time when the values of presidential candidates are judged by [...]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqhiayif-JU] A new PBS documentary will cast a spotlight on the crucial role of U.S. Hispanic voters in picking the next president of the United States. As the race between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama grows increasingly intense and heated, both campaigns are expending large sums of money, time and attention on the burgeoning [...]
On a muggy afternoon in Miami, more than 3,000 immigrants, most of them Hispanic, wave flags, cheer and weep as they swear to protect and defend the United States of America as its newest citizens. Moments later, dozens of volunteers from the Democratic and Republican parties swoop down on the new citizens as they file [...]
