The latest news relating to the political world as it impacts the US Latino community.
Yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama officially resigned from his post as Illinois Senator and already several names are being floated as possible replacements. The Governor of Illinois will have final word as to whom is appointed. Latino Congressman Luis Gutierrez has expressed an interest in the seat and is set to meet with the Governor to [...]
You are invited to join a conference call today, Monday, November 17 at 3:30 pm Eastern Standard Time hosted by the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda to discuss the issue of Hispanic appointees in the new Obama Administration. The call-in number is 1-800-377-8846, password: 79167948#. Please email opaniagua@maldef.org to RSVP for the call.
This week’s Guest Blogger is John Trasviña, President and General Counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) and Chair of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), a coalition of national Hispanic organizations. Earlier this week, NHLA sent a letter to President-elect Obama endorsing the nomination of Governor Bill Richardson as Secretary [...]
Last Saturday, Marcello Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant living in Long Island was attacked and killed by a group of high school students who, according to police, wanted “to beat up some Mexicans”. Lucero had lived in the US as long as some of his alleged attackers have been alive. The attack and killing of Marcello [...]
Sleeping Giant No More By: Senator Robert Menendez History will remember the election of 2008 – when Barack Obama was chosen to be our President – as a groundbreaking, unifying and uplifting moment for our nation. This is the stuff of history books, and it is a sign that the country we love is poised [...]
By Raul Yzaguirre from The Arizona Republic When I agreed to lead Sen. Hillary Clinton’s efforts to attract Latino voters during the presidential primaries, I believed she was the most qualified candidate for the job, in part, because she had built a profound and lasting relationship with our community. In my view, she had earned [...]
The Univision/Reuters/Zogby poll released on Tuesday said that 78 percent of a sample of 1,016 Latino likely voters favored Sen. Obama, with 13 percent supporting McCain, an Arizona senator.The poll, which was conducted between October 30 and November 2, found that 54 percent of respondents said the economy and jobs were the most important issue [...]
