LatinaLista — The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) holds their annual national convention next week in Washington, DC and has scored a coup in getting President Obama to commit an appearance. In fact, they beat out their fellow Latino org, the National Association of Latino Elected Officials, who are still waiting for Obama to [...]
In this moment in time, Latino priority should be ensuring debt ceiling is raised
LatinaLista — The #1 concern of the White House these days has little to do with the Hispanic Public Policy Summit wrapping up its two-day meeting on Capitol Hill or the announcement today of a “DREAM Act Sabbath” by Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin and over a dozen faith leaders. (FYI: The DREAM Act [...]
Almost 14 percent of Arizonans lived in “food deserts,” study says
By Anthony Dewitt Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – There’s nothing simple about Phoenix resident Alex Turley’s simple trip to the grocery store to buy the basics. He might walk more than a mile in triple-digit temperatures so that he can catch the light rail, bus or rent a Zipcar. From there, it’s about a 15-minute [...]
Obama’s willingness to cut Social Security benefits cuts deep into the Latino community
LatinaLista – The pressure for President Obama to resolve the debate between Republicans and Democrats over whether or not to raise the debt ceiling is reaching the desperate stage. It must be, if as reported by The Washington Post last night, that President Obama is now willing to consider cuts to Social Security. Why the GOP, [...]
Cost analysis shows why it’s important Congress doesn’t cut programs aimed to reduce teen pregnancies
LatinaLista — Having a baby is expensive. A teen mom having a baby is expensive not only for the family but for the state as well. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy released a new analysis of the public costs of teen childbearing at both the national and state level. Counting It [...]
Veto of Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act isn’t fair to Latino farmworkers
LatinaLista — Time and time again over the last few years, we have seen how politics trumps common sense and common decency when it comes to protecting the most vulnerable in the nation. It has happened again. Last night, California Gov. Jerry Brown ignored the pleas of farm workers and their families and supporters and [...]
