LatinaLista — By now, most people recognize Wayne LaPierre’s face than remember his name. It’s no wonder. Ever since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, he’s been on the offensive on behalf of the National Rifle Association where he’s the executive vice president. LaPierre has gotten a reputation for being a staunch defender of gun [...]
The other big issue Latinos are waiting to hear in Obama’s State of the Union
LatinaLista — The recent public declarations of support for the DREAM Act and increased talk about immigration reform among Republican politicians has solidified Obama’s promise that he and Congress will address the issue sooner than later. While there are still aspects of immigration reform that activists and community leaders want to see addressed immediately, such [...]
Sen. John McCain’s Univision interview leaves impression that old grudges die hard
LatinaLista — According to a Yahoo! news item, things are a little crazier than usual in Washington in advance of the President’s State of the Union speech. Rebuttals and pre-rebuttals have become the new forms of communication between the parties with the Democratic National Committee holding a telephone conference call offering a pre-rebuttal to Sen. [...]
TIME interview with Sen. Marco Rubio shows a Latino who’s learned to get ahead in politics
LatinaLista — Florida Senator Marco Rubio is riding high these days. Not only has he emerged as a leading Republican voice on immigration reform but he’s been chosen by his party to deliver the GOP response to the State of the Union address next Tuesday, as well as, being the subject cover of an upcoming [...]
New Pew Hispanic study shows ‘good-faith’ immigration reform must meet two basic needs of immigrants
LatinaLista — A newly released Pew Hispanic study uncovers some startling statistics — of the 5.4 million legal immigrants from Mexico who are eligible to become citizens of the United States, more than 60 percent have not yet done so. The main two reasons are the same criteria we are bound to see contained in [...]
White House loud and clear on immigration reform but ignores Latino community’s outcry over abusive actions by ICE and Border Patrol
LatinaLista — Even though two different immigration reform plans have been laid out, there is still criticism that existing White House directives to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to not apprehend and place in deportation proceedings non-threatening undocumented immigrants is routinely being ignored by ICE agents out in the field. News reports of mass [...]
