LatinaLista — Not sure what’s less surprising in the latest impreMedia-Latino Decisions poll, that more Latinos would likely vote for Obama or that a majority say that it would make no difference to their vote if Cuban-American Marco Rubio was the Republican VP nominee. Literally, Rubio in the race would make no difference according to [...]
Guest Voz: Why Should Latinos Care about Lead Poisoning?
LatinaLista — Within the last year, headline after headline has made it clear that the greater Latino community is at high risk, in some cases, higher risk, for certain health issues than the rest of the population. The biggest tragedy is that most of these issues are preventable — if people were getting the information [...]
Guest Voz: Report — Obama Misrepresenting Deportation Statistics
LatinaLista — Frustration and disappointment continue to rise among the Latino community with the Obama administration over its policy for deporting undocumented immigrants. In spite of a much publicized announcement earlier this year that those immigrants not considered a national security threat nor had a criminal record would be spared deportation, the opposite has occurred [...]
Oklahoma latest state recognizing anti-immigrant law was bad business
LatinaLista — Much news has been made over Alabama’s tough immigration policy, HB 56, and how it has adversely affected the state’s agriculture economy by driving the immigrant labor out of the state. Rather than scrap the law or make changes that could help the farmers, politicians would rather have officials with the Alabama Department [...]
New Pew Hispanic analysis reveals majority of undocumented immigrants have deep roots in the U.S.
LatinaLista — How long does a person have to live in a foreign country before he/she calls it home? Six months? One year? Three years? Ten years? The answer, of course, is however long it takes for that person to feel comfortable in their surroundings. While some people quickly adapt and make themselves at home, [...]
The case of Jose Avila and a gun he wasn’t supposed to have
LatinaLista — The shopping results of last week’s Black Friday’s sales continue to delight retailers — and, in one case, puzzle federal law enforcement. According to the FBI, gun dealers did record business. They know this by the number of background check requests issued for the day. The all-time high of 97,848 set back in [...]