LatinaLista — It was only a matter of time. It was only a matter of time before some in the Latino community would feel that they had to take a more public and vocal stance against the wave of…
LatinaLista — It wasn’t enough that Republicans had to parade around the country last summer and hold bogus “field hearings” on what the public thought about illegal immigration and undocumented immigrants. For anyone who attended those sessions, it was…
LatinaLista (The following is an edited version of a longer op-ed written for Hispanic Link News Service) A documented characteristic of Hispanic voters is that no one political party can really claim us as all their own. For Latinos,…
LatinaLista — As we all know by now, the Democratic list of nominees for President just got longer. Now, New Mexico’s Governor Bill Richardson has announced the formation of his Presidential Campaign Exploratory Committee. Gov. Bill Richardson Between his…
LatinaLista — The newswires and blogosphere has been abuzz all day with the swearing-in of Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House. Everyone around the world is taking notice that Ms. Pelosi is now the most…
LatinaLista — Every year, The Dallas Morning News chooses one Texan they label “Texan of the Year.” This year’s recipient is a man by the name of Roy Velez. What’s so special about this West Texan, Mexican-American is that…
LatinaLista — The quickest way to discount any candidate for political office, government appointment, job promotion, school admittance, etc. is to automatically resort to the excuse that the particular person is not qualified. It’s a reason that is all…
LatinaLista — Another sign of just how nasty and low the debate has gotten regarding illegal immigration, a Texas state Representative has filed the mother of all bills when it comes to intimidating, demeaning and further driving home the…
LatinaLista — Did Latinos wield considerable voting strength in this month’s election, or not? Were Latinos the pivotal factor in deciding who kept the congressional office or who was sent packing? Should Democrats be indebted to Latinos for winning…
LatinaLista — One day in October 2004 in Douglas, Arizona, Ronald Morales, his two young daughters and his father Arturo decided to cut through some land leased by rancher Roger Barnett while out hunting. Barnett, with his AR-15 rifle…
LatinaLista — According to the online reference site, TheFreeDictionary, the term “catchall” means: “Something that encompasses a wide variety of items or situations.” Big sorpresa that the newest catchall phrase quickly climbing the charts of popular usage in the…
LatinaLista — Yesterday was the three-month anniversary of Elvira Arellano’s stay in a Chicago-area church seeking sanctuary from deportation to Mexico. During these three months, Elvira dare not leave the church because then she would be fair game for…
LatinaLista — In today’s opinion section of USA TODAY, there appears a column of mine. In the column, I basically explain that while the turnout numbers weren’t great for Latinos in this election it didn’t mean that we don’t…
LatinaLista — From the time the polls opened this morning, “talk” has been how the Latino vote just wasn’t going to materialize like everyone knew it wasn’t going to do. With every voter registration drive trying to capitalize on…
LatinaLista — Latino candidates are competing in 38 states for top federal and state offices in tomorrow’s elections. To see all the races with Latino candidates, check out the 2006 Election Profile compiled by the National Association of Latino…
LatinaLista — The countdown to Tuesday’s elections have been underway for a while but with news from the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials that Latino candidates are competing in 38 states for top federal and state…
LatinaLista — Is the illegal immigration issue being blown out of proportion to distract voters from the real issues that threaten this country? Of course, it depends on whom you ask. Yet, preliminary observations show that the immigration issue…
LatinaLista — It was anticipated this was going to happen — federal immigration agents in their zeal to round up undocumented immigrants make a mistake and subject legal Latinos to the kind of kick-in-the-door, gun-in-your-face behavior usually reserved for…
LatinaLista — Halloween used to mean a time of scary fun, but it’s pure scariness watching what’s being passed off as legitimate political campaign commercials. Thanks to the New Republic Online which has tracked down the 7 worst immigration…
LatinaLista — In an earlier posting, Latina Lista wrote about the shock that erupted around Texas when GOP Wise County Chairman, D.A. Sharpe, who is an amateur geneologist, decided to include the listing of AE (American European) next to…
LatinaLista — Yesterday, President Bush signed what is officially known as the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act. To the rest of us – it’s the Fence Bill. True there are a host of other things all bundled into…
LatinaLista — The folks at the National Republican Senatorial Committee must have either had one too many jello shots or thought they were hired as scriptwriters for the next Jackass movie because those are the only plausible explanations at…
LatinaLista — One of the saddest impacts of illegal immigration has nothing to do with the United States, Mexico, the economies of either country, or even the adults — it has to do with the children. Among all the…
