LatinaLista — The latest installment of the GOP presidential debates happens tonight and is garnering a lot of national attention, for one reason — it’s in Arizona, Ground Zero for the legislative trend of creating mean-spirited laws meant to…
LatinaLista — On a day that the Supreme Court has agreed to decide on whether the University of Texas’ race-conscious admission policies violate the rights of white applicants, there is some hopeful news that not all diversity initiatives are…
LatinaLista — At no other time in our country’s history is our population more diverse but as two stories that have emerged over the last several days illustrate, no one still really grasps the importance of diversity. To those…
LatinaLista — It seems politicians, from both sides of the aisle, have been making gaffes left and right when trying to talk about Latinos. The latest is Sen. Reid. In all actuality, Sen. Reid made a very innocent mistake…
LatinaLista — The Black Youth Project has released a report analyzing youth voter turnout in the 2008 election. While the report, DEMOCRACY REMIXED: BLACK YOUTH and The Future of American Politics, was intended to be a focus on black…
LatinaLista — On a day when most people are feeling warm and fuzzy towards one another, it’s worth noting that in those states that passed legislation targeting undocumented immigrants and labeling them as “burdens” on their state coffers, the…
LatinaLista — Up until 2006, it was an ultra-rare occurrence for the Latina or Latino political perspective to be included on any of the Sunday morning talk shows. If it did occur, it was the same count-on-one-hand voices and…
LatinaLista — Watching the fiasco unfold between the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood, two organizations that each have been a friend to the Latino community, reminds me of the old adage about three things one should never…
LatinaLista — By now, it’s a given that when the issue of immigration is brought up in any political debate, presidential or not, the pat answer is that the border must be secure first. It’s an answer that is…
LatinaLista — The issue of immigration reform not only divides Congress but it also divides the Latino community. However, there’s one part of immigration reform that has been able to unify Latinos — the DREAM Act. By now, most…
LatinaLista — Mitt Romney is fast getting the reputation for choking on that silver spoon in his mouth. His latest gaffe that makes him look all the more distant from everyday Americans is what he said on a morning…
LatinaLista — There’s been a lot written about the Latino vote in tomorrow’s Florida Primary. Who do they like better? How will they lean? Which candidate is doing a better job with FL Latino voters? Which candidate has a…
LatinaLista — Roland Hernandez knows his idea on how to reform immigration is going to make a lot of people mad, but he’s willing to take that chance. Especially, if his idea accomplishes his main goals — rebuilding social…
LatinaLista — The latest poll on next week’s Florida primary shows Gingrich and Romney are neck-and-neck. Surging since his South Carolina Republican presidential primary win, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich wipes out a 12-point lead by Mitt Romney to…
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final,…
LatinaLista — Depending on which side of the proverbial political fence you are sitting on, tonight’s State of the Union address will either leave you disgusted or encouraged — or it just may bore you that you surf over…
LatinaLista — It wasn’t that long ago when every GOP candidate for President, and those in Congress, would scold Obama for creating a “class” war by calling attention to the 1 percent vs 99 percent. Yet, in recent debate…
LatinaLista — Texas Governor Rick Perry’s announcement today that he was suspending his presidential campaign wasn’t a big surprise. For a man who is used to dominating the political campaigns he’s involved in, this has been, as some Texans…
LatinaLista — There’s no denying that the housing fiasco played a big role in the overall crisis that threatened our country’s financial system. Yet, what should be challenged is how communities of color should be the scapegoats of the…
LatinaLista — Since 2007, many young and new Latino voters have, from time to time, written into Latina Lista to ask how I could publish the viewpoints and stories of Latinos who self-identify as Republicans. It’s a natural question…
LatinaLista — On the third Monday of every January, the nation observes Martin Luther King Day. Both in history and folklore, Dr. King is remembered as someone who fought for racial equality in this country. However, 48 years after…
LatinaLista — How many immigrants live within each state? How do Latinos and Asians contribute to a state’s economy? How many of any state’s immigrants are eligible to vote? All of these questions and others are answered in the…
LatinaLista — The Greater Houston Partnership released a report yesterday at an immigration summit held at Rice University that confirmed what many in the Houston business community already knew — legalizing the area’s undocumented workers could act as its…
LatinaLista — Until the Tea Party came along, I can’t recall any political candidate making it a point to directly appeal to one group above others, especially during a nationwide televised debate. Yet, a couple of the GOP candidates,…
LatinaLista — Poll after poll shows that a sizable amount of Latino voters are “disenchanted” with President Obama, especially those voters who care about immigration reform and the administration’s lack of will to implement and enforce changes to current…
