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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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…
LatinaLista — It used to be whenever states like Alaska, Oklahoma, Ohio, Idaho, etc. were mentioned as having sizable Latino communities, it would immediately evoke a shocked reaction — from both Latinos and non-Latinos. Yet, in this day and age,…
LatinaLista — There’s no doubt that the United States faces a fair amount of challenges in 2012. Yet, as Latina Lista contributor Ivan Marte points out, no challenge can be overcome or prevented if there exists indifference. As we…
LatinaLista — By the time the January 26 presidential GOP debate in Miami, hosted by CNN and the Hispanic Leadership Network, takes place, the field of contestants should be smaller. Since the Iowa caucus is on January 3 and…
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…
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…
LatinaLista — A New York Times editorial today was the latest commentary to blast Alabama legislators for passing HB 56, otherwise known as THE immigration law. The editorial pointed out the devastating unseen consequences of the law on the…
LatinaLista — Even before airing, last night’s CNN presidential debate promised to deliver some worthy sound bites — or awkward silences — given that the theme of the debate was national security. While most every one of the candidates…
By Uriel J. Garcia Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona announced Thursday that he will seek the Democratic nomination in 2012 to replace outgoing Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. Carmona, who has never held elected…
LatinaLista — With Christmas only a few weeks away, children are finalizing their wish lists to give to Santa Claus. Yet for 5.5 million children, there is only one wish they have — that Uncle Sam doesn’t act like…
LatinaLista — After last night’s GOP presidential debate, the miserable performance of the one candidate who was the closest Latinos could call an ally — Rick Perry — means Latinos need to look elsewhere for their GOP candidate. However, a…
LatinaLista — Aside from Tea Party groupies, it’s pretty safe to say that most Americans look at the GOP debates with a mixture of curiosity, amusement, boredom and disgust. Though most polls have the same two candidates leading the…
LatinaLista — For Michelle Bachmann, Halloween holds special significance — it was the day she discovered Christ as her Savior. She told the story of accepting Jesus Christ as her savior – a conversation that happened almost 40 years…
By Audris Ponce The Venture HOUSTON — In a political atmosphere where the phrases “illegals,” “DREAM Act” and “racial profiling” are constantly thrown at the public, individuals known as Latino republicans seem unusual to people on both sides of…
