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GOP’s opposition to healthcare underscores party’s disconnect with low-income Latinos, blacks and whites

Mar 24, 2010, 4:49 PM 4

LatinaLista — A strange little press conference was held this afternoon in the Senate Print Gallery on Capitol Hill. It was led by Senator Carl Levin, Chair of the Armed Services Committee and Senator Claire McCaskill, Chair of the…

General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Immigrant advocates wonder will Democrats fight as hard for immigration reform as they’ve done for healthcare?

Mar 18, 2010, 3:58 PM 0

LatinaLista– The unexpected statement from the President arrived late this afternoon. It was short and to the point: Statement by the President Praising the Bipartisan Immigration Reform Framework In June, I met with members of both parties, and assigned…

General, Palabra Final, Politics

New political movement Coffee Party USA could become Cafe Ole for Latinos

Mar 16, 2010, 4:16 PM 3

LatinaLista — Between coffee and tea, I really do like my coffee. So when I heard over the weekend about a new political movement called The Coffee Party, it caught my attention. When I heard the founder of the…

General, Palabra Final, Politics

Texas 2010 Republican Primary Election: Prejudice at the polls

Mar 4, 2010, 3:33 PM 13

LatinaLista –Incumbent Texas Railroad Commissioner Victor Carrillo should have won his bid this week for re-election, but he didn’t. In fact, he was soundly beaten — 61%-39%. Who was his opponent? A man by the name of Porter. According…

General, Palabra Final, Politics

Waco Hispanic Republican group sends GOP clear message: If the party won’t change, they’ll do it for them

Dec 7, 2009, 1:16 PM 12

LatinaLista — The big question since the GOP lost the Latino vote in the 2008 presidential election has been: How serious are Republicans about including Latinos in the GOP? The answer, fresh from the heart of GOP country —…

General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

GOP should take a cue from Lou Dobbs and resign their attack strategy on illegal immigration

Nov 12, 2009, 12:25 PM 7

LatinaLista — Since news spread of Dobbs’ resignation from CNN, Latina Lista has received our fair share of comments and e-mails railing against Dobbs’ departure. Each of the commenters see the situation as unjust and forcing a man out of…

General, Palabra Final, Politics

Republicans keep handing Democrats Latino voters on a silver platter

Jul 28, 2009, 3:16 PM 19

LatinaLista — Only one GOP Senator on the Senate Judiciary Committee broke party ranks when siding with his Democratic peers today in voting to send a positive recommendation to the full Senate that Judge Sonia Sotomayor should be confirmed…

Palabra Final, Politics

Tancredo retires and some GOP colleagues still haven’t learned from his mistakes

Dec 9, 2008, 5:12 PM 15

LatinaLista — News this week that Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo, one of the most visibly vocal, vile and staunchest hardliners against undocumented immigrants in Congress, was retiring hardly elicited a yawn. Retiring Congressman Tom Tancredo Democrats are too busy…

Palabra Final, Politics

Breaking Rumor: Texas GOP Voters Voting for Obama to Keep Clinton Off Ticket

Feb 28, 2008, 2:10 PM 23

LatinaLista — In a clear example of just how much Texas Republicans loathe the Clintons, stories are surfacing across the state of GOP voters switching parties, for at least a day, to cast votes for Obama. Even though polls…

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