Luis Carlos López LatinaLista Immigration reform is alive and well for the 113th U.S. Congress. After a ‘shellshocked’ defeat that reelected President Obama, the GOP is reckoning with the fact that the road to the White House inevitably, goes…
Palabra Final, Politics
Obama shares his biggest surprise at Univision forum about not being able to pass immigration reform
Sep 20, 2012, 4:35 PM 2
LatinaLista — The President’s turn on Univision’s “Meet the Candidate” forum hasn’t even aired yet but word is leaking that Univision anchors Maria Elena Salinas and Jorge Ramos didn’t cut him any slack. Like the professional journalists they are,…
Transcripts
Transcript: Statement by the President on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Arizona v. the United States
Jun 25, 2012, 10:48 AM 0
June 25, 2012 I am pleased that the Supreme Court has struck down key provisions of Arizona’s immigration law. What this decision makes unmistakably clear is that Congress must act on comprehensive immigration reform. A patchwork of state laws…
Transcripts
Transcript: Joint remarks by President Obama and President Calderon at the G20 Summit
Jun 18, 2012, 1:14 PM 0
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND PRESIDENT CALDERÓN AFTER BILATERAL MEETING American Grand Los Cabos Resort Los Cabos, Mexico PRESIDENT CALDERÓN: (As interpreted.) Good morning, Mr. President, President Barack Obama, President of the United States; distinguished members of the delegations, and…
BlogBeat
President Obama Marks Plyler v. Doe Anniversary with Key Announcement on (Deferred) Deportation
Jun 15, 2012, 2:28 PM 1
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat President Obama’s announcement today that the United States will stop deporting certain young illegal immigrants brought into the country as children comes on a significant date in history absent from many textbooks…
American Dreams
American DREAMer: The President Can Wake us up from our Nightmare
Jun 6, 2012, 9:58 AM 0
By Gaby Pacheco LatinaLista I sat up and realized it was only a dream. But was it really? A few nights ago, I dreamt that I was driving my partner Jose to school. It was raining and the road…
General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics
President makes clear GOP bears blame for not moving immigration reform forward
Jul 1, 2010, 4:49 PM 2
LatinaLista– Today’s speech by President Obama regarding immigration reform was exactly what was expected — nothing new but at least a stronger show of verbal and public support by the President for Congress to tackle immigration reform, or at…
General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice
Immigration grassroots activists who met with Obama reveal what went down at the White House
Mar 11, 2010, 5:19 PM 4
LatinaLista — President Obama should be especially tired today. Between the GOP’s constant attacks on his healthcare bill and two meetings with immigration reform advocates pressing him to do something, he should be feeling like one of those rubber…
General, Government, Media, Palabra Final
Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech is one all Americans can be proud of
Dec 10, 2009, 11:54 AM 0
LatinaLista — Though there exists debate in some circles on whether or not President Obama deserves the Nobel Peace Prize he was officially awarded today in Oslo, Norway, the fact remains he was selected for a reason. As Norway’s…
General, Media, Palabra Final, Politics
Obama and Boehner face hard questioning from Univision’s Jorge Ramos
Sep 25, 2009, 3:16 PM 0
LatinaLista — One of the pitfalls of Spanish-language networks is that the great US-based programming being done on these networks often gets overlooked by the mainstream media simply because of the language differences. Is Spanish media asking harder questions…
General, Immigration, Media, Palabra Final, Politics
Obama explains why he used the term “illegal immigrant”
Sep 24, 2009, 4:13 PM 10
LatinaLista — The day after Obama made the rounds of the Sunday talk shows, a fellow blogger sent an email and asked what I had written about Obama’s appearance on Univision’s Al Punto program with Jorge Ramos. I replied,…
Culture, General, Government, Palabra Final, Politics
President Obama celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month at Congressional Hispanic Caucus gala
Sep 17, 2009, 3:41 PM 0
One thing about Hispanic Heritage Month is the obscene number of parties and events crammed into 30 days. Wherever we turn, there is another party honoring Hispanic Heritage Month –…
Children, General, Government, Palabra Final, Transcripts
Text of the President’s education speech shows a lot of fuss over nada
Sep 7, 2009, 11:38 AM 8
The White House media center has released the text of the President’s speech planned for delivery tomorrow to the nation’s schoolchildren. You be the judge if it’s warranted the outcry it generated. Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama Back…
General, History, Social Justice, Women
President’s proclamation for Women’s Equality Day
Aug 26, 2009, 11:34 AM 0
LatinaLista — Since 1971, every President has issued a proclamation for Women’s Equality Day. The day was designated, through legislation by Congresswoman Bella Abzug, to honor the day women were given the right to vote. In fact, the theme…
General, Government, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Women
Too bad conservative critics of Sotomayor can’t be honest about pulling the race card
May 28, 2009, 1:24 PM 23
LatinaLista — When Sonia Sotomayor was named this week by President Obama as his choice for the upcoming Supreme Court vacancy, everyone knew that conservatives would scream and holler. The cover page of the Berkeley speech delivered by Sotomayor…
Government, Immigration, Palabra Final
Immigration reform is a promise waiting to be filled
Feb 4, 2009, 10:06 AM 0
LatinaLista — President Obama has lost no time in reversing policies and addressing campaign promises. Yet many in the Latino community wonder how long it will be before immigration reform becomes politically cool enough for the new administration to…
