President of NCLR urges leaders to take action and points to recent ads that are shaping the debate… After decades of punching beneath their political weight, NCLR and its allies have vowed to boost Hispanic voter participation in this election by eating away at the gap between Hispanics eligible to vote and the number who […]
Today we March:Tomorrow we Vote-Increase in Latinos obtaining citizenship in 2007
Spanish Language Media and Community groups credited for increase in citizenship applications. Efforts of organizations such as Naleo are showing results The number of citizenship applications filed doubled to 1.4 million last year, the report by the U.S. Office of Immigration Statistics found. The surge in naturalization of Mexicans, their largest year-to-year increase this decade, […]
Opinions on McCain and Obama's Hispanic outreach
Read some of the reviews and commentary on the Latino outreach efforts of presidential hopefuls below: Obama and McCain’s awkward Hispanic outreach Like eager but awkward suitors, Barack Obama and John McCain are working hard and sometimes fumbling in their efforts to court Hispanic voters who could swing November’s presidential election.For the African-American Obama and […]
John McCain: "Immigrants are God's children too"
In his new ad John McCain tries to strengthen his ties to the Latino community without directly addressing the issue of immigration. But reinforcing his statement that immigrants are “God’s children” Conspicuously timed amid a slew of appearances in front of prominent Latino organizations, John McCain released a new ad today in Colorado, New Mexico […]
Latinos want hopefuls to address core issues
Latinos hope that McCain will give clear answers on his stance on immigration at this weekend NCLR conference When Sen. John McCain speaks to the nation’s largest Hispanic rights group this weekend, he will face an audience increasingly confused about his immigration position and looking for a declaration that he remains the same champion with […]
Baca is advising Obama on wooing Latinos
Joe Baca head of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is advising Obama on how to win in areas that are heavily Latino Congressman Joe Baca (D-San Bernardino) still marvels at the fact that he has been tapped by Democratic candidate Barack Obama to advise the presidential hopeful on how to woo the Latino vote nationwide. “In […]
Latinas for McCain
Group plans on organizing grassroots efforts to garner support for McCain among Latinas Tibi Ellis is the group’s national ambassador. She is honest about what she is up against and says Democrats have shown they can register new Latino voters in huge numbers. But Ellis insists the Democrats don’t worry her. “Historically, they get them […]
McCain revs up efforts to woo Hispanic voters
Most polls agree that Obama has the lead among Latino voters. However, McCain does not plan on giving up this important voting bloc and is instead revving up efforts to win Latino support. McCain’s campaign hopes the senator from Arizona can make national inroads with Hispanics despite the harder lines against illegal immigration taken by […]
McCain and Obama present economic plan to Latinos
Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama sought Tuesday to send the same message to a critical constituency: they understand that Hispanics share the same economic concerns as other Americans — and they will help the whole country prosper. It was the second time in as many weeks the presidential candidates directly appealed to a […]
New book claims Latinos were disenfranchised in 2004 Election
Author urges that leaders ensure that no Latinos are disenfranchised in the upcoming elections… On the eve of the 2004 presidential election, the Republican Party threatened to challenge the qualifications of 35,000 registered voters in Ohio, and went to court to secure their right to do so. For the most part, this turned out to […]
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