Today, President Obama is set to unveil what executive actions he will enact in order to address immigration. The announcement came yesterday by way of a video posted on Facebook where the president invited viewers to tune into his Thursday evening address where he will outline what steps he will take to begin fixing our […]
Reps. Ben Ray Lujan and Linda Sanchez Tapped for Top Leadership Positions
November 19, 2014 By
Reps. Ben Ray Lujan (D – NM) and Linda Sanchez (D- CA) were recently appointed to top leadership positions within the Democratic Party. On Monday, House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, nominated Lujan to serve as the next chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). Yesterday, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) elected Sanchez […]
Guest Blogger: Jose Aristimuño “Semana decisiva para la reforma migratoria de Obama”
November 18, 2014 By
Con el regreso del Presidente Obama de su viaje diplomático por Asia, y el año ya por terminarse, Barack Obama ya se está preparando para firmar lo que muchos llaman “una de las decisiones políticas más importantes de su presidencia”. En Washington, ya se rumorea que posiblemente tan pronto como esta semana, el Presidente esté […]
Comentarios From Maria: The President Will Not Abandon Immigration Reform
November 17, 2014 By
Congratulations, Republicans. Now prove you can govern. This will be particularly important, because–while Republicans are thrilled with the outcome of the midterm elections– they should realize that because of their track record it in no way portends an easier path to the White House in 2016 than they had in the past two election cycles. […]
Democratic Lawmakers Are Not Backing Down from Urging the President to Act on Immigration
November 13, 2014 By
On Wednesday, House Democrats signaled that they would not back down from urging the president to act on immigration as quickly as possible. There is little indication that Republicans in the House of Representatives will put forward a comprehensive immigration bill this year, thus adding to sense of urgency among Democratic lawmakers who have asked […]
Pew Study Finds Latinos Overwhelmingly Supported Democrats During Midterm Elections
November 12, 2014 By
The Pew Research Center recently analyzed a series of exit polls that found that Latino voters favored and supported Democratic candidates during this year’s Midterm Elections. Even in Republican stronghold states such as Texas and Georgia, Latino voters “generally” supported members of the Democratic Party. Upon further examination of the exit polls, Pew found that […]
Comentarios From Maria: Latinos Will Vote For the Future of the Community
November 3, 2014 By
In 2012, we saw that the Hispanic vote tipped the political scale in favor of President Obama, and tomorrow, November 4th, we will witness how the Latino electorate could potentially play a decisive role in the results of the upcoming midterm elections – IF WE ALL GO OUT TO VOTE. Latinos must understand that there […]
Pew Research Study Finds only 9% of Latinos are ‘Angry’ With President Obama over Immigration Delay
October 30, 2014 By
According to a new Pew Research Study released yesterday, only 9% of Latinos surveyed are ‘angry’ with President Obama for his decision to delay action on immigration until after the election. Although the Latino community is understandably disappointed with the decision, the survey also found that Latino voter preferences will not hinge on a singular […]
Former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano Expresses Support for Executive Action on Immigration
October 28, 2014 By
On Monday, former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano expressed her support for President Obama’s intent to act on immigration through executive action. Under Napolitano, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program came to fruition in 2012, and granted thousands of young, eligible undocumented immigrants the ability to stay and work in the U.S. […]
Record Number of Latino Voters and Candidates Poised to Shape Outcome of Midterm Elections, Says NALEO
October 24, 2014 By
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) recently reported that there has been an 18 percent increase in the number of registered Latino voters since the 2010 midterm elections, bringing the total to 7.8 million. This growing electorate and an increase in the number of Latino candidates running in this year’s national […]
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