Two Illinois Republicans considered among the nation’s most vulnerable congressional incumbents are breaking from their party and its outspoken presidential nominee, Donald Trump, to push laws that would include a path to citizenship for people living in the country illegally. Rep. Bob Dold and Sen. Mark Kirk joined GOP Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida and […]
Clinton Surrogates are Focusing on the Latino Vote
August 9, 2016 By
Last month, Joaquín Castro went to Center City and down to the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia to choose Hillary Clinton as this year’s Democratic presidential nominee. Before he did so, though, Castro went to the Caplan Center for Performing Arts on South Broad St. where he addressed a group of potential voters who […]
Comentarios from Maria: Is Melania ‘lying and crooked’ over her immigration story?
August 8, 2016 By
Donald Trump has made immigration a cornerstone of his bid for the presidency. His campaign has not been shy about using his wife Melania’s own experience as a “lawful” immigrant to justify why her husband is pushing such a draconian immigration proposal that would deport the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the United […]
Some Republicans Will Be Checking Off Hillary’s Name Come Voting Season
August 3, 2016 By
A small number of influential Republican lawmakers are doing what was nearly unthinkable just a few months ago – they are throwing their support behind Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Some – like Ricardo Reyes, a veteran of the George W. Bush administration – have gone even farther than just backing Clinton’s bid for presidency. […]
Latino Family Signs Letter Requesting That Trump Apologizes
August 2, 2016 By
Carlos Arredondo and his family found purpose in building a community with other families like theirs that lost children in war, but he fears Donald Trump could lead to more families like his. Arredondo is the father of Marine Lance Cpl. Alexander Arredondo, who was killed in Iraq by a sniper. Arredondo and his wife […]
Clinton’s Nomination Follows Trend of Latin American Women In Power
July 29, 2016 By
By any measure, the nomination of Hillary Clinton as the first female nominee to a major political party in the United States is monumental. This week Clinton has gone farther than any other woman in U.S. history, but globally – and surprisingly more so in the machismo world of Latin America – female political figures […]
Comentarios from Maria: Chaos, Crisis and Cruz: The Trump Convention So Far
July 25, 2016 By
This has been a GOP convention in 4-D: dissonance, discord, divisiveness and dishonesty. From the plagiarism debacle, to the Cruz revolt, to the messages of anger and hate coming from almost every speaker on that stage, the Trump campaign and the Republican Party utterly failed to expand their appeal beyond the nominee’s faithful supporters. Let’s […]
Mexican President Pena Nieto Visits the White House
July 22, 2016 By
Hours after Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination, President Barack Obama opened the White House to Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. The White House shrugged off suggestions that the visit was meant to highlight differences between Democrats and Republicans, particularly on attitudes toward Latinos. “I think it’s fair to say that almost anything that […]
The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Backs Clinton
July 21, 2016 By
The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, giving the presumptive Democratic nominee the 38-year-old chamber’s first-ever official backing of a presidential candidate. Javier Palomarez, chamber president and CEO, told NBC News Latino in an exclusive interview that the chamber chose the Democrats’ presumptive nominee Clinton over Donald Trump, who officially became […]
Trump Has A New Latino Outreach Director
July 19, 2016 By
Ileana Garcia has what arguably could be the toughest mission on the Donald Trump campaign – getting Latinos to warm up to him. Garcia, a Cuban-American from South Florida, said she will be the Trump campaign’s liaison with the Republican National Committee regarding Latinos and outreach efforts targeting the community. Garcia grabbed national headlines due […]
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