On Tuesday, November 5, the American people went to the polls to elect the future governors of the states of New Jersey and Virginia. And once again, it was obvious that the role played by Latinos in these elections to bring the respective winners to victory, was extremely important. In Virginia, voters elected Democrat […]
Lessons on the Power of the Latino Vote
November 7, 2013 By
After Tuesday’s governor elections, Republicans in Congress established that there must be a better way to alter the landscape for their party after recognizing the strategic importance of Latinos for future elections. In New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie was boosted to a blowout victory by more than 20 points in part because he won half of […]
Tea Party Rhetoric Pushes Latinos to McAuliffe
November 6, 2013 By
Several Latinos who voted for Terry McAuliffe for Governor of Virginia on Tuesday said they were doing so because of Republican Ken Cuccinelli’s anti-immigrant point-of-view. In a 2012 radio interview, Cuccinelli, criticizing a D.C. law on pest control, said “It is worse than our immigration policy. You can’t break […]
$5 Billion Cut on Food Stamps Will Largely Affect Latinos
November 5, 2013 By
Nearly 5 million Latinos who rely on food stamps to provide food on the table for their families will see their benefits go down beginning Friday as a $5 billion cut in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which benefits more than 47 million Americans, was recently approved by Republican Congress. Beginning this month, a […]
Guest Blogger: Vanessa Cárdenas “Not just a slogan: The future of Latinos in Virginia hangs in the balance in this election”
November 5, 2013 By
Last week, my 3rd grader’s homework was about our form of government and the values that make us Americans. I thought it was an appropriate and timely assignment given the upcoming election. In a few days Virginians will go to the polls to elect the next governor of the commonwealth and in doing so will […]
Latino Donors Come Together To Put Pressure on House Republicans Opposing Immigration Reform Bill
November 1, 2013 By
A new political advocacy organization named The Latino Victory Project has designed a plan to spend up to $20 million on campaigns focusing on members of Congress who have good-sized Latino communities in their districts but oppose comprehensive immigration reform. The plan is designed to concentrate on next […]
House Democrats Gain More Republican Support for Immigration Reform Bill
October 31, 2013 By
Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) announced Wednesday he is publicly supporting and has signed on to the comprehensive immigration reform bill, H.R.15. With Rep. Valadao’s backing, there is now three House Republicans who support the bill introduced by Democrats. “By supporting H.R. 15 I am strengthening my message: Addressing immigration reform in the House cannot wait,” Valadao […]
Guest Blogger: Kristian Ramos “Website will be fixed, Obamacare already helping uninsured Latinos”
October 30, 2013 By
Like Charlie Brown and the football, critics keep kicking at Obamacare, missing badly and ending up with mud on their faces. Sadly they are at it again, this time talking about defunding a law that is overwhelmingly popular with Hispanics over a glitchy website. Healthcare.gov the web portal and latest phase in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) roll out is the […]
One Step Forward, One Step Back On Immigration Reform
October 29, 2013 By
Democrats and advocates are stepping up the pressure to get House Republicans to move on immigration reform after Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) announced in a statement Monday that he does not think the bill he helped draft and pass through the Senate should be combined with House-passed legislation. The reason, according to Rubio’s spokesman Alex […]
Obama’s Push for Immigration Reform Continues
October 24, 2013 By
President Barack Obama made another pitch today at the White House for what he called a “common sense” immigration reform, one of the top priorities of his second term in office . “It doesn’t make sense to have 11 million people who are in this country illegally without any incentive to come out of the […]
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