Marco Rubio has officially waded into the waters of the 2016 Republican nomination for the presidency. The senator has the gift of oratory and a compelling family story that he tells so well. He seems to embody the quintessential American Dream and it is clear he hopes his story will speak to many Americans, who […]
Philadelphia may elect its first Latino mayor in coming weeks
April 24, 2015 By
Come May 19, Philadelphia may soon elect its first Latino mayor. Nelson Diaz, a former common pleas court judge, hopes to earn that title, thereby making the 67-year-old Puerto Rican the leader of the fifth largest city in the United States. Already, he has received support from prominent members of the Latino community. “It’s important […]
Guest Blogger: Analisa Freitas “Affordable Clean Energy Solutions and the Clean Power Plan, Bridging the Energy Divide”
April 23, 2015 By
When it comes to climate change impacts, those with the most limited access to basic resources are taking on the largest share of the burden. In the United States, 40% of all carbon pollution comes from power plants which is directly linked to exacerbating the impacts of climate change. It is no secret that the […]
No Date Set For Decision On President’s Immigration Actions
April 22, 2015 By
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday heard arguments on whether or not to lift a temporary injunction placed by Texas-based US District Court Judge Andrew Hanen on President Barack Obama’s executive orders regarding the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action For […]
NY Gov. Cuomo heads trade mission to Cuba, becomes first sitting governor to visit
April 21, 2015 By
With a meeting between Presidents Barack Obama and Raúl Castro already in the books, the process of normalizing diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba took another step forward on Monday, as Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) landed in Havana to lead a business delegation that included top American executives with a potential business interest in […]
Comentarios from Maria: Hillary Clinton, a leader to defend and unite our country
April 20, 2015 By
The wait is over. Hillary Clinton has officially entered the race for the presidency of the United States because she recognizes that Americans need a champion who is ready to fight for the progress and future of our country. The video that launched the campaign of the ex-Secretary of State shows us that she truly […]
Hillary Clinton officially taps Amanda Renteria as campaign’s National Political Director
April 17, 2015 By
Since March, Amanda Renteria, an experienced political aide and the first Latina chief-of-staff on Capitol Hill, has been floating through the rumor mill as the likely choice to fill a revered top spot in Hillary Clinton’s campaign and, on Wednesday, those rumors materialized. Already, Renteria, the campaign’s newly official National Political Director, has made her […]
GOP’s Misguided Understanding of Latino Voters
April 16, 2015 By
Jeb Bush believes that in order to win over Latinos in the coming 2016 election Republicans should embrace higher levels of immigration and in turn, Latinos will move over to the GOP camp. In exchange for supporting higher levels of immigration, Bush and other Republicans in the 2016 GOP presidential field reason that Latinos will […]
President Obama Removes Cuba From Terror List
April 15, 2015 By
President Barack Obama has signaled his administration’s intent to remove Cuba from the State Department’s list of State Sponsors of Terrorism in a letter to Congress, taking another step towards normalizing relations with the island nation only 90 miles south of the United States. Speaking at a press conference regarding his face to face discussion […]
Bush and Rubio to vie for Florida, Latino votes
April 14, 2015 By
Spanish-speaking, Floridian, Republican, presidential ambitions: an account of the major common denominators between former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and his onetime-understudy, Sen. Marco Rubio. Upon Rubio’s announcement yesterday of his official run for the White House (and Bush’s still-anticipated announcement), the son of Cuban immigrants will square off with the husband of a Mexican-American in […]
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