To the Latino community, President John F. Kennedy is seen as the first president in history to recognize and acknowledge the community’s significance in the U.S. as well as care about the issues affecting them at the time. JFK made history on Nov. 21st 1963 when he, along with […]
Puerto Rico’s Senate President will lead NHCSL
November 21, 2013 By
Former president of Puerto Rico’s Senate Eduardo Bhatia has been chosen as the new leader of the Washington D.C.-based National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL). Bhatia, who assumed the presidency of the nonpartisan organization on Saturday, spoke about the importance of eradicating poverty and the power of the Latino vote. “From the streets of […]
Boehner’s Immigration Comments Stirs Up Controversy with Reform Advocates
November 19, 2013 By
With the recent focus primarily on Obamacare, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wanted to ensure the public that he is still pushing for immigration reform this year after House Speaker John Boehner stated last week that talks between the House and the Senate regarding immigration reform were practically dead for this year. “I’m not going […]
Comentarios from Maria: Republicans Should Abandon Their Obsession With Obamacare
November 18, 2013 By
How long can we put up with so much hypocrisy from the Republicans? In recent days we have seen how low the Republican party is willing to go in order to try and score political points. The same party that in recent years has been obsessed with eliminating Obamacare, now complains that people cannot join […]
Millions of U.S. Latinos Affected by Diabetes
November 15, 2013 By
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health states that 3.2 million Latino adults are living with diabetes which is 13 percent of the overall Latino population in this country. Latinos are 1.7 times as likely to have diabetes as Anglos are, according to HHS. […]
Boehner Crushes Immigration Reform Optimists
November 14, 2013 By
With the ongoing push from activists and groups for immigration reform in the United States, Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner on Wednesday said that talks between the House and the Senate regarding an immigration overhaul similar to the bill already approved in the Senate, is unlikely. “The […]
The Latino Vote Vital to Texas State Election
November 14, 2013 By
The state of Texas has traditionally been known to give its 38 electoral votes to the Republican Presidential candidate and has recently gone red on local state politics, as well. That could all change according to Texas State Representative Mary Gonzalez of El Paso who predicts that Texas […]
Biden Travels to Atlanta for Latest Immigration Reform Push
November 13, 2013 By
This Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Atlanta to speak about the importance of repairing our current immigration system at a naturalization ceremony for new U.S. citizens. According to the White House, Vice President Biden will speak at a naturalization event at The King Center to […]
Comentarios from Maria: Latino, Key in Virginia and New Jersey Elections
November 12, 2013 By
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 […]
New Initiative Created to Assist Health Professionals Reach-out to Latino Patients.
November 8, 2013 By
On Thursday, North Carolina State University announced that they are constructing a project titled ProSalud (ProHealth) which is aimed to assist healthcare professionals and students communicate with Latino patients. This initiative is concentrated on the idea that communication between health professionals and their patients is vital and both language […]
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