After a week of continued racist insults heralded at Federal Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel by Donald Trump, U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego of Arizona thinks this might be the straw that broke the camel’s back for Latinos. He believes that still continuation of racist insults might help push Latinos to the polls. “The turnout was going […]
Senator Warren Slams Trump For His Racist Remarks
June 9, 2016 By
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has continued with her harsh comments against Donald Trump amongst growing criticism against his comments of a federal judge’s Mexican impartiality. The Massachusetts Democrat called out the presumptive GOP nominee for his claims that U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel can’t preside fairly over a case involving Trump University because of the candidate’s […]
Clinton Won Puerto Rico, Now Here Comes California
June 7, 2016 By
Hillary Clinton had some great wins in the Caribbean this weekend which put her on the cusp of claiming the Democratic presidential nomination and sending rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, back to Capitol Hill. Yet, despite her wins in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Clinton’s attention on Sunday night was focused on […]
Comentarios from Maria: An Interesting “Uniting” Strategy Directed To Republican Critics
May 31, 2016 By
The real estate mogul, Donald Trump, continues his tour of the United States seeking to “unify” the Republican Party, and those who don’t already supporting him, will be destroyed politically in the process. This is Trump’s strategy to unify the party, which was deployed last week in the state of New Mexico in one of […]
Latinos Warn Democrats That Beating Trump Will Not Be Easy
May 26, 2016 By
Donald Trump’s impending nomination has Democrats thinking they have a good chance in retaking the House in November. Yet, civic engagement organizations that work with Latinos are cautioning Democrats that they will still have to work hard to secure their votes to win down-ballot races, even with a nominee at the top of the ticket […]
Maria Elena Salinas Booed At Commencement Ceremony For Speaking Spanish
May 25, 2016 By
Commencement ceremonies are usually events in which graduates celebrate their accomplishments and family member sit and watch with pride as graduates walk across the stage. This past weekend, the California State University, Fuller’s College of Communication invited Maria Elena Salinas, who is one of the most prominent, Spanish-language journalist in the United States, to give […]
Spanish Speaking Is Fading In Younger U.S. Latinos
May 24, 2016 By
Spanish is becoming less used in Hispanic households across the country. Now more than ever, young Latinos speak English at home, as shown in a series of studies released by the Pew Research Center. In 2014, 37 percent of Hispanics between the ages of 5 and 17 spoke only English in their home, compared to […]
The Battle For Latinos In California
May 23, 2016 By
All eyes are on California as the winner of this deceive primary in the Democratic primary. After the Golden State votes on June 7th, Hillary Clinton will finally reach the 2,383 delegates needed to win the democratic presidential nomination, combined with both superdelegates and pledge delegates. But Senator Bernie Sanders hopes to win the state […]
New Bill is Introduced to Handle Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis
May 19, 2016 By
A little before midnight Thursday House Republicans presented a bill to deal with the Puerto Rico debt crisis. The bill was introduced by Rep. Sean Duffy, Rep. Rob Bishop, who is the chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources and Rep. James Sensenbrenner. Duffy said in a statement that “Years of disastrous policies have completely […]
Peña Nieto Calls For Equality
May 18, 2016 By
President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico announced today that he wants to bring marriage equality to his country. The Mexican president announced that he has signed several initiatives that would amend the country’s constitution and its federal civil code to allow same-sex couples to marry. “Today, on the International Day Against Homophobia, I met the […]
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