Republicans were charged by Black lawmakers on Wednesday of stoking tensions between the African American and Latino communities by arguing during a hearing that if it were not for illegal immigration more minorities would find themselves with a job. “I am concerned by the majority’s attempt to manufacture tension between African-Americans and immigrant communities. It […]
New Jersey Mulling over how to Better Represent Hispanics in Redistricting
New Jersey was one of the first states to receive its redistricting data and as such, is ahead of the pack in redrawing its districts. It is also now taking the first crack at how to best represent the Hispanic population in the state. The state is deliberating over two approaches. The first, “packing” would […]
Hispanic Farmers Reject Billion Dollar Settlement from Federal Government
A lawyer representing Hispanic farmers alleging discrimination by the United States Department of Agriculture over a number of years called the $1.3 billion settlement offered by the government on Friday “unacceptable.” The group of farmers, which also includes women farmers, claims the USDA favored white farmers for years by giving them preference for loans and […]
Hispanics More Optimistic Despite Faring Worst in Economy
A new Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation-Harvard University poll found that Hispanics and African-Americans remained the most hopeful despite the economic recession in comparison to whites. Whites were more pessimistic in general, but Hispanics who “were more likely to be left broke, jobless and concerned that they lack the skills needed to shape their economic futures” […]
Oklahoma Hispanic Population Booms and now Largest Minority in Illinois
As the Census Bureau continues to release data from last year’s Census, more states and metropolitan areas are seeing proof of what they already know – the Hispanic population continues to fuel growth in many parts of this country. The latest numbers to be released earlier this week showed that in Oklahoma the Hispanic population […]
California Latina Activist Receives Highest Civilian Honor
Yesterday, Sylvia Mendez, who at the age of eight became a key player in the fight to desegregate the nation’s public schools, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama in Washington. When Mendez’s parents, a Mexican immigrant and his Puerto Rican wife, were barred in their attempt to enroll her and her […]
Civil Rights Leader Being Considered for Top CA Judicial Post
The Los Angeles Times, today, is reporting that Tom Saenz, the president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), is being considered by CA Gov. Jerry Brown for a position on the state’s Supreme Court. Brown must appoint a successor to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno, the […]
Hispanic Groups Call for Increased Representation
An analysis of data from the 2010 Census by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund supports what many experts have been saying since the Census Bureau released its first data late last year, Latinos should see increased representation as a result of reapportionment. On Tuesday, NALEO released its study […]
Heart Disease Number One Killer of Hispanics
A recent report by the American Heart Association finds that the leading cause of death for Hispanics is cardiovascular disease. This preventable condition afflicts 27 percent of Latino males and 31.5 percent of Latinas. More than one woman every minute dies from heart disease in the US and the rate is even higher in minority […]
Hispanics and other Minorities Overwhelmingly Fueled Nation’s Population Growth
The first round of states to receive their census redistricting data last week shows that Hispanics and other minorities accounted for 85 percent of the population growth across the country in the last ten years. The data will have important implications as the states begin the process of redistricting. New Jersey, Mississippi, Virginia and Louisiana […]
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