The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) released a report Tuesday at a press conference in Washington that projects 1 million more Latinos will show up at the polls in the upcoming midterm elections than in 2006. The net result could be an increase in the number of Latino elected officials including […]
Education of Hispanic Students Subject of President Obama’s Executive Order
The high school drop-out rate for Hispanic students is among the highest in the nation, but President Obama is aiming to turn this around by signing an executive order today at the White House. Arne Duncan, the Secretary of Education, says the order, called the “White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics,” will focus […]
Hispanic Winemakers Growing and Finding Success
Reynaldo Robledo began his career in winemaking at the age of 16 when he immigrated from his small hometown in Mexico to tend to someone else’s vineyards for $1.10 an hour. Now, as the owner of the Robledo Family Winery near Sonoma, California, he produces wines that have made it to the dinner table at […]
New NDN Spanish Ads in AZ use Brewer, Arpaio to Urge Latinos to Vote, New Ads in CO and NV Urge Latinos to Vote Early
A leading progressive think tank and advocacy organization, NDN, announced the launch of a campaign of radio ads yesterday in Colorado and Nevada urging Latino voters to cast their ballots in early voting and two new ads in an on-going campaign in Arizona that mention Gov. Jan Brewer and Sheriff Joe Arpaio as reasons Latinos […]
Guest Blogger Series: Maria del Pilar Avila “New America Alliance: 11 Years of Advocacy”
On November 17-19, the New America Alliance (NAA), an American Latino Business Initiative, will hold its 10th Annual Latino Economic Summit for the first time in Washington, D.C. As one of the nation’s leading Latino organizations dedicated to advancing the economic development of the American Latino community, the NAA will celebrate its 11th anniversary at […]
Life Expectancy for Hispanics Longer than Whites or Blacks
A new report released Wednesday shows that Hispanics in the U.S. can expect to live longer than whites or blacks. Government researchers found that Hispanics will outlive whites by more than two years and blacks by more than seven. The report is the first to take a look at the life expectancy of Hispanics in […]
Fox News Site Targets Latinos
This week, without fanfare, Fox News launched a bilingual version of their news site called FoxNewsLatino.com aimed at the English-speaking Latino audience. Just ahead of the mid-term elections, the site is expected to cover politics along with a wide range of Hispanic-related topics. First day stories included coverage of the trapped Chilean miners and a […]
Hispanic Taskforce Unveils Plan to Expand Broadband Access for Minorities
Yesterday, the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators’ (NHCSL) Broadband En Accion taskforce released its first “whitepaper,” which lays out a policy framework and recommendations for realizing full digital inclusion for Latino communities, in Washington D.C. At a press conference, the chair of the taskforce Senator Juan M. Pichardo (D-RI), said “By releasing this white […]
Groups Say Ad by Nevada GOP Senate Candidate Sharron Angle is Racist
An ad released by Sharron Angle, the Republican Senatorial candidate in Nevada, is being decried as racist and divisive by several groups. The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) said in a statement it is calling for Angle’s campaign to immediately pull the ad which takes aim at Senate Majority Leader Henry […]
Latino Voters May Not Show Up at Polls Despite Immigration Issue
A new survey released yesterday by the Pew Hispanic Center found that only half of all registered Hispanic voters say they will cast their ballots on November 2. The survey, titled “Latinos and the 2010 Elections: Strong Support for Democrats; Weak Voter Motivation,” found that while Latinos support Democratic candidates over Republican candidates in local […]
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