A surge in violence against Latinos in Baltimore, Maryland, prompted Latino activists, clergy and civil rights leaders Tuesday to call on city officials to implement a written policy barring police from asking the immigration status of those who call for help. A crowd of about three dozen Latino and black community members gathered at a […]
Latino Democratic Candidates In Primary Contests Today
Voters are heading to the polls this morning in Arizona where the hot button issue of immigration has taken center stage throughout the campaign. The primaries for US Senate on both the Democratic and Republican sides have been grabbing national headlines. Republican incumbent Sen. John McCain faces a fired up opponent, J.D. Hayworth, who has […]
Hispanic-focused Credit Union Helps Spur Entrepreneurship
The Latino Community Credit Union in Durham, North Carolina, the largest Hispanic-focused credit union in the nation, is adding to the acceleration of Latino entrepreneurship. Recent figures from the U.S. Census Bureau revealed that Latino businesses in North Carolina grew by 135 percent between 2002 and 2007. That number will likely grow with a micro-lending […]
Immigration Key Issue for Latino Voters
For years, conventional wisdom held that as election time neared, the concerns of Latino voters would mirror those of others heading to the polls. Education and economic concerns consistently ranked at the top, followed in recent years by healthcare, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and public safety, to name a few. In poll after […]
Broadband Essential for Latino Communities
Access to broadband technology is essential to the success of businesses in Latino communities said federal agency representatives at the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders summit in San Antonio. “Not having broadband once was considered a nuisance. But now, broadband is essential to opportunity and participation,” Tom Reed, FCC communications and business opportunities […]
Colorado Sends Delegation to Arizona for Advice on Immigration Law
The Colorado GOP sent a delegation of lawmakers to Phoenix on Tuesday to seek advice on how to proceed with anti-immigration legislation similar to SB 1070. Colorado is the latest in a string of states to send lawmakers to Arizona this summer looking to copy the states controversial anti-immigration law. Yesterday La Plaza reported Alabama […]
Redistricting Without Census Data May Jeopardize Voting Rights in Kansas City
The City Council in Kansas City, Missouri may be jeopardizing the voting rights of minorities in order to reach a deadline of drawing up new district boundaries before the March 2011 election. The council is required, as mandated by the city charter, to find a way to redraw its boundaries by this date. However, census […]
Overall Hispanics Still Turning to Spanish-language Media
An Univision-AP Poll relating to Hispanics and Media Consumption shows that U.S. Hispanics, including English-dominant speakers, turn to Spanish-language media on a daily basis. The findings revealed that 90% of Spanish-dominant Hispanics watch some Spanish-language TV, and 75 percent listen to Spanish-language radio each day. Among English-dominant Hispanics, nearly 4 in 10 said they consume […]
Guest Blogger Series: Congressman José E. Serrano “Never Amend the Constitution to Take Away Rights”
By Rep. José E. Serrano As an election nears, we always hear increasingly extreme rhetoric from the Republican Party on immigration. But this time around, their fire has turned on the most vulnerable among us; the children. This shameful tactic, which is designed to fire up their most angry anti-immigrant supporters, is not even focused […]
Guest Blogger Series: Janet Murguía on “GOP flirting with Disaster on Latinos”
As featured in Politico: The National Council of La Raza honored Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in 2007 for his work on immigration. “We are going to solve this [immigration] problem,” Graham said that night, “We’re not going to run people down. We’re not going to scapegoat people. We’re going to tell the bigots to shut […]
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