The results of a current tracking poll on Latinos and their perspective on the American Dream released today shows that most of them remain optimistic about achieving “the dream,” with most of the respondents expressing they had already reached it or expect to reach it in their lifetime. The poll was conducted by impreMedia, the […]
New Poll Reveals Latinos Optimistic about achieving American Dream but concerned with Housing Market
April 7, 2011 By
Guest Blogger Series: Matt Barreto “Where Latino Votes Will Matter in 2012”
March 31, 2011 By
With the recent release of the national Census data pundits have been quick to point out the obvious: the Latino population is growing! As if data points from the annual Current Population Survey, and now American Community Survey did not already tell us this on a yearly basis, the official 2010 decennial census now confirms […]
Obama to discuss Latino Education at Town Hall Meeting
March 28, 2011 By
President Barack Obama visited a multicultural high school in Washington, D.C. today to discuss Latino education at a town hall-style meeting to be broadcast by Univision, the largest U.S. Spanish language television network, later in the evening. The town hall, was held at Bell Multicultural High School, and attended by some 600 students, teachers, and […]
Final Census Numbers released today to show Latino Population Growth the Highest
March 24, 2011 By
The Census Bureau is set to release its final figures from the 2010 count this afternoon that show Hispanics accounted for more than half of the nation’s population growth in the last decade. The number of Hispanics in the country shot up to more than 50 million. This means that 1 in 6 Americans is […]
Guest Blogger Series: Hector E. Sanchez “Warning: If They Take Wisconsin They Might Go After Our Weekends Too”
March 18, 2011 By
Workers all over the country are rising up by the thousands to defend the basic American right to collectively bargain. We can fight the anti-union ambush in the states with worker solidarity among Latinos and all workers, but first we need to understand why we are fighting and what is at stake. What is happening […]
Anti-Immigrant Bills in Arizona Rejected
March 18, 2011 By
The latest battle over immigration in Arizona ended in a resounding defeat for the anti-immigrant faction in the legislature after the Senate rejected five wide ranging bills targeting undocumented immigrants yesterday. “It’s time for us to take a timeout,” said Senator John McComish, a Phoenix Republican. “It’s something that the people don’t want us to […]
Kansas Lawmaker Apologizes for Comments after pressure from Hispanic groups but still facing Calls to Step Down
March 16, 2011 By
A Republican lawmaker from Kansas apologized Tuesday for saying that undocumented immigrants should be shot like feral hogs during a committee meeting on Monday. “My statements yesterday were regrettable,” Rep. Virgil Peck wrote in a statement. “Please accept my apology.” Peck came under fire for his comments from numerous Hispanic civil rights groups from all […]
Obama’s Choice: Appoint a Latino Secretary of Commerce
March 10, 2011 By
Here’s a choice to ponder. We can either complain about how we’re not taken seriously, or we can take ourselves seriously. We’ve been talking a pretty big game about the Census numbers and how Latinos are the fastest growing community in the US, poised to change the country’s workforce, markets and politics. But I’m reminded […]
GUEST BLOGGER SERIES: Gus West “Hispanic Leaders Must Step Up Against Attacks on Immigrants”
March 10, 2011 By
The legacy of Hispanic culture is intricately woven into the fabric of American history. It’s apparent in the names of U.S. cities and states like San Francisco, San Antonio, Los Angeles, Nevada, Colorado and Florida, just to name a few. In fact, by the time the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620, Ponce de […]
New Report by Latino Civil Rights Group Shows Latinos Facing greater Job Insecurity
March 10, 2011 By
The National Council of La Raza (NCLR), a Latino civil rights non-profit group, released a report on Monday that shows Latinos are more insecure about jobs even though there is “significant” job growth in sectors that employ high numbers of Hispanics. Eric Rodríguez, NCLR Vice President of Research, Advocacy and Legislation, said in a statement […]
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