Republicans wasted no time piling on Donald Trump (now the leading GOP candidate for President, according to multiple polls) for despicably questioning John McCain’s valiant military service and the years he spent as a prisoner of war during Vietnam. Republican Presidential candidates Jeb Bush, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, and...
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Must Read Editorial Cuts at the Heart of GOP-Led Efforts to Eliminate Critical Community Safety Programs In the midst of the ongoing debate over community safety policies, the editorial board of leading Spanish language outlet La Opinion weighed in last week, lending a much needed perspective. The piece is a must...
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Please note the following column was translated from Spanish to English and is available for reprint as long as the author is given proper credit. This column is available in Spanish here. Declaring at a Univision awards ceremony that “Donald Trump cannot be president,” Cuban singer Armando Christian Pérez, “Pitbull,”...
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English (en español al final de la página): Bloomberg View (Opinion): GOP Criticizes Trump, Insulting Hispanics Again By Francis Wilkinson Al Jazeera America: Republicans forced to confront Donald Trump’s challenge By Naureen Kahn New York Times: John Kasich on the Issues By Gerry Mullany Washington Post: Ohio’s Kasich poised...
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New infographics from Latino Decisions highlight the power of the Latino vote in key 2016 battleground states — and it’s not looking good for the GOP. Latino Decisions recently found that under the most likely 2016 scenario, the GOP Presidential nominee would need the vote of 47 percent of...
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Looks like Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s outreach to Latinos and immigrants is to make their young children weep at the prospect of deportation. During a stop in Iowa on Sunday, Jose, an undocumented dad, and his two U.S. citizen children confronted Walker about the bogus lawsuit Wisconsin and 25...
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New analysis from Latino Decisions suggests the eventual Republican presidential nominee will need 47% support from Latino voters nationwide in order to win the majority of the popular vote in a two person race. Meanwhile, new reminders from the campaign trail underscore that Republican candidates are headed precisely in the...
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Albert Hunt of Bloomberg View Sets the Record Straight on the Republican Meme that the Border is Out of Control In a piece entitled, “Facing the Facts on Illegal Immigration,” Hunt takes on the notion that is repeated ad nauseum in the Fox News/GOP bubble: “the border is out of control,...
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In the wake of the tragic murder of Kate Steinle, the Senate Judiciary Committee will tomorrow hold a hearing to propose legislation that could undermine the ongoing work that state and local law enforcement have accomplished to restore trust with the undocumented community. Over the past several years, hundreds...
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English (en español al final de la página): National Journal: GOP May Not Take Back the White House Without Latino Voters By Emily Deruy NBC News: GOP 2016 Win Will Need More Than 40 Percent Of Latino Vote, Says Study By Griselda Nevarez McClatchy: GOP needs much bigger share...
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