The conditions are converging for another presidential election that will sharply divide the country along racial lines, with troubling implications no matter which side prevails. From one direction, the Republican presidential primaries have witnessed an epic failure by the GOP contenders to attract and engage minority voters. Continue »
A delegation of civil rights leaders -- including Wade Henderson (The Leadership Conference), Eliseo Medina (SEIU), and Dae Joong Yoon (National Korean American Service and Education Consortium -- NAKASEC) -- are in South Korea, where they will be protesting Hyundai for the company's decision to stay... Continue »
We provided an analysis of the POLITICO article, How Mitt Romney Lost Latinos, in the post below. There's a lot in that article, including a mention that Texas Senator John Cornyn (R) is trying to be the voice of reason. Continue »
We provided an analysis of the POLITICO article, How Mitt Romney Lost Latinos, in the post below. There's a lot in that article, including a mention that Texas Senator John Cornyn (R) is trying to be the voice of reason. Continue »
Here's a memo to Rick Santorum: you're not winning the GOP primary. You don't have delegates you can afford to lose. And alienating people by dismissing their culture is no way to win votes. Continue »
In an article entitled, "How Mitt Romney Lost Latinos," POLITICO's Glenn Thrush details how the Republican presidential frontrunner may have sealed his fate with Latino voters by fully embracing the vision of anti-immigrant architect Kris Kobach. Continue »
Republicans had high hopes of eroding President Barack Obama's dominance among Hispanic voters in 2012 — so great was Latino frustration with Obama's tough deportation policy and his failure to fulfill the promesa of immigration reform. Continue »
It's been two years since a group of young people in Chicago made official a movement that had been slowly growing among undocumented students, holding a "coming out" day at a local park to go public with their undocumented status as a political act. Continue »
Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva has developed a reputation as a blunt, staunch liberal since being elected to represent his state's 7th District in 2003. His outspokenness garnered him national headlines in 2010, when he called for an economic boycott of Arizona following the passage of SB1070. Continue »
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum told Puerto Ricans on Wednesday they would have to make English their primary language if they want to pursue U.S. statehood, a statement at odds with the U.S. Constitution. Continue »