Jan Brewer — the Governor of Arizona — is obsessed with two things: immigrant bashing and the spotlight.  She’s the mother of one of the worst anti-immigrant laws in the country and now she’s launched a hateful attack on DREAMers. Continue »
Samuel Wurzlebacher, more commonly know as “Joe the Plumber,” is a Republican running for office in the 9th district of Ohio. Recently he said, the US should “put a damned fence on the border going to Mexico and start shooting.” Continue »
September 2012 | Click here to download PDF Arizona is widely considered to be “ground zero” of the immigration debate and the laboratory for some of the most extreme anti-immigrant proposals in the country, from the nefarious “attrition through enforcement” agenda articulated in state law SB 1070 (most of... Continue »
September 2012 | Click here to download PDF With polling that shows Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in a virtual tie, Florida may be the most hotly contested state in the presidential election. To understand what will happen there this November, it’s necessary to get to know Florida’s large,... Continue »
While we don’t always agree with Ruben Navarrette’s writing, we usually think he makes provocative points in a way that calls out both parties fairly.  However, there are a few claims in his most recent column that are so wildly out of context (and so egregiously misrepresent history) that we... Continue »
A new Kansas City Star column by Mary Sanchez highlights the striking differences between the Democratic and Republican Conventions when it comes to demographic diversity.  “A Herman Cain here and a Marco Rubio there won’t do the trick. In Charlotte, network cameras couldn’t focus on one face without also... Continue »
Mary Sanchez Column Says DNC Shows “How America is Really Shaded” A new Kansas City Star column by Mary Sanchez highlights the striking differences between the Democratic and Republican Conventions when it comes to demographic diversity.  “A Herman Cain here and a Marco Rubio there won’t do the trick.... Continue »