English (en español al final de la página): Arizona Republic (Opinion-Arizona): What if the U.S. ended birthright citizenship? By Daniel Gonzalez and Dan Nowicki Bulletin Leader: Scott Walker says building a wall along Canadian border is worth considering By Andres Presus New York Times: Republicans Fear Donald Trump Is... Continue »
The So-Called “Party of Stupid” Lives Up to its Reputation Washington, DC – The Republican presidential field continues to advance an ugly strain of nativism on the campaign trail.  Yet it shouldn’t be lost that the GOP’s recent brand of anti-immigrant politics is also just plain dumb.  The GOP... Continue »
English (en español al final de la página): AP: Trump says he’s proud he booted Univision’s Ramos from event By Jill Colvin and Sergio Bustos New York Times: Donald Trump Holds Firm, Saying Jorge Ramos Was ‘Out of Line’ By Alan Rappeport Washington Post: In Trump vs. Ramos, conservatives... Continue »
RNC Chair Reince Priebus’s 2012 post-mortem report following Mitt Romney’s obliteration seemed pretty clear in its message to Republicans: We must pass immigration reform if we’re going to make amends with the Latino voters who defeated us, and we must pass it now. “We must embrace and champion comprehensive... Continue »
Array of Polls Show Republican Candidates Pandering to Noisy Minority of GOP Voters Donald Trump calls Mexicans rapists and criminals, and he leads the GOP race.  Republicans in Congress trash talk comprehensive immigration reform and take up measures embraced by hardliners Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Rep. Steve King (R-IA). ... Continue »
English (en español al final de la página): NBC News: GOP’s Donald Trump Revives Decade-Old Immigration Plan By Suzanne Gamboa AP: Trump’s Call for Mass Deportations Runs Into Messy Realities Fusion: Ramos to Trump: This is how you lose the Hispanic vote By Rob Wile NBC News: Trump Says... Continue »
  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,”... Continue »
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... Continue »
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... Continue »
English (en español al final de la página): Washington Post: Latino leaders held a convention, but only one Republican candidate came By Phillip Rucker NBC News: He’s The Only Republican Candidate Speaking At Major Latino Conference By Leigh Ann Caldwell National Journal: Ben Carson Says He Wants to Seal... Continue »