Nov 8, 2010
The first casualty of the new GOP House may be the issue treasured by Latino voters. Liberal and conservative advocates of immigration reform looked at the new GOP-controlled, Tea Party-infused House and saw a brick wall.
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Nov 6, 2010
Republicans snapped up an early win Tuesday night courtesy of Florida senatorial candidate, Marco Rubio. But there's no pretending that Rubio's victory is a sign that Republicans are making inroads with Latinos...Florida's Latino electorate is unique -- made up largely of Cuban Americans and Puerto Ricans, the two Hispanic...
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Among the silver linings for Democrats -- and society, really -- in the massive victories won by Republicans yesterday is that there is a very clear price to pay for exploiting anti-immigrant sentiment for political purposes.
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Nov 1, 2010
The GOP's intransigence on DREAM and active promotion of Arizona's law and copycat laws have made the case to Latinos more forcefully than Democrats ever could about the need to vote on Tuesday.
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The Obamas' twin appearances on "Piolín por la Mañana," heard across the country on Univision Radio, are a testament to the ballooning political power of the Spanish language news media.
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In an election year when Democrats are accusing the GOP of being anti-immigrant, Hispanic candidates are poised to make historic gains Tuesday – on the Republican ticket.
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Turn on the television in any state near the border with Mexico, and before long you'll see a Republican campaign ad that looks something like this one: "I'm standing in New Mexico," the candidate says, "and on the other side of that fence is the murder capital of the...
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The language in this mailer is similar to an ad Angle released last month, also calling Reid the "best friend an illegal alien ever had." The ad featured menacing men with flashlights walking along a chain-link fence beside images of innocent-looking families and working people. "Illegals sneaking across...
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In Nevada, Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle has released one of the most offensive television ads of the 2010 election cycle. With only four weeks to Nov. 2, that's saying a lot. The controversial ad uses immigration as a wedge issue, attacking Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) for his support...
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CA-Gov debate highlights Whitman's immigration hypocrisy following housekeeper kerfuffle. Poll shows DREAM debate helped Dems with Latino voters. Murdoch, Bloomberg latest to lobby Congress for immigration reform. Menendez introduces comprehensive bill; Hatch fires back with enforcement-only. DREAM Act helps spur unprecedented GOTV efforts across the country.
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