If there are any advertisers and marketers still holding out on the Hispanic population they better pay attention to the 2010 Census. Not that the census will open any eyes to the known fact that the Hispanic population in the U. S. has increased dramatically over the years, but this time around experts say factors […]
Neo-Nazi Militia Patrols Arizona Desert and States, “It will be ‘deadly’ for them to cross that border”
June 24, 2010 By
A leader of the Mesa chapter of the largest neo-Nazi group in the United States, the National Socialist Movement, decided to patrol a part of the Arizona desert near Casa Grande over the weekend against the wishes of the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office. The group of armed men led by J.T. Ready, known for his […]
Republicans Stuck Over Making Immigration Campaign Issue
June 23, 2010 By
Republicans are trying to delicately strike a balance for this Fall’s election as they try to look tough on the issue of immigration while not further alienating Latino voters. In the 2008 Presidential election, Barack Obama garnered nearly 70% of the Latino vote reversing trends over the past two election cycles that saw George W. […]
Cumulative Voting System Could Be Used To Increase Minority Victories
June 23, 2010 By
Last week, the voters of Port Chester, New York elected their first Hispanic elected official after a court-ordered revision of its voting system. The small town previously elected its six trustees, two at a time every two years. The elections were at-large voting. Despite the fact that half of the town’s population is Hispanic, […]
Nebraska City Passes Anti-Immigrant Measure
June 22, 2010 By
As reported yesterday in La Plaza , the city of Fremont, Nebraska was considering a local ordinance to make it illegal to hire or rent to an undocumented immigrant. The measure passed last night 57 to 43 percent. The new law was authored by a Republican candidate for Secretary of State in Kansas, Kris Kobach, who […]
Groups to Target Latino Voters for Turnout in Arizona
June 22, 2010 By
A coalition of Latino advocacy and immigration rights groups are launching an effort to register and turn out Latino voters in Arizona. The groups, which include Mi Familia Vota, Democracia USA, Border Action Network and Arizona Center for Empowerment, announced yesterday that their target is 50,000 Latino voters, […]
Arizona Law Model for Other States’ Actions
June 21, 2010 By
Anti-immigration activists and lawmakers are using the state of Arizona as an example in hopes of replicating the recently passed law, SB 1070, in their own jurisdictions. The town of Fremont, Nebraska, today, is voting on a local ordinance making it illegal to hire or rent property to an undocumented immigrant. Fremont, with a population […]
Minority Home-Owners More Likely to Face Foreclosure
June 21, 2010 By
Latino and Black home owners are more than 70 percent more likely to lose their homes to foreclosure than their white counterparts. That alarming statistic was released in a new report from the Center for Responsible Lending that looked at how the home foreclosure crisis is impacting minority communities disproportionately. According to the report, a […]
US Born Children Are Anti-Immigrants’ Next Target
June 18, 2010 By
In late May, La Plaza reported that on the heels of his success with passing SB 1070, Arizona State Sen. Russell Pearce was setting his sights on a new target – the US born children of undocumented workers. https://www.latinovations.com/2010/05/24/arizona-lawmaker-now-targets-citizenship-rights/ Since that time, many national news outlets have picked up on Pearce’s efforts and those of […]
Clinton Indicated Feds to Sue Arizona
June 18, 2010 By
While on a Latin American trip, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a TV station in Quito, Ecuador that the Obama administration has decided to file suit against the state of Arizona for its recently passed, controversial anti-immigrant measure, SB 1070. Secretary Clinton’s comments drew fire from Arizona Governor Jan Brewer who said, “If our […]
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