With the upcoming presidential elections entering their crucial stage, myriad discussions and analyses about the implications of the Hispanic and Jewish vote are consistently in the news. Mitt Romney visited Israel this past week with the purpose of reaching out to local US citizens and contributors in order to grow, even by a notch, what […]
Guest Blogger Series: Dina Siegel Vann “The Establishment of a Latino-Jewish Coalition: What do the Numbers Say?”
August 3, 2012 By
Guest Blogger Series: Lyzka DeLaCruz “The importance of education for young Latinos”
July 27, 2012 By
A wise Latino judge once said that a Latino lawyer is by definition a leader. The statistics reflect the sad truth of his statement. American Bar Association statistics show that in the year 2000, only 3.4 percent of attorneys were Hispanic. With one in three Latinos failing to graduate from high school, this number is […]
Guest Blogger Series: John Berry “What OPM is doing to Improve Hispanic Representation within Federal Service”
July 20, 2012 By
At the U.S. Office of Personnel Management we’ve worked steadily with partners across government to build initiatives to make the Federal workforce accessible to applicants, and responsive to emerging, twenty-first century needs. More must be done – but I want to ensure the projects underway are well known both inside and outside of Washington. We […]
Guest Blogger Series: Julie C. Rodriguez “Celebrating Independence Day by Welcoming New Citizens”
July 13, 2012 By
Members of the Obama Administration and other officials in locations important to American history across the country welcomed scores of newly naturalized citizens in commemoration of our nation’s independence in naturalization ceremonies across the country last week. President Obama himself hosted a special naturalization ceremony in the East Room of the White House. In remarks […]
Guest Blogger Series: Kristian Ramos “Siri Says: A Wireless Traffic Jam Is Just Ahead”
June 25, 2012 By
Little known fact, in 2011 Hispanic auto buyers accounted for roughly 24% of the growth in new-vehicle sales. An even less known fact Hispanic’s are leading the smart phone revolution, Sixty percent of Hispanic households own at least one Internet enabled smart phone compared with 43 percent of general households. In a case of synergistic […]
Guest Blogger Series: Jorge Madrid “Latino Public Health Professionals To The White House: It’s Time To Limit Carbon Pollution!”
June 22, 2012 By
Earlier this month a group of 12 Latino doctors, nurses, and other public health professionals from across the country met in Washington, D.C. to deliver a clear message to the White House: Climate change and carbon pollution is a serious public health issue that affects the Latino community – and we want the EPA to […]
Guest Blogger Series: Rep. Charles A. Gonzalez “A Common Destiny”
June 8, 2012 By
Whether as an attorney, judge, or a Member of Congress, public service has always been at the forefront of my life. Serving in Congress has been a great honor, but more importantly, it has been a tremendous opportunity to serve the people of the community that have shaped and contributed to my life. Throughout my […]
Guest Blogger: Maribel Hastings “The Politics of SB 1070”
May 4, 2012 By
As frenzied political junkies begin to chatter about the fight for the Latino vote in November, another fight is brewing in Washington this spring. Yesterday, the highest court in the land heard oral arguments on the constitutionality of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law SB 1070. The Court has the potential to officially condone the use of racial […]
The Hispanic Institute calls on Governor Romney to reign in Extreme Faction
May 3, 2012 By
Today, The Hispanic Institute called on presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to denounce a House bill that would effectively militarize America’s borders. The National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act (H.R. 1505), authored by Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah), would give the Department of Homeland Security expanded powers to obtain operational control of federal lands […]
The revolution will be televised on your smartphone: Latinos leading the smartphone revolution
April 27, 2012 By
My tia received an I-Pad last Christmas which, of course, led to my abuela and 7 year old prima fighting over the toy. My abuela has never turned on a desktop computer and has a fuzzy understanding of what the internet actually is, but when she gets going on Fruit Ninja the expression of bliss […]
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