Yesterday, we celebrated the 4th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) which has helped thousands of un-documented immigrant children stay in the U.S. Unlike this Republican congress, which has gotten less work done than any other congress before it, President Barack Obama took action and signed an executive order which helped keep […]
Comentrios from Maria: A Year Of Continued Rants Against Democracy And Citizenship
June 13, 2016 By
This week marks the one year anniversary of the real estate mogul, Donald Trump, announcing his candidacy for president with a speech based on racism and xenophobia. Trump said at the time that Mexicans immigrants, who make the delicate decision to leave their country, were nothing more than rapists and criminals, claiming that he would […]
Gallego Predicts Latino Voter Wave
June 10, 2016 By
After a week of continued racist insults heralded at Federal Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel by Donald Trump, U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego of Arizona thinks this might be the straw that broke the camel’s back for Latinos. He believes that still continuation of racist insults might help push Latinos to the polls. “The turnout was going […]
Senator Warren Slams Trump For His Racist Remarks
June 9, 2016 By
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has continued with her harsh comments against Donald Trump amongst growing criticism against his comments of a federal judge’s Mexican impartiality. The Massachusetts Democrat called out the presumptive GOP nominee for his claims that U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel can’t preside fairly over a case involving Trump University because of the candidate’s […]
Clinton Won Puerto Rico, Now Here Comes California
June 7, 2016 By
Hillary Clinton had some great wins in the Caribbean this weekend which put her on the cusp of claiming the Democratic presidential nomination and sending rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, back to Capitol Hill. Yet, despite her wins in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Clinton’s attention on Sunday night was focused on […]
Republican Latinos Are Opting Out Of The General Election
June 2, 2016 By
The son of two Mexican immigrants, Artemio Muniz is a proud Republican and the chairman of the Texas Federation of Hispanic Republicans. The duality between his heritage and his political views has led to the decision that he will sit out of the general presidential election this year. Muniz is one of many Latino Republicans […]
Comentarios from Maria: An Interesting “Uniting” Strategy Directed To Republican Critics
May 31, 2016 By
The real estate mogul, Donald Trump, continues his tour of the United States seeking to “unify” the Republican Party, and those who don’t already supporting him, will be destroyed politically in the process. This is Trump’s strategy to unify the party, which was deployed last week in the state of New Mexico in one of […]
Latinos Warn Democrats That Beating Trump Will Not Be Easy
May 26, 2016 By
Donald Trump’s impending nomination has Democrats thinking they have a good chance in retaking the House in November. Yet, civic engagement organizations that work with Latinos are cautioning Democrats that they will still have to work hard to secure their votes to win down-ballot races, even with a nominee at the top of the ticket […]
Maria Elena Salinas Booed At Commencement Ceremony For Speaking Spanish
May 25, 2016 By
Commencement ceremonies are usually events in which graduates celebrate their accomplishments and family member sit and watch with pride as graduates walk across the stage. This past weekend, the California State University, Fuller’s College of Communication invited Maria Elena Salinas, who is one of the most prominent, Spanish-language journalist in the United States, to give […]
The Battle For Latinos In California
May 23, 2016 By
All eyes are on California as the winner of this deceive primary in the Democratic primary. After the Golden State votes on June 7th, Hillary Clinton will finally reach the 2,383 delegates needed to win the democratic presidential nomination, combined with both superdelegates and pledge delegates. But Senator Bernie Sanders hopes to win the state […]
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