The morning after Joe Biden’s Super Tuesday romp, one of his top House endorsers, California Rep. Tony Cardenas, called the campaign with an urgent plea: Fix the problem with Latino voters. Fast. “Now that you have the resources, are you going to put them into the Latino voting community?” Cardenas said he asked a top […]
As Supreme Court is set to rule on DACA, Kushner Revives Immigration Plan
March 9, 2020 By
Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, is trying to revive a broad overhaul of the nation’s immigration system, anticipating that a looming Supreme Court ruling on an Obama-era program that protects young, undocumented immigrants could give the nettlesome issue new life. Trump and Kushner met with Republican senators at the White House last […]
Court Blocks Trump’s ‘Remain In Mexico’ Policy Along Part Of The Border
March 6, 2020 By
A federal appeals court has decided to block the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” plan in two states along the U.S. border, following back-and-forth rulings over the program. In its order late Wednesday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said that next week the administration will have to stop making asylum-seekers wait […]
LULAC denounces voter suppression on Super Tuesday
March 5, 2020 By
The country’s oldest Latino civil rights organization denounced voter suppression incidents today in areas with large minority populations during Tuesday’s primary elections in 14 states. “Latinos have become the largest minority voting bloc in 2020, and our community is at the heart of the voting base in states like California and Texas. Yet, it is […]
LULAC mobilizing to boost young Latino voter turnout and census participation
February 27, 2020 By
The nation’s oldest Latino civil rights organization is focusing on its youngest members — Latino youth. Every 30 seconds, a young Latino becomes eligible to vote, according to U.S. census figures, and it’s that potential power at the voting booth that the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is looking to harness this election year. LULAC […]
Sanders wins Nevada and also trounces competitors with Latino support
February 24, 2020 By
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won the Nevada caucuses, accelerating the momentum and strengthening his position heading into next week’s primary in South Carolina and the March 3 Super Tuesday contests. He also showed his strength with minority voters. In entrance polls, he was trouncing other candidates with Latino voters in Nevada, according to NBC News entrance polling results that […]
Telemundo poll finds Biden and Sanders tied for support of Nevada’s Latino voters
February 20, 2020 By
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., are in a statistical tie for about a third each of Nevada Latinos’ caucus vote, but about 35 percent are aligned with other candidates or are undecided, according to a Telemundo poll released Tuesday. The Feb. 10-12 poll of 625 registered Latino voters in Nevada found […]
These are the Latinos Trying to Get Latinos to the Polls
February 14, 2020 By
A record 32 million Latinos are projected to be eligible to vote this November and democrats are still figuring out how to get them in the party to turn out. Latinos come from more than two dozen countries, and are of varying races, religions and cultures. Trying to find a cohesive message for such a […]
DHS and Trump Administration now making Brazilian asylum seekers wait in Mexico
January 30, 2020 By
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced yesterday that it is expanding Migrant Protection Protocols to Brazilian nationals seeking asylum at the U.S./Mexico border. The policy, colloquially referred to as the “remain in Mexico” initiative, requires migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. to await their court dates on the Mexican side of the border, where there […]
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to enforce “public charge” immigration rule
January 28, 2020 By
The Supreme Court issued an order yesterday allowing the Trump administration to begin enforcing new limits on immigrants who are considered likely to become overly dependent on government benefit programs. The court voted 5-4. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan said they would have left a lower court ruling in […]
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