Earlier today, La Plaza ran a story about a Spanish-language TV spot sponsored by a conservative group that was encouraging Latinos to not vote this year. Univision network just issued a statement that they will not be running these ads and clarifying that Robert De Posada, president of Latinos for Reform, is not affiliated with […]
Conservative Latino Group Tells Latino Voters to Stay Home on Election Day
October 19, 2010 By
A new conservative Latino group is trying to silence voters in the upcoming mid-term elections by telling Latinos not to vote. The Virginia-based organization, Latinos for Reform, is responsible for a Spanish –language ad currently running in Nevada whose message is, “Don’t vote. Yes, you heard right, don’t vote.” Attacking President Obama and Democrats over […]
Education of Hispanic Students Subject of President Obama’s Executive Order
October 19, 2010 By
The high school drop-out rate for Hispanic students is among the highest in the nation, but President Obama is aiming to turn this around by signing an executive order today at the White House. Arne Duncan, the Secretary of Education, says the order, called the “White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics,” will focus […]
Senate Hopeful Defends Ad and Confuses Latinos and Asians
October 19, 2010 By
Republican Senatorial candidate Sharron Angle, in addressing a group of Latino high school students in Nevada, defended an ad aired recently by her campaign by saying she was “unsure” if the images of dark-skinned individuals sneaking through a chain link fence actually depicted Hispanics. The TV spot, which is no longer available on You Tube, […]
Kris Kobach Says he Will Continue Anti-immigration Legal Work
October 18, 2010 By
The author of Arizona’s anti-immigration law, which has been copied by numerous states across the country, says he will continue to push his anti-immigrant agenda, as he accused immigrants in Kansas of voter fraud. As previously reported by La Plaza, Kobach, a Republican candidate for secretary of state in Kansas, is a constitutional law professor […]
Hispanic Winemakers Growing and Finding Success
October 18, 2010 By
Reynaldo Robledo began his career in winemaking at the age of 16 when he immigrated from his small hometown in Mexico to tend to someone else’s vineyards for $1.10 an hour. Now, as the owner of the Robledo Family Winery near Sonoma, California, he produces wines that have made it to the dinner table at […]
New NDN Spanish Ads in AZ use Brewer, Arpaio to Urge Latinos to Vote, New Ads in CO and NV Urge Latinos to Vote Early
October 15, 2010 By
A leading progressive think tank and advocacy organization, NDN, announced the launch of a campaign of radio ads yesterday in Colorado and Nevada urging Latino voters to cast their ballots in early voting and two new ads in an on-going campaign in Arizona that mention Gov. Jan Brewer and Sheriff Joe Arpaio as reasons Latinos […]
Guilty Verdict for Two Men Charged in Fatal Hate-fueled Beating of Mexican Immigrant
October 15, 2010 By
A federal court in Pennsylvania found two men guilty yesterday in the beating death of Luis Ramirez, an immigrant from Mexico, who police say was targeted because of his race and nationality. “Four people attacked one person because of his race and because they didn’t want people like him living in their town,” prosecutor Myesha […]
Guest Blogger Series: Maria del Pilar Avila “New America Alliance: 11 Years of Advocacy”
October 15, 2010 By
On November 17-19, the New America Alliance (NAA), an American Latino Business Initiative, will hold its 10th Annual Latino Economic Summit for the first time in Washington, D.C. As one of the nation’s leading Latino organizations dedicated to advancing the economic development of the American Latino community, the NAA will celebrate its 11th anniversary at […]
State Board of Regents in Georgia says Undocumented Students Can’t Enroll in Universities
October 14, 2010 By
Yesterday, the state board of regents in Georgia ruled that students who can’t prove they are in the country legally won’t be allowed to enroll at the University of Georgia and four other state colleges. The new policies were decried by immigration rights activists and civil rights advocates. “Clearly, we are very disappointed that the […]
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