The Republican Party saw a sharp collapse in support from Hispanic voters in 2006, one that carried on in the 2008 election. Due to GOP attacks on illegal immigration, it was no surprise that Hispanic voters fled to the Democratic Party. In fact, John McCain only got 31 of the 44 percentage points George W. […]
Mexican Data Reports that Migration to U.S. Has Decreased Dramatically
May 15, 2009 By
Census data from the Mexican government indicates a dramatic decline in the number of Mexican immigrants entering the United States. The recently released data shows that about 226,000 fewer people emigrated from Mexico to other countries during the year that ended in August 2008 than during the previous year, a decline of 25 percent. All […]
MALDEF Hosts News Conference, Demands Justice for Luis Ramirez
May 14, 2009 By
Yesterday, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) hosted a news conference along with a number of civil rights leaders and Members of Congress to demand justice for Luis Ramirez, a Mexican immigrant who was residing in Pennsylvania when he was beaten two death by a group of teens. A jury recently acquitted […]
New America Media Releases Poll Focused on Women Immigrants
May 14, 2009 By
New America Media (NAM) released a poll today on women immigrants in the U.S. The poll, conducted by Bendixen & Associates, was discussed at a forum and news conference at the National Press Club in Washington D.C.
Felicidades to Congresswoman Linda Sanchez
May 13, 2009 By
Felicidades to Congresswoman Linda Sanchez and her husband on the birth of their son, Joaquin Sanchez Sullivan born on May 13.
Supreme Court Justice Nomination Update
May 13, 2009 By
The buzz around the Supreme Court nomination is building, especially as it becomes increasingly clear that President Obama is considering a diverse group of candidates – many of whom are women and/or Hispanics. Yesterday, Politico reported that Senator Diane Feinstein would like President Obama to consider two Hispanic judges from California as Judge Souter’s replacement […]
Hispanic Pew Center Report Reveals Minority Homeownership has Suffered in Economic Downturn
May 13, 2009 By
As reported in the Hispanic Pew Center’s latest study, minorities gained the most but also have lost the most from the historic homeownership boom that has turned to a bust with the economic crisis. Rakesh Kochhar, a researcher with the Pew Hispanic center says, “During the recent housing boom, minorities and immigrants were key parts […]
25,000 people have signed the Luis Ramirez Petition in the last 72 hours
May 12, 2009 By
On July 12, 2008, Luis Ramirez, a 25-year-old Mexican immigrant residing in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, was tragically beaten and stomped to death by a group of teens as he walked through the town. Witnesses overheard anti-Mexican and ethnic epithets shouted by his assailants during the violent attack. A retired Philadelphia police officer testified during the preliminary […]
Hope for a Hispanic on the Supreme Court
May 12, 2009 By
Justice David H. Souter’s departure from the Supreme Court allows President Barack Obama to make another historic move by appointing the first Hispanic to the nation’s highest court. White House officials believe that this is the first of at least two more appointments for Obama. Justices John Paul Stevens, 89, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 76, […]
Newly Naturalized Citizens Ready to Reshape California's Political Landscape
May 11, 2009 By
Last year more than 1 million immigrants became naturalized U.S. citizens, the largest number in history, 300,000 of them in California alone, many of them Asian and Latino. California’s new citizens accounted for nearly one-third of the nation’s total immigrants and represented a near doubling over 2006, according to a report by the U.S. Office […]
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