Another surge of Latino voters like the one in 2008 could save many Democratic candidates in hot water and decide several key races across the country. Last week La Plaza reported that a report released by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) estimates 1 million more Latinos will show up at […]
Whitman Loses Latino Votes Over Mishandling of Housekeeper Scandal
October 25, 2010 By
The campaign of California’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman took a blow among Latino voters, according to the first survey of Latinos to gauge the impact of the controversy over her firing of her undocumented housekeeper and disastrous handling of the matter afterward. “Among Latinos, it wasn’t so much that Whitman fired her,” Louis DeSipio, […]
Anti-Immigrant Bill by Florida Republican May Exempt White Europeans
October 22, 2010 By
A clause in the draft of an anti-immigrant bill by Republican state Rep. William Snyder in Florida essentially tells police to drop their “reasonable suspicions” of anyone they stop who is from any of the countries exempted under the bill, mostly European nations with a majority of white people. The law specifically says that a […]
Guest Blogger Series: Rep. Luis Gutierrez “On Immigration, Are You a Lamar Smith-John Boehner-Steve King Republican?”
October 22, 2010 By
About a week ago, I announced that I would not run for Mayor of Chicago so that I could devote my full time and attention to my vocation: fighting for immigration reform in the U.S. Congress. My decision not to run was a difficult one. Being Mayor of Chicago — the city of my birth, […]
Educators in Arizona Sue State Board of Education over Ban on Mexican-American Studies
October 20, 2010 By
Eleven Tucson area educators have filed a lawsuit against the state board of education and superintendent this week arguing that a state ban against Mexican-American studies, set to take effect at the end of this year, is “anti-Hispanic.” The teachers are asking a federal judge for a stay on the new law because, they argue, […]
Guest Blogger Series: Mario Solis-Marich “Suppression of the Empire- Robert Deposada’s Adventure”
October 19, 2010 By
As featured in My Latino News: Robert Deposada has sold out his community. Deposada, a GOP operative from the failed Bush Presidency, crossed a critical line this week by developing and placing ads urging Latino voters to stay home and not vote during this important election cycle. The ads are not only despicable in purpose […]
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 […]
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, […]
Anti-immigrant Proposal by North Carolina Republican Fails
October 8, 2010 By
Earlier this week, a scaled-back version of an anti-immigrant proposal by Bill James, a Republican on the Mecklenburg County Commission in North Carolina, which includes the largest metropolitan area in the state, was rejected by the county board. James’ original proposal asked that commissioners direct the Department of Social Services to “ignore state and federal […]
Groups Say Ad by Nevada GOP Senate Candidate Sharron Angle is Racist
October 7, 2010 By
An ad released by Sharron Angle, the Republican Senatorial candidate in Nevada, is being decried as racist and divisive by several groups. The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) said in a statement it is calling for Angle’s campaign to immediately pull the ad which takes aim at Senate Majority Leader Henry […]
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