Latino Electorate On Track For Historic Turnout In 2016
Latino Electorate On Track For Historic Turnout In 2016
*Five days ’till the election, and one of the big questions is “will Latinos turn out to vote?” So far, so good. VL By Justin H. Gross, Ph.D., Huffington Post […]
Maria Hinojosa Breaks Down Why Saying ‘Illegals’ Is Wrong On So Many Levels
*She called-out a Trump surrogate for using the “i” word. It was epic. VL By Carolina Moreno, Huffington Post Latino Voices (2 minute read) Journalist Maria Hinojosa knows that words matter, particularly […]
Today is the deadline for voter registration in four states
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Eligible voters in Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii and Washington have until today to register to vote in the November election. Tomorrow, the 11th, is the deadline in […]
Jill Stein Is The Only Presidential Candidate Embracing the Term Latinx This Election
*I’m not a fan of the whole Latinx thing because I get mired in pronouns: is it hx, shx, thxm, hxr, and what about our? Xxr? Anyway . . . VL […]
Google searches reveal how obsessed Hispanic voters are with this election
*This is new territory, folks who hadn’t been interested and hadn’t voted before are doing so now, so it’s hard to draw definite conclusions. A Google search doesn’t equal a […]
Groups Gather In Mexico City To Watch US Presidential Debate
*There’s been an unusually high interest from Mexico in the U.S. election. I was at the UNAM in August, participating in a two-day symposium on the U.S. election. They’re watching […]
Hillary Clinton says immigration reform will add $700 billion to U.S. economy
*I’m glad this was fact-checked. Both she and Trump should be held to the same truth standard. VL By Miriam Valverde, PolitiFact (5.5 munite read) Hillary Clinton supports plans by […]
Latino Millennial footprint of the 2016 elections
*More elusive than the Millennial vote is the Latino millennial vote. Forty-two percent are expected to go to the polls in November and no one can say for certain why. […]
Latino millennials could play key role in election
*As always, the operative word in the headline is “could.” It all depends on Latino millennial turnout at the polls. VL By Mercedes Olivera, Dallas Morning News (3 minute read) […]
Obama Calls On Hispanic Leaders to Push Back Against ‘Bluster’ and ‘Higher Walls’
*President Obama, last night at the CHCI gala: “Latinos aren’t changing the American character, they are the American character.” VL By Alexander Mallin, ABC News In an address to prominent […]
