McConnell says Democrats’ bid to restore Voting Rights Act is a ‘power grab’
McConnell says Democrats’ bid to restore Voting Rights Act is a ‘power grab’
WASHINGTON – The battle over voting rights ahead of the 2020 election is officially on in Congress, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell insisting Democratic-led efforts to strengthen voting rights laws […]
Gerrymandering: Moving from ‘cracking’ and ‘packing’ to fairness
On Oct. 3, the United States Supreme Court heard Gil vs. Whitford, a Wisconsin case regarding extreme partisan gerrymandering of the Wisconsin Legislature. In that case, Republicans drew a legislative […]
Guess Who’s Leading Georgia’s Latino Boom? Las Mujeres
By Johanes Roselló, Translated by Elena Shore, New America Media / Mundo Hispánico Editor’s Note: A poll released this month by the Pew Research Center found that two-thirds of Latinos could not […]
Morning NewsTaco
Wednesday July 11, 2012 Joe Biden to Latino voters: Mitt Romney “wants you to show your papers, but he won’t show us his” (Houston Chronicle): Vice President Joe Biden used […]
Stop SB 458, Georgia’s Anti-DREAM Act
By Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO Matters concerning the prosperity and future of our state and those concerning children should be absolutely void of political theatrics. Unfortunately, some Georgia […]
Georgia’s Immigration Law Highlights Reality Vs. Politics
By Christopher Rangel Georgia’s Latino population growth ranked the state tenth nationwide for the 2000-2010 decade, with a Latino population of about 854,000. The state also ranked sixth in the number of unauthorized immigrants […]
Georgia’s Law Has Cost State At Least $10 Million
The Agricultural Commissioner of Georgia, Gary Black, released a report this week documenting the effect of HB 87 on Georgia’s agricultural economy. The report notes that the state’s agricultural industry […]
Georgia Politico Wants To Revisit HB 87 Add More E-Verify
Georgia State Rep. Katie Dempsey (R-Rome) said at a recent question and answer session that the HB 87 law requiring that companies with 10 or more employees use e-verify should be changed […]
Why Aren’t Americans Taking The Dirty Jobs In Alabama?
Back to Alabama for the moment, because I read something that I hadn’t seen regarding the issue of work and immigrants and that state’s economy. I came across an article in Bloomberg Businessweek titled: Why […]
Georgia Authorities Silence Immigrant Rights Advocate
Jerry Gonzalez, an engineer and the Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO), was invited to speak on a professional panel on immigration in Rome, Georgia recently. […]
