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NYC Considering Allowing Non-Citizens to Vote
May 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
NYC city council is considering allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections if the proposed “Voting by Non-Citizen Residents” legislation passes. continue reading »
The Latino Vote: Good News & Work To Do
May 11, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
At first glance, yeah, Latino voters are “punching below their weight,” as a Pew press release succinctly put it. The Latino voter turn-out rate in the past presidential election was a paltry 48% – to quote Pew again – ,”far below that of whites (64.1%) or blacks (66.2%).” continue reading »
Hispanic High School Graduates Pass Whites in Rate of College Enrollment
May 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A record seven-in-ten (69%) Hispanic high school graduates in the class of 2012 enrolled in college that fall, two percentage points higher than the rate (67%) among their white counterparts, continue reading »
Republican National Committee to Spend $10 Million for Outreach to Minorities and Women
March 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Republican National Committee has announced it will spend $10 million to outreach to minorities and women all while promoting minority leadership. This is part of the RNC's effort to update its image and attract more votes then it did in the 2012 Presidential election. continue reading »
Obama Nominates Thomas Perez for Labor Secretary
March 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
President Obama has nominated Thomas Perez, currently at the Department of Justice (DOJ), to be his Labor Secretary. Perez, 51, requires Senate approval for the cabinet position – should he obtain it he will be the first Hispanic in Obama’s second-term cabinet. continue reading »
Latino Voters Favor Gun Restrictions
March 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The grim statistics and on-going stories about children, men and women killed by guns in America have led many to conclude that enough is enough; something must to be done to curb the senseless loss of lives gun violence. That something needs to be done is without controversy as Americans across the ideological divide desire safer communities continue reading »
Is It Time For A New Voting Rights Act?
March 3, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
For all of the anticipation leading up to the Voting Rights challenge at the U. S. Supreme Court there are a couple of things that bubbled to the surface and that are worth noting in it’s wake: Justice Scalia’s “racial entitlement” comment and the idea that maybe we’re better off with judicial creative destruction, where Section 5 is struck down to make room for a new, more comprehensive voting rights enforcement code. continue reading »
A Deep Dive: Losing the Latino Vote
March 2, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
This isn’t being talked about very loudly in Latino political circles, in fact, it hasn’t been talked about loudly for a long time. But it has been acknowledged and mulled over by many people for many years. continue reading »
Adolfo Carrion Hopes to Become First Latino Mayor of New York City
February 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Former Bronx borough president and veteran Democrat Adolfo Carrion will run for mayor of New York as an independent candidate. In an interview with Efe, he said he is aware of the political ris continue reading »
Negative Reaction to Sen. Marco Rubio’s Response to SOTU
February 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The following is a response by ‘Somos Indpendents’ to Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s Republican response to President Obama’s State of the Union. The group apparently is not pleased with Rubio’s lack of passion for immigration reform especially in light of his own's family benefiting from a very generous immigration policy. continue reading »
Republican Party Rolls Out New Spanish Twitter Feed
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Republican Party rolled out a new Spanish-language Twitter feed on Tuesday, hours before President Barack Obama was set to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. continue reading »
Colbert Satirizes GOP’s “Hispanic Outreach” - MUST WATCH!
February 9, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
In case you missed it, Steven Colbert took a satirical swipe at the GOP’s recently announced “Hispanic Outreach” during his nightly program on Comedy Central. continue reading »
Florida’s Sen. Marco Rubio Slated to Give Republican Rebuttal to State of the Union Address
February 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising star among conservatives, has been tapped by his party to deliver - in English and Spanish - the GOP response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before Congress next week. continue reading »
Voter ID Advanced in Virginia by Republicans
February 6, 2013 | by Jim Malewitz for Pew Stateline | Latino Daily News
Virginia Republicans are moving forward with plans to tighten voter ID laws for the second time in two years. continue reading »
Over 20 Latino Organizations Urging Supreme Court to Uphold Voting Rights of Underrepresented Voters
February 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund has signed on to an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court challenge to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. continue reading »
Why Democrats Don’t Have to Worry About Ted Cruz?
February 2, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
Not too long ago Ruben Navarette wrote a most revealing column entitled “Democrats should worry about up-and-comer Cruz. The column goes on to extol Cruz’s conservative values and how they perfectly matched those of the Hispanic community. continue reading »
Latino Vote: Republican Lawmakers Eye Tougher Election Laws
January 30, 2013 | by Jake Grovum | Latino Daily News
The run-up to the 2012 elections was one of court battles and legislative jockeying over Republican-backed voter ID and elections laws that critics called bald-faced attempts to suppress turnout and disenfranchise Democratic voters. continue reading »
GOP: Latinos We Are Just Not That Into You
January 27, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
Last week I got a call from a Hispanic Republican activist asking what it would take to increase the Latino vote. I told her, “It’s simple, Republicans need to fund outreach grassroots initiatives, invite Latino influencers to the discussion table, create a Latino friendly policy and sell it.” continue reading »
Latinos in the President’s Cabinet? It’s Not Just About “Optics”
January 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
I have a problem with pundits and commentators calling President Obama’s lack of diversity in his cabinet a matter of “optics.” As if the President were an optometrist and his cabinet were a set of lenses. As if the president’s cabinet were not so much a working kitchen cabinet but a china cabinet, where things are placed to be seen and seldom used. continue reading »
The Untapped Potential of the Latino Electorate
January 18, 2013 | by Latino Decisions | Latino Daily News
The 2012 election was a watershed moment for the Latino electorate in many respects. In giving President Obama a record level of support (75%), Latinos were decisive to the outcome; an unprecedented mark of influence for this segment of the electorate. Prior to Election Day, both parties went out of their way to include more Latinos in marquee roles their conventions. continue reading »
