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Election 2012: The Latino Vote
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We’re less than a year out from the 2012 Presidential Election, and Latinos are poised to determine who occupies the White House! Our growing segment of the electorate may register and vote in droves (we hope)—or, unhappy with President Barack Obama’s record on job creation and immigration reform, many may choose to sit the election out.
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The U.S. Hispanic Market Will Soon Be the World's 11th Largest Economy!
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At yesterday's Wall Street Summit in New York City, global CEO and corporate director Solomon "Sol" Trujillo gave a landmark, paradigm-shifting keynote speech called "Follow The Money," which put the $1.1 trillion dollar U.S. Hispanic market into a global perspective.
"The U.S. Hispanic market will soon be the 11th largest economy in the world,"...
Pew Center Study Finds Latino Families Hardest Hit By Recession
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Latino families experienced the largest decline of any other racial or ethnic in wealth during the recession. These finding are based on a study published today by the Pew Foundation that used data collected by the United States Census Bureau.
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Recession Hits Latino Youth in Colorado Disproportionately Hard
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The recession has disproportionately affected Hispanic children in Colorado; driving up the number of Latino children in poverty, exacerbating both nutritional issues and higher rates of attempted suicides among Latino kids.
"While economists proclaimed the...
The Real Cost of Immigration
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The past year has seen an unprecedented backlash against undocumented immigrants. Proposed measures targeting them include Arizona’s SB 1070 law, which inspired other states to follow suit with similar bills that would allow local police to enforce immigration laws; conservatives have called for a repeal of the 14th amendment, which guarantees citizenship to...
Latinos and the Obama Administration
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Much noise has been made recently about President Barack Obama's delay in passing immigration reform—with some special interest groups going so far as to suggest that Latinos refrain from voting since the "Do-Nothing" Democrats haven't, well, done anything for us.
So we decided to take a look back at policy over the last two years to see what President...
2010 Election Guide
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Next Tuesday is election day and the nation is watching the Latino community to see what our impact will be. Here is a round up of the important races and issues that affect our community.
FLORIDA
Senate candidate Marco Rubio is ahead of Democrat Kendrick Meek and independent Charlie Crist...
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