
The nation is suffering another spike in racial conflict as the nation heads into another national election with President Barack Obama in the White House, according to a new CNN poll.
by Neil Munro25 Nov 2015, 5:11 AM PST0

During her Saturday show on MSNBC, Melissa Harris-Perry reacted to being told one-third of the prisoners being released by President Barack Obama would be deported and noted the “new very aggressive criminalization” of Latino communities. “This seems so critical to me that even as
by Trent Baker7 Nov 2015, 5:49 PM PST0

Amnesty activists opposed to Donald Trump and his immigration policies have gone beyond piñatas and have launched a new video featuring children yelling obscene profanities at the Republican frontrunner.
by Joel B. Pollak4 Nov 2015, 6:46 AM PST0

Myriam Witcher – the Hispanic woman whose enthusiasm for GOP frontrunner Donald Trump made headlines – says Trump is a “great mentor” in Hispanic countries and she has more admiration for Trump than former GOP nominee Mitt Romney.
by Alex Swoyer9 Oct 2015, 2:31 PM PST0

Barack Obama said that while “anti-immigrant sentiment” was not new to politics in America, it was wrong, citing the Irish and Italians that once suffered stereotypes similar to Hispanics today. He also dismissed the suggestion that somehow immigrants in the past were all legal, and used a straw man argument to suggest that opponents of amnesty were racist.
by Charlie Spiering9 Oct 2015, 5:28 AM PST0

“That’s right, apply for citizenship and you can vote for whoever you want to vote for, and you could even vote against the guy who called your whole ethnic group rapists, murderers and drug-dealers,” Gutiérrez said in a speech Thursday on the House floor. “That kind of ugly, un-American attack is moving people to apply for citizenship and moving citizens to become voters,” he added.
by Caroline May17 Sep 2015, 12:08 PM PST0

“The fact that an individual like Donald Trump, a candidate for the presidency of the United States for the Republican party, has the audacity to continue to gratuitously harass the Latin community makes my blood boil,” the Puerto Rican entertainer wrote in a Spanish language op-ed for Univision Wednesday, according to a Billboard translation.
by Caroline May27 Aug 2015, 12:01 PM PST0

As the University of Texas debuted its new Latino Leadership Award, it was announced that the first winner would be newly-elected Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush.
by Warner Todd Huston31 Mar 2015, 5:52 PM PST0

Sunday night’s Academy Awards was littered with political commentary, with Best Director winner Alejandro González Iñárritu no exception as he dedicated Birdman’s Best Picture win to his fellow Mexicans, “who live in Mexico.” Iñárritu’s comments echo prior statements made by last year’s Best Director and fellow Mexican, Alfonso Cuarón, slamming Mexican government officials over systematic corruption.
by Michelle Moons23 Feb 2015, 10:28 AM PST0