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Mitt Romney: Educating Kids of Color is the 'Civil Rights Issue of Our Era'

Mitt Romney: Educating Kids of Color is the ‘Civil Rights Issue of Our Era’

by Jorge Rivas on May 24 2012, 11:38AM

On Wednesday, the presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney talked explicitly about schools failing students of color. But there’s a lot more to that story.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Politics

Obama Holds 34-Point Lead Over Romney Among Registered Latino Voters

Obama Holds 34-Point Lead Over Romney Among Registered Latino Voters

by Jorge Rivas on May 23 2012, 12:30PM

Despite broken immigration promises and a record number of deportations Latinos continue to support the President.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Politics

Obama Launches Latinos for Obama, Romney Releases Anto-Obama Infographic

Obama Launches Latinos for Obama, Romney Releases Anto-Obama Infographic

by Jorge Rivas on April 20 2012, 2:26PM

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney countered President Obama’s Latino outreach by arguing that Obama “has brought hard times to Hispanics,” citing their unemployment numbers.

Topics: GOP Primary, /NOW Blog, Politics

Mitt Romney: Not Winning Latino Vote

Mitt Romney: Not Winning Latino Vote “Spells Doom for Us”

by Jorge Rivas on April 17 2012, 2:30PM

The GOP presidential hopeful says he plans on reminding Latinos Obama promised immigration reform and didn’t fulfill those promises.

Topics: GOP Primary, /NOW Blog, Politics

Latinos Accused of Voter Fraud Feeling the Willie Horton Ill Effect

Latinos Accused of Voter Fraud Feeling the Willie Horton Ill Effect

by Brentin Mock on April 6 2012, 9:30AM

What we can see so far is that Republicans are ramming photo voter ID laws down states’ throats by drumming up fake scares about “voter fraud” caused by “illegal aliens” who are terrorizing the polls by voting and cancelling out the votes of legitimate voters. It’s all bunkum, but plenty of campign mileage miles are racking up off this racket by Republicans

Topics: Brentin Mock, Politics

Rick Perry, GOP's Most Viable Candidate for Latino Vote Drops Out of Race

Rick Perry, GOP’s Most Viable Candidate for Latino Vote Drops Out of Race

by Jorge Rivas on January 19 2012, 12:55PM

Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry announced his withdrawal from the presidential race on Thursday.

Topics: GOP Primary, /NOW Blog

Survey Finds Majority of Latinos Hold Compassionate Views on Abortion

Survey Finds Majority of Latinos Hold Compassionate Views on Abortion

by Jorge Rivas on January 18 2012, 2:30PM

A new survey found the majorities of Latino voters opposed politicians interfering in personal, private decisions about abortion.

Topics: Gender & Sexuality, /NOW Blog

Presente.org Names Arturo Carmona as its New Executive Director

by Jorge Rivas on January 12 2012, 6:59PM

The country’s pre-eminent online Latino advocacy organization largely responsible for removing Lou Dobbs from CNN has a new director.

Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog

Romney Doesn't Support DREAM Act, But That's Not What His Spanish Ad Says

Romney Doesn’t Support DREAM Act, But That’s Not What His Spanish Ad Says

by Jorge Rivas on January 11 2012, 11:27AM

Mitt Romney is pulling out all the stops for the Latino vote.

Topics: GOP Primary, /NOW Blog

Mitt Romney Wants Latino Voters to Know His Father Was Born in Mexico

Mitt Romney Wants Latino Voters to Know His Father Was Born in Mexico

by Jorge Rivas on January 9 2012, 12:30PM

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney on Monday made it clear he needs to win the Latino vote to get to the White House.

Topics: GOP Primary, /NOW Blog, Politics

Univision News Poll: Obama Holds Advantage with Latino Voters

Univision News Poll: Obama Holds Advantage with Latino Voters

by Jorge Rivas on November 10 2011, 2:53PM

Latinos still support Obama. But it’s not because they think he’s a great president.

Topics: Politics

Cinco de Mayo, Primero de Mayo and the Birth of the United States of América

Cinco de Mayo, Primero de Mayo and the Birth of the United States of América

by Roberto Lovato on May 5 2011, 7:24AM

Thirty years, millions of mobile devices and a massive wave of migration later, Latinos have largely forgotten the meaning of Cinco de Mayo.

Topics: Immigration

Even California Republicans Don't Want an SB-1070 of Their Own

Even California Republicans Don’t Want an SB-1070 of Their Own

by Julianne Hing on December 7 2010, 5:14PM

GOP strategist and Meg Whitman advisor says it’s “counterproductive to the future of the party.”

Topics: Immigration, Politics

Frustrated Latino Voters Consider Tequila Party

Frustrated Latino Voters Consider Tequila Party

by Julianne Hing on December 2 2010, 1:02PM

Kinda like the Tea Party. But not really.

Topics: Politics

What It Will Take to Win the Latino Vote In 2012

What It Will Take to Win the Latino Vote In 2012

by Julianne Hing on November 9 2010, 9:58AM

Hint: Taking them for granted until then is a bad start.

Topics: Election: Now What?

Tough Prospects for DREAM Act's Lame Duck Passage

Tough Prospects for DREAM Act’s Lame Duck Passage

by Julianne Hing on November 8 2010, 4:34PM

Latino voters may have helped save Harry Reid, but Republicans may keep him from following through on his agenda.

Topics: Immigration

Latino Voters Save the West for Democrats

Latino Voters Save the West for Democrats

by Julianne Hing on November 3 2010, 4:30PM

Exit polls suggest Harry Reid and Jerry Brown owe Latinos their jobs. Will they remember that fact?

Topics: 2010 Elections

Presente to People of Color: The Haters Will Vote. Will You?

Presente to People of Color: The Haters Will Vote. Will You?

by Jamilah King on November 1 2010, 11:03AM

Racist rhetoric might drive liberals to the polls, too.

Topics: 2010 Elections

GOP Strategist Who Told Latinos

GOP Strategist Who Told Latinos “Don’t Vote,” Casts His Ballot

by Julianne Hing on October 29 2010, 11:07AM

Do as Robert de Posada says, but not as he does.

Topics: 2010 Elections

Whitman Woos Latinos in Spanish, Bashes Immigrants in English

Whitman Woos Latinos in Spanish, Bashes Immigrants in English

by Julianne Hing on October 27 2010, 2:13PM

A tale of two campaign ads reveals the real Meg Whitman.

Topics: 2010 Elections

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