Politics

All you brands and people who want to succeed on Facebook should look at what the Facebook page of US Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) did this week. First off, set it up with a video for the ages (over 60,000 views in like 2 days) on the floor of Congress that got picked up by outlets […]

How much do we love Luis Gutierrez? A lot. Brilliance. Pick out the immigrant, people. Time to play! (h/t to @Synbad)

Today NYC-based rockers OUTERNATIONAL released a new video for We Are All Illegals, the eponymous single off the album released just before the New Year, Todos Somos Ilegales: We Are All Illegals. This bilingual cinema-in-sound concept album focuses on the border, the USA, and the system that criminalizes those who create the wealth it rests upon. The album features collaborators Tom Morello, […]

From the YouTube channel of GRBEntertainment: At a time of increasing debate about immigration from Mexico, filmmaker Christian Rodriguez looks at the roots of the issue, its current state, and where it is headed. It explores the reality of being an immigrant in a new land when the act of being an immigrant itself is […]

Here is what LatinoJustice PRLDEF had to say about today's Supreme Court decision on Arizona v. United States:   The Court found that the provisions that made it a crime for non-citizens who are unlawfully present in the United States to work in Arizona; criminalized working in Arizona without federal work authorization; and authorized local […]

The slippery slope (and the spin) now begins. Here is what Arizona Governor Jan Brewer released this morning after the Supreme Court struck down most of her state's controversial SB1070 law. She is hinging her hopes on the "check your papers" provisions, which was deemed as constitutional even though it will be closely monitored by […]

This just in from the Supreme Court regarding Arizona's SB 1070 laws and AZ Central provides a very good summary of today's opinion: The Supreme Court has ruled that one key part of the Arizona immigration law known as Senate Bill 1070 is constitutional, paving the way for it to go into effect. The court ruled […]

Technically, the following headline on Gallup's page, "Hispanic Voters Put Other Issues Before Immigration," is factually correct. However, once you really look at the data, the headline is also misleading. And that is the problem with the mainstream media and polls. It continues to try and prove that the US Latino vote does not care […]

This is pretty simple, and we are probably guessing that those Christians who tell us to go to Mexico probably think that Pastor Gary Kinnaman is a commie.   Nonetheless, listen to what he has to say here. Next time someone asks you, "What part of illegal don't you understand?," just play this clip.

Today on "Meet the Press", Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) once again avoided answering direct questions. Does he have the political cojones to just say what he writes in his book, where he suggests that people might not be so worked up about the politics and complexities of immigration if most immigrants came from Canada instead […]

Here is what Rep. Luis Gutierrez had to say about Mitt Romney's speech at NALEO this week. Yes, he is "El Gallito Rebelde." At NALEO, Mitt Romney's speech perfectly summarized what he has to offer Latinos: nothing. No amount of evasive rhetoric and vague pleasantries will hide the basic fact that Mitt Romney won't stand […]

The day after Mitt Romney spoke to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) in Orlando, President Obama made his remarks. Did we not hear this message before in 2008? We will see, Mr. President, we will see. Let the ¡PANDERFIESTA! begin!     THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Gracias! (Applause.) Thank you […]

Today, after releasing the following immigration plan this morning, Mitt Romney spoke at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials today in Orlando. Besides talking about the 11% unemployment rate among US Latinos and the failure of the Obama economy, Romney addressed immigration for about 5 minutes. Here is the video of this portion […]

This is what the Mitt Romney campaign released today, just a few hours before he spoke to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials today in Orlando. The campaign also release several statements about President Obama and Latinos. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Romney Press Office  June 21, 2012  857-288-3610 MITT ROMNEY’S STRATEGY FOR BIPARTISAN […]

First of all, kudos to Channel 12 in Phoenix for accessing the expense reports from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and reporting the fact that taxpayer money was used by Sheriff Joe Arpaio's "Cold Case Posse" to travel to Hawaii and investigate the birth of President Barack Obama. Here is the report filed yesterday. Basically, […]

Tonight, Univision's Jorge Ramos interviewed Senator Marco Rubio. It gets testy and intense… and, yes, the interview sounds better in Spanish. They talk about several topics, including Rubio's politics and the whole Univision controversy. Here it is:  

Dear Boston Celtics, are you kidding us? Here is what the official Twitter account of Joe Arpaio tweeted out yesterday: I appreciate the many letters regarding my Birthday, especially the letter from the Boston Celtics. twitter.com/RealSheriffJoe… — Joe Arpaio (@RealSheriffJoe) June 18, 2012 A birthday letter? A flipping birthday letter? Does anyone your PR department […]

Here is a film that every American should see. Called "TWO AMERICANS," this documentary contrasts the lives of two Americans, one is Sheriff Joe Arpaio and another is nine-year-old Katherine Figueroa, who wages a campaign against Arpaio as she fights against the deportation of her parents. To learn more about this film, visit the official […]

This one is a simple one. Go to http://barackobama.com/latinos and you get this: Go to http://mittromney.com/latinos and you get this (well you GOT this for a few hours today but now http://mittromney.com/latinos takes you straight to Romney's web site): Granted, maybe the web guys at Romney 2012 don't have that URL as an official Latino outreach page, […]

This is in from YouTube and illegalmovieproject: "A compassionate look at undocumented youth in the United States. Executive Producer: Curry Glassell Producer: Diana Espitia and Luis Velez Director/Editor: John X. Carey | johnxcarey.com | twitter.com/#!/Johnxcarey | http://www.facebook.com/john.x.carey Directors of Photography: Chris Saul, Mike Mitchell Music composed and produced by: Bill Francis More info: http://www.illegalmovie.org Friend […]

Who said that you can't impact change? When news that young DREAMers were occupying the Denver office of President Obama's campaign started to get reported, many progressives and Obama supporters scoffed at the DREAMers' silliness. Why upset the President's campaign efforts, don't you know that staging sit-ins and protests against an administration that has deported […]