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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 […]

Talk about being all over the place. Yesterday, right after President Obama announced his administration's intentions to shift part of this country's immigration policy to allow a "deferred action" of two years that delays deportations and grants work permits for close to 1 million undocumented youth—1) who came to this country with their parents before […]

Yes, we understand that freedom of the press is an American right embedded in the Constitution. But at the same time, there is freedom of the press, and just plain being rude. Today at the White House, The Daily Caller's Neil Munro was rude. As President Obama talked about his administration's shift in immigration policy […]

This afternoon we received the following statement from the United Farm Workers, after we originally contacted them on May 25 to ask about the placement of a Budweiser logo under its iconic ¡Sí se puede! image at the organization's 50th anniversary celebration. After several emails and phone messages, we got a response from the UFW […]

Maybe the President should invite more journalists who want to pick a fight with him to the White House.

And here we go. This morning's statement by Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano that will put a halt to the deportation of young undocumented immigrants who entered this country with their parents if they meet certain requirements has already gotten the reactions that we would expect: those who support real comprehensive reform (and are […]

Here is what the Department of Homeland Security released around 10:15 EST TODAY: Release Date: June 15, 2012 For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 La Secretaria Napolitano Anuncia Proceso De Acción Diferida Para Jóvenes Que Sean De Baja Prioridad Para La Aplicación De La Ley WASHINGTON— Secretary of Homeland Security Janet […]

You don't think immigration is an issue in this country? That it is all about a law that, quite frankly, does not reflect the economic reality and the economic necessities we need to promote as a country in the 21st century? Tell that to TIME. This week they published the following cover: Here is an […]

Author Carmen Tafolla = Rebelde. By the way, Tafolla is San Antonio's Poet Laureate. ¡Break it down, hermana!

Yesterday, after we reported a story that our constant requests to ask the United Farm Workers (UFW) a few basic questions about the use of a Budweiser logo under the organization's iconic "Sí se puede" symbol have been ignored and has also led to the UFW's Facebook page blocking our founder for posting the very same questions we […]