Politics

The Huff Post’s Roque Plenas speaks the truth in his latest piece, titled “No Politico, Not All Undocumented Immigrants Are Latino.” Politico made waves with an article published Monday that attempts to parse out the political efforts of a proposal for comprehensive immigration reform. The article argues that “pumping as many as 11 million new Hispanic […]

For all those who think that the current national debate on immigration reform is a question of the restrictive right vs. the accommodating left, we offer the latest series of posts by Alex Nowrasteh of the Cato Institute, considered by many to be one of the most influential “think tanks” in the world. Cato bills itself […]

NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala) filed the following Day 9 report (from April 3, 2013) of the genocide trial of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt and ex-intelligence chief Mauricio Rodriguez Sánchez in Guatemala City. They have given us permission to republish all their reports about this historic trial. NISGUA continues live coverage of the trial in […]

For most of my life I did my best to stay away from politics. I always felt that there was no point and that it is just a huge waste of time. In fact I still feel this way most of the time. We have created these imaginary sides, the left and the right. Team […]

In 1898, the United States defeated Spain in the Spanish-Cuban-American War. The then-Spanish colonies of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico were ceded to the United States as part of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 between Spain and the United States. 115 years later, Puerto Rico is still a colonial territory of the United […]

Here is just a part of what Define American‘s Jose Antonio Vargas shared at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on immigration today. Watch what Vargas had to say. Near the end of his opening remarks, he asks a very simple question: What do you want to do with us? In this video excerpt, Vargas makes a […]

In case you missed it, here is what Business Insider reported this week: A top assistant to a Univision news boss trashed Sen. Marco Rubio on his aide’s Facebook page, calling the Republican lawmaker a “loser” and “a token slave boy.” It’s the latest attack in a lengthy feud between the Florida senator and the […]

Don’t forget to RSVP to the #CountryForAll Immigration Twitter Chat with the legendary Jorge Ramos, co-hosted by Mamiverse, Latino Rebels, and IHispano. The RSVP link is here, and if you join us on February 13 from 9-10 EST on Twitter, you will get a chance to win one of 10 autographed copies of Ramos’ Country […]

Today in some select markets, the following ad by DefineAmerican.com will air during the 2013 Super Bowl. You can join the conversation of how to change the immigration dialogue by going to DefineAmerican.com or by following #timeisnow on Twitter. People can also support the ad here so that it can broadcast after the game as […]

Today Emilio Sánchez, President and Editor-in-Chief of the Miami-based VOXXI news site, wrote a three-page post entitled “A Fierce Campaign Against the Dignity of Salomon Melgen.” In the piece, Sánchez suggested reasons as to why he thinks the latest FBI investigation of Melgen, who is listed on VOXXI’s site as the company’s Chairman and Founder (UPDATE: […]

Earlier this week, several outlets, including NBC News, The New York Times, and The Miami Herald, reported about the undetermined FBI investigation of Dr. Salomon Melgen, a top Democratic donor with deep ties to New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez and a Latino community leader who founded the Miami-based VOXXI news site. As details continue to […]

Here is a clip that you might have missed during the post-election cycle. Hear what attorney and Hispanic political activist Andrés López, a member of the Democratic National Committee and head of the Futuro Fund has to say about “the growing political clout of the country’s largest minority voting block.”

There are very few polarizing figures in modern Latin America and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is clearly one of them. To some (especially those who run with oil companies), he is despised. To others (mostly those who believe in rights for the poor), he is revered. The last few weeks have been a online swirl […]

Today Al Jazeera's "The Stream" featured the recent events in Puerto Rico regarding the brutal murder of publicist José Enrique Gómez and the social media movements that resulted from recent events. The following video focuses on #TodosSomosJoseEnrique and #BoicotLaComay. "

This afternoon Puerto Rican governor Luis Fortuño formally requested a recount of the election he conceded two weeks ago to governor-elect Alejandro García Padilla. Puerto Rican Governor Luis Fortuño According to a breaking news report by Puerto Rico's El Nuevo Día, the electoral head of island's pro-statehood New Progressive Party (PNP), Edwin Mundo, said that […]

Just when we thought that Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) was going out on a limb and telling the world that Pitbull ain't no Tupac or Eminem (TRUTH!), a story by NBC Latino published today just proves that Rubio is just another politician who likes to offer music critiques and delete tweets. Now the Miami native is […]

This week, the issue of statehood for Puerto Rico, the world's oldest colony, has become a topic of mainstream media interest and other online outlets. Granted, many of these outlets have no clue the complexities of this issue (read our jefe's analysis instead), and all you need to do is read Gil the Genius' latest […]

Today, the video section of Noticiero Univision posted a report with a headline that read "Members of the Klu Klux Klan Celebrate Arpaio's Victory." As we watched the video, the reporter kept saying that the members allegedly were part of the KKK and never really reported that they were actually members. Throughout the video we […]

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AT JULIORVARELA.COM Last night the island of Puerto Rico experienced a historic election. Not only did Puerto Ricans go to the polls to vote for Governor, Resident Commissioner, and other legislative positions, they also voted in yet another non-binding plebiscite that tried to determine whether Puerto Ricans favored its current commonwealth relationship with […]

Marc Anthony and his handlers are a bit upset this morning at Puerto Rico's pro-statehood New Progressive Party (PNP) for using an Anthony video that shows the 44-year-old music superstar endorsing PNP leader and incumbent governor Luis Fortuño. Here is the video taken from a PNP election rally for Fortuño, who is facing a tough […]

Last night, the presidential debate was all about the Middle East, Israel, mixed in with a little bit of China. All we really heard about Latin America was this from Governor Romney (oh yeah, he also mentioned that President Obama likes to cozy up with Castro and Chávez): Number two, we're going to increase our […]