Politics

The following video is in Spanish. It provides a history of state violence and corruption in Mexico. As the video channel says in English: The straw that broke the camel’s back. We do not fear. Tlatelolco, June 10, Aguas Blancas, Acteal, Atenco, Nursery ABC Tlatlaya, Ayotzinapa: A cumulative violence of murders and disappearances have raised […]

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It was a rough week for Democrats… Let me rephrase that: It’s been a rough week for progressives. The thing they’ve been saying could happen this year actually happened, and after what will have been eight long, impotent years, the Republicans are set to regain control of Congress. Not your father’s Republican Party, mind you. […]

The following is a portion of the November 5, 2014 transcript provided by the White House tonight: Q Thank you, Mr. President. In 2010, you called the result of the midterm election “a shellacking.” What do you call this? And can you give us an update on your feelings about the immigration executive order in […]

[View the story “While You Lament the Midterms, This Is Happening in Mexico Right Now” on Storify]

The following data about U.S. Latino voters was presented today in Washington, D.C., Latino Decisions. For the full results, go to LatinoVote2014. The take aways: This shows where the Latino vote showed up for different Senate candidates in different states. Blue is Democrat, red is Republican and yellow is Independent.  Why they voted went more for […]

The first thought on hearing the man likely to become the new Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, deliver another lifeless victory speech last night was, “And the winner is… The Walking Dead!” No, it has nothing to do with any resemblance between the gentleman senator from Kentucky and the flesh-eating zombies thrilling millions each week […]

An Election Eve poll of 4,914 U.S. Latino voters conducted by Latino Decisions and sponsored by America’s Voice and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is confirming what anyone who covers the U.S. Latino vote already knew: immigration is still the Latino electorate’s top issue and when it comes to party affiliation, U.S. Latino […]

This happened yesterday in Connecticut. A DREAMer interrupted President Obama. This is what the President said: “You’re a ‘Dreamer’ and I gave you relief administratively and we’re going to work on the next one.” He also said this: “The Republicans are blocking immigration reform. That’s one more reason we need a Democratic Senate. So I […]

If you are Twitter tonight and want to focus on content that is a bit more substantive and informative, join us as we help support our friends at Who Is Dayani Cristal? in a #KnowYourBorder online chat. Given the fact that immigration continues to play a role in national politics and that most of that information is […]

I am still trying to figure out what kind of format this weekly column will take. I think that I should try to educate as well as chronicle some of my experiences but I have a feeling that I will just let the format evolve as it will. To begin with I want to show off just […]

We take a moment to let everyone know that people spend real time and money to produce these political videos. You know, because… those “illegals.” First up, this video has one real dramatic voiceover. Next, NumbersUSA. Yes, this is real. But the commercial is confusing. It says “immigrants” at one point then says “legal immigrants?” […]

The following “story” can easily be called a Streeeeetch, but it is a real published story by The Daily Caller. Seriously it is. This is what TheDC’s Patrick Howley wrote on October 29, under the headline, “La Raza Promotes Washington Post Guide On Where People Can Vote Without An ID:” The pro-amnesty Hispanic activist organization […]

This week, Fusion shared the following video: For the latest about #Ayotzinapa, follow these hashtags: #ItWasTheState and #FueElEstado. México se mueve por los normalistas desaparecidos. #FueElEstado #AyotzinapaSomosTodos http://t.co/07QCrBrIVY pic.twitter.com/idp4uc30zX — La Izquierda Diario (@izquierdadiario) November 1, 2014 #ItWasTheState and his security policy, supported by all the political parties in Mexico #BerlinConAyotzi Mexico pic.twitter.com/KvCKXcZnem — YoSoy132InterNtional […]

The 2008 presidential election was my generation’s 1992 or 1960. It was a moment brimming with hope and what many believed would be an equal amount of change in the country. The United States had just elected its first African American president, making everything else seem immediately possible. So when the new president promised to […]

In a segment earlier this morning on MSNBC’s José Díaz-Balart spoke to Buzzfeed’s Adrian Carrasquillo and our own Julio Ricardo Varela, founder of Latino Rebels, about the immigration action expected from the White House before the end of the year. While Adrian discussed his piece about how the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security […]

Before you watch the video below of President Barack Obama telling an immigrant rights supporter that the person should be “protesting Republicans” at a rally for Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke, we will say this: the White House continues to be out of touch with U.S. Latino voters. It is disrespectful and incredibly stale. It […]

Ever since machine-gun-wielding members of the Mexican military kidnapped, raped and then beheaded her daughter, forcing several members of her family to migrate, my friend Ana María (name changed to protect her) understands all too intimately the deep connection between mass immigration from Mexico and the mass graves that reside there. Yet, more than most, […]

On October 12, LatinoRebels.com ran the story of Teodulo Sánchez and a video he recorded showing a Buckeye, Arizona police officer telling Sánchez that he would ” kill [him] right here” during a traffic stop. On October 13, Buzzfeed ran a story about the video and spoke to Sánchez. That same day, our founder and […]

This past Monday I started working at a producer of legal marijuana in The Evergreen State of Washington. This means I work at a state-licensed farm where the plant of many names is grown, harvested, processed and packaged for sale at retail stores where it can be purchased much like at a liquor store. I […]

The following video was posted today on Facebook. It shows unidentified DREAMers interrupting a rally for North Carolina senator Kay Hagan, a Democrat who is running for re-election. In the video, Hagan, whose immigration record has been the target of progressive organizations, tells the DREAMers the she is for immigration reform, unlike her Republican opponent […]