“Nothing Hispanic. Debate ignores the border, relations with Latin America and immigration.” That was the text on the cover of Hoy newspaper in New York after the second presidential debate this week. No references to immigration, no mentions of Latin…
While immigration is barely discussed in the mainstream presidential campaign, a Spanish-language war of accusations continues to play on TV screens in “Hispanic battleground” states. A few days ago, John McCain’s campaign launched an ad which again accused Barack Obama…
– Back From The Other Side. Upon his return to Mexico after seven years in the U.S., sixteen-year-old Edgar Gutiérrez “found relatives he couldn’t remember. Kids thought he was stuck up because he had lived in the U.S. Teachers scolded…
Northern Virginia is one of the places where the immigration debate has been the most heated. In August, we reported on the effect of authorizing local law enforcement to inquire about the immigration status of people who are arrested. Due…
It seems in this campaign there’s no end to the lanzamiento de barro (mud slinging in Spanish.) The McCain campaign has launched a new Spanish-language ad which, according to the Washington Post, is running in the “Hispanic battleground” states of…
– Adiós Michigan? Just as we recently reported on George Lopez’s Latino outreach efforts in Michigan, Politico’s Jonathan Martin reports John McCain’s campaign is pulling out of the state, “a stunning move a month away from Election Day that indicates…
Despite all the talk about immigration over the past several years, it’s clear that many people are still mystified about how the U.S. immigration system works. But if you explain it with pictures maybe people will get it. That’s the approach…
The first debate between Barack Obama and John McCain left a “big frustration” among Latinos in the U.S. and Latin Americans watching across the hemisphere. Jorge Ramos, the Univision anchor, wrote “Latin America was completely ignored.” “Neither Obama nor (John)…
Latinos are considered especially important as a voting population this year because it’s expected they’ll help decide whether four key battleground states go red or blue – Florida, Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado, for a total of 46 electoral college…
With the presidential candidates focused mainly on the threat of an economic collapse and Friday’s foreign policy debate, other campaign issues are not getting a lot of attention. Still, last Monday Sen. John McCain made a campaign appearance in front…