Illegal immigration may threaten health vote

The illegal immigration issue is emerging as the biggest threat to passing healthcare reform in the House.Congressional Hispanics have threatened to vote against the bill because of a last-minute threat from within the Democratic Caucus to bolster the House bill’s immigration restrictions to match those included in the Senate Finance bill.And they’re also fighting President [...]

Possible Hate Crime In Suffolk County

The leader of a Latino church in Patchogue says his congregation was targeted in a possible hate crime.
It happened at the Iglesia Evangelica Refugio de Salvacion – the Pentecostal Church Refuge of Salvation – on Railroad Avenue.
The pastor says notes targeting Hispanics were found inside the church and on the alter.
via Possible Hate Crime In [...]

Hispanics 20% of America’s students

Roughly one-fourth of the nation’s kindergartners are Hispanic, evidence of an accelerating trend that now will see minority children become the majority by 2023.
via TH – National/World Article.

Democrats Target Border De-Fence

Eight congressional Democrats are urging President Barack Obama to suspend the construction of a “border fence” separating the United States from Mexico, a move that is sure to reignite the immigration debate months after the economic crisis bumped the issue from the national stage.
The construction of a border fence is a contentious issue in Democratic [...]

Ruben Navarrette Jr: Extremists turned Hispanics against the GOP

There has been a misunderstanding. According to the chatter, many Republicans seem to think they lost the Hispanic vote because their party took a stand against illegal immigration.
That’s pretty much what radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh said during a recent interview with fellow talker Sean Hannity. I like listening to Limbaugh, but what gibberish. [...]

The myth of the Latino voting bloc

The GOP has less to fear from a backlash than many claim.
Is it possible that the immigration issue has far less importance to registered Latino voters then many believe? Although, this article clearly suggest that the Hispanic vote may not be the great swinging pendulum it’s made out to be. It also, gives us insight [...]