Hundreds of Latinos gathered Sunday afternoon in East Los Angeles to protest George Zimmerman’s acquittal on all charges for the killing of unarmed, black teenager Trayvon Martin.
Leer másParece mentira que fue hace solo un año que nació HuffPost Voces, el sitio en español del Huffington Post aquí, en Estados Unidos.
Leer másParece mentira que fue hace solo un año que nació HuffPost Voces, el sitio en español del Huffington Post aquí, en Estados Unidos.
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The new pope brings a set of mixed beliefs, in which his concern for the underprivileged does not stop him from being conservative in questions concerning “morality and family.” He is opposed to abortion, contraception and gay marriage, but strongly supports help for HIV victims and baptism for illegitimate children.
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Por amplia mayoría, los latinos apoyaron la primera opción – favorecida por el presidente Obama: el 70 por ciento quiere la “senda clara a la ciudadanía”, el 25 por ciento “esperar hasta que las fronteras sean seguras”.
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Es tan importante que lo consideran el evento crucial de la campaña presidencial 2012, es decir, de lo que ha sucedido en los últimos cuatro años.
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Según una nueva encuesta «las opiniones positivas dentro de la comunidad latina sobre los judíos tiende a mantener una correlacion con la frecuencia de los contactos personales, así como los niveles de educación, ingreso y aculturación.
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Many Latinos are critical of President Barack Obama’s occasional championing of undocumented immigrant deportation, believing that Obama has broken his campaign promise to pass immigration reform in his first year in office.
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Life hasn’t been good, and Hispanics have suffered the same fate as the much of the general population: persistent unemployment, political uncertainty and a deep sense of dejection. But as a group, their fate was worse: according to the Department of Labor, last month, when the national unemployment rate was 8.3 percent, for Latinos it reached 11.4 percent.
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Life hasn’t been good, and Hispanics have suffered the same fate as the much of the general population: persistent unemployment, political uncertainty and a deep sense of dejection. But as a group, their fate was worse: according to the Department of Labor, last month, when the national unemployment rate was 8.3 percent, for Latinos it reached 11.4 percent.
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Despite their overwhelming disapproval of the Obama administration’s record deportation levels, Hispanic voters give the president a substantial lead
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«Anonymous as a group with hierarchy and secrete membership is a construction of the media. There may be contact between different members, but it is not a requirement.»
Leer másCada voto cuenta. Cada voto importa. Pero para usted, el suyo y el de la gente que lo rodea es el voto más importante de todos. Porque votar denota interés y participación, aunque sea en el nivel primario que constituye el voto. Porque si vota y no votó antes, esa puede ser la antesala a otros cambios, a otras mejoras en su vida. Incluyendo hacer que otra gente vote, diciéndoles que se sacudan todo y que, esta vez, por ser esta vez, vayan y voten. Por sus intereses.
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A story about the interview was originaly published in The Huffington Post Latino Voices, here. It took place in the
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Jorge’s father lives somewhere in California with his daughters. He is not in touch with his son. But Jorge continues his activism: for rights; recognition and dignity. And he continues to dream. «I want to pursue a Master’s degree or a doctorate to study the LGBT Latino youth community, so as a professional I’ll be able to contribute.» Shooting the video for Cuentame was part of this path.
Leer másThe fact that Muhammad Yusuf, who was arrested yesterday and accused of conspiring to commit a terrorist act in New York, was born in the Dominican Republic and that his pre-conversion name is Jose Pimentel, wasn’t ignored in the reports about the failed plot. On the contrary, it appeared mostly on the first paragraphs in the news.
Leer másFirst published in The Huffington Post, 03/17/2012 In a series of statements and interviews, the main Republican presidential candidates distanced
Leer másTo spread and glorify the words and actions by extremists like Ahmadinejad only prevents any sort of peaceful solution, and to see these governments, especially from my own birthplace in Latin America, befriending him, frankly, confuses me.
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The events unfolding this week and announced for the next one remind us once again that Latinos in the United States are an intrinsic part of the population, and as such, are as interested and invested as every other American in the state of our union. When unemployment and foreclosure numbers rise, Latinos suffer; when the economy’s numbers improve they rejoice. And when civil rights cases jump to the front pages, they listen with rapt attention as the issue is always close to home.
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Latinos are here to stay. That was the call of hundreds of thousands who, in 2006 and 2007, marched all across the nation asking for immigration reform: ‘Aquí estamos y no nos vamos,’ they chanted. As if they were saying, «We are here. Deal with us. Know us.»
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Latinos are here to stay. That was the call of hundreds of thousands who, in 2006 and 2007, marched all across the nation asking for immigration reform: ‘Aquí estamos y no nos vamos,’ they chanted. As if they were saying, «We are here. Deal with us. Know us.»
Leer másFue un excelente debate entre – la primera vez en la historia – dos candidatos católicos al segundo puesto más importante del país (y ambos irlandeses). Un debate en el que quienes quisieron, pudieron aprender sobre la magnitud de la democracia estadounidense. Quienes quisieron, vieron ganar a su caballito de batalla. Algunos habrán cambiado de opinión.
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Where are the Latino leaders of the future?
Let me answer my own question with another question…
Do you know the legend of the Bluebird of Happiness?
If Republicans really believe they must do well with Hispanics to win the presidency, they have good reason to be worried.
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«There are hundreds of thousands, if not millions of young unauthorized immigrants who can make a difference like you did, if only they have the chance to do it,» wrote another in a welcoming tone.
As we are now attempting to do.
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For some, this is an homogeneous group, so united that if you make one of them a formal leader, the others will follow.
So if you choose a Latino candidate to run for office, the thinking goes, just the fact that they are Latino will, by itself, convince Latino voters to support them. Regardless of whether the Latino candidate is opposed to what most Latinos support–and vice versa.
Leer másSuper Tuesday will likely be an extremely important day for the GOP presidential candidates, with 410 delegates — or 18% of the total GOP delegates– up for grabs. Of course, a big win could assist Mitt Romney to win the nomination and break the back of either Rick Santorum or Newt Gingrich; but on the other hand, a surprise win for either of these candidates could potentially debilitate Romney and deny him the advantage he gained from last-minute victories in Michigan and Florida.
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The cases of chronic violence, which occurs repeatedly and is ongoing, are never explored–and these comprise the vast majority, causing untold devastation and grief.
While massacres and tragic shootings by crazed individuals occur in schools of all economic levels, with varying racial makeups, chronic violence in school tends to be concentrated in lower income areas, where the majority of students are usually Latino or black.
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