The FBI says hate crimes against Latinos are increasing Hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan are increasingly targeting immigrants, hoping to widen their own appeal by cashing in on anti-immigrant sentiments. The economic downturn may also be leading to the scapegoating of immigrants.
An ICE agent was indicted for bribery and other charges. Authorities in [...]
Tags: · anti-immigration, Barletta, hate crimes, Hate Groups, ice, immigrants, Kanjorski, Latino voters, Texas
In the end, Barack Obama didn’t need the 19 electoral votes represented by Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico, three states won by George W. Bush in 2004, to make it to the White House. But he won all three, two with double-digit margins. Early analysis of the blue shift in western states credits a range [...]
Tags: · Battle for the West, Colorado, Denver, election day, exit polling, Las Vegas, Latino voters, Latinos, Nevada, New Mexico, Washoe, youth vote
A study published earlier this month by the William C. Velasquez Institute looked at statewide polling data and determined that if the election were held today, “Latino voters would provide the margin of victory for democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico.”
Swearing in at a Denver naturalization ceremony this summer
Though most [...]
Tags: · Arizona, Barack Obama, Battle for the West, citizenship, Colorado, John McCain, Latino voters, naturalization, Nevada, New Mexico
When Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was first selected as John McCain’s running mate, the News 21 blog wondered about her stance on immigration. With very few immigrants in Alaska, it seemed she had never had the occasion to consider the issue.
Now, thanks to the Spanish-language channel Univision, we know that Palin’s immigration stance adheres [...]
Tags: · Columbia, Immigration, John McCain, Latino voters, Sarah Palin, Univision
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