by Marisa Guerra Echeverria | Nov 4, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Following a week of fallout from incendiary comments about U.S. Latinos, both Democrats and Republicans scramble to curry the favor of Latino voters from across the country. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have created Spanish-language advertisements,...
by Emma Richman | Oct 28, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump has ramped up media appearances targeting Latino voters in the weeks before the election, participating in a roundtable with supporters and community leaders on Tuesday, as well as a town hall on Univision on Oct. 16. The...
by Safiya Merchant | Mar 14, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON – In the 2012 election cycle, one demographic has caught the eye of the Republican presidential candidates, President Barack Obama and the mainstream media — for better and for worse. Many analysts think Hispanic voters are the key to the outcome of...
by Safiya Merchant | Mar 7, 2012 | Politics
Hector E. Sanchez, the executive director of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, said illegal immigration benefits American business (Safiya Merchant/Medill).Janet Murguia, the president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza, said...
by Safiya Merchant | Feb 8, 2012 | Politics
By Safiya Merchant WASHINGTON—More than 12 million Latino voters may vote in the November presidential election, but some leading Latino advocates said Wednesday the candidates aren’t adequately addressing Hispanic issues. According to a June study conducted by the...
