Lou Dobbs is saying that shots have been fired at his house and in doing so, he implicates his critics. We should note that an investigation is ongoing and that Dobbs lives on large ranch in New Jersey, where people do routinely hunt. This incident took place three weeks ago, and he’s just now getting [...]

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This morning the Washington Post is reporting that the House Ethics Committee has been trying to determine if rules were broken when Rep. Linda Sanchez put three of her sister’s staffers on her payroll after the Caroline Valdez embezzlement scheme depleted funds from Rep. Loretta Sanchez’s office. This staffing investigation has been going on since [...]

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Imagine dedicating yourself to your country’s military, risking your life beyond what most Americans would ever do, you fall in love with someone who was brought to this country as a small child, build a life with her, and then learn that deportation proceedings have commenced to have her removed from the country and the [...]

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This weekend I read this piece by Ruben Navarrette, where he addresses racial litmus tests within ethnic groups. He talks about how people of color often judge each other’s “ethnic authenticity” according to where they stand on certain issues. Navarrette discusses being called a vendido or coconut for taking more conservative positions. Specifically, he writes: “Sometimes, it’s [...]

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Many people like to say that we are now in a post-racial society because the US has elected President Obama, but that certainly isn’t the case. We still witness racial profiling, the proliferation of ethnically tinged lies, and face institutional barriers to equality. One area where Latinos are often the low men and women on [...]

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While I don’t have cable or the time to watch it, I did find this interesting review of the preview of CNN’s Latino in America. I was particularly struck by this part: “If CNN hopes to win over more Latinos, they will have to do better. Do they expect Latinos to tune in more now [...]

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For the past few months, I have been aware of the cyberbullying bill introduced by Representative Linda Sanchez, which basically amounts to a trampling of first amendment rights. The bill is also known as the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act, named for a girl who committed suicide after receiving a series of horrendous messages were [...]

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VivirLatino has a pretty good post up summing up how I feel about the whole CNN Latino in America series and Lou Dobbs hypocrisy. America’s Voice, a more reasonable immigration reform group (or to borrow the words of Jack Turner from Jack & Jill Politics, “pro-sanity-in-immigration-reform group”), has raised enough money to air this ad [...]

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