Last Wednesday, President Obama announced that he had rejected TransCanada Corp.’s request for a permit to construct the Keystone XL pipeline. TransCanada was prepared to fund the highly publicized project that would consist of a crude oil pipeline extending from an oil supply hub, at the tar sands oil fields of Alberta, Canada, all the … Continue reading
Some political consultants have posited that a drawn out GOP primary that has already seen eighteen debates, including another this week in Jacksonville, Florida may be playing to the advantage of incumbent President Barack Obama. Politicians and analysts alike have expressed their displeasure with the numerous negative ads that these candidates are using to discredit … Continue reading
In the past fifty years, the United States has seen an overall decline in fertility rates. Women have stopped having large families or delayed child birth for various reasons such as advanced degrees, success in the workplace or delayed marriage. However, this decline has created an imbalance in the American social structure. Baby Boomers, those … Continue reading
Religion tends to be a delicate subject, and its place in politics can be described as such. However, the growth of the Evangelical movement has led to an increased political presence in the United States. A substantial number of Hispanics has joined the movement during its expansion. In general, Evangelicals have supported conservative policies and … Continue reading
Oftentimes when perusing through media outlets to determine the latest prediction of where the ‘Latino’ vote will be going in 2012, it is usually lost upon readers that there is truly no such thing as a ‘Latino’ vote. Sure, the overall Hispanic vote may trend more in one ideological direction than another depending on the … Continue reading
Over the past week the Huffington Post ran two articles about Hispanic voters and their thoughts and feelings leading up to the 2012 Presidential Election. It is widely publicized that the Hispanic population in the United States is growing rapidly and could possibly double by 2050. Therefore, one might believe it reasonable to assume that … Continue reading
Ruben Navarette Jr. raised an interesting question in his latest CNN article, “Could Mitt Romney be America’s first Hispanic President?” As Romney has swept through Iowa and New Hampshire it seems that the GOP could have its first Hispanic Presidential Nominee. Yes, Romney is Hispanic. His father was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, which borders Nevada … Continue reading
Last Friday, Assistant Attorney General Virginia A. Seitz released an opinion letter titled, “Lawfulness of Recess Appointments During a Recess of the Senate Notwithstanding Periodic Pro Forma Sessions.” The letter addresses the concerns many people have, including the Senate, as to the Constitutionality of President Obama’s recently announced intent to make four recess appointments during … Continue reading
The eventual Republican candidate for the White House in 2012 will surely have his work cut out for him with respect to garnering a sizable portion of the Hispanic vote. The GOP has lost much ground with Hispanics, even Republican-leaning ones, with the onset of a fierce immigration debate that has left Americans of Hispanic … Continue reading
Thomas Schaller explores the disconnect between the GOP and Latino voters in his article on Salon.com, “GOP’s Latino problem gets worse.” Schaller notes that the Obama campaign enjoyed substantial support from Hispanic voters in the 2008 Presidential Election, and even carried the majority of the Cuban-American vote. Cuban-Americans are often thought of as a more … Continue reading
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