Millions of Hispanic immigrants and American Hispanics who faithfully file income tax returns have access to free tax preparation through the efforts of private American business. Great news..! Today, 16 private sector companies make their software available free to anyone to prepare federal tax forms and offer free electronic filing directly to the Internal Revenue [...]
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Hispanics in Hollywood – Part II
Director Ben Affleck sparked an imbroglio among some Hispanics when he chose to portray CIA-super star Antonio Mendez in Affleck’s Academy Award winning “Best Picture” ARGO. The primary issue, should Affleck have portrayed a Mexican American; shouldn’t Hispanics in Hollywood portray Hispanics? A secondary issue is does Hollywood shortchange the Hispanic community by ignoring it [...]
The Graveyard or the Base? Part 2 – The Hispanic Vote
In Part 1, I put some of the latest Pew Latino polling on the table and argue that the Republican base has a problem with the left, not with the Hispanic vote per se. I argue that Governor Pete Wilson’s Prop 187 was a mistake and that a necessary but not sufficient prerequisite is to [...]
Hispanics in Hollywood
It was my pleasure to sit back and watch two of my favorite all time movies on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) last night. “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962) followed by “Sahara” with Humphrey Bogart (1943) were the movies. In these spectacular wartime films I rediscovered why Hollywood can show us the way on race and ethnic [...]
Celebrating the Quincentennial of the American People – 1513-2013
2013 A.D. marks the quincentennial of the arrival of the Western world to the eastern shores of the United States. For Native Americans, this year marks the 500th anniversary of their first contact with nonnatives. This encounter would not take place in the Outer Banks or New England, but further south in what is today [...]
Immigration and jobs increase together
Immigration and jobs increase proportionately. Contrary to the myth of restrictionists, immigrants do not take jobs away from citizens. Nor do they only create new jobs for themselves. They create jobs for themselves and for citizens. Contrary to the limited vision of the “Gang of 8″, it is not only the “educated” immigrants who create [...]
The Latino Republican GrowElect Revolution and Malaguena Salerosa
Strolling through the Hyatt Regency after dinner Friday at the CRP convention, I heard the sound of the Latino Republican revolution, the rhythmic, infectious and joyous music of a mariachi band on the second floor bridge leading to the Orange County Lincoln Club party. Upstairs the band was in full mariachi mode. Dressed in subdued [...]
California’s Nikki Haley – Harmeet Dhillon
A Chinese proverb comes to mind with what happened in California the first Sunday of March. From the worst political depression in American/Californian political history, the California Republican Party (CAGOP) has started a “Journey of a thousand miles” with a “first step.” Plus, after 150+ years of existence, CAGOP has elected a woman, Harmeet Dhillon, [...]
Carlos Rove: Republicans, “Get off Your Asses,” Get the Latino Vote with Respect.
People make a big deal about the cultural and political differences between California and Texas, and yet do nothing. These differences may erode as soon as Latinos become the majority of voters in both states, and they may become center-right. Texas Republicans need the Latino vote in order to keep control, while in California they [...]
Engaging Latinos With Positive Conservatism
The recent effort by the “gang of eight” senators, led by Sen. Marco Rubio, on immigration has been welcomed by most Republicans and conservative intellectuals. They all agree that the GOP needs to address immigration to make it go away, so that they can focus on reaching out to Latino voters. However, the vocal conservative [...]
