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Don't Like What I Write? Deport Me Aug. 31, 2018
The email looked innocuous enough, sent to my personal account and with a real name attached to the ... Read More
Democrats Should Dial Back Racial Bargaining Dec. 26, 2017
The election of Doug Jones in Alabama delivered much joy to Democrats, and they rightly heralded the... Read More
There Is No Pardoning Joe Arpaio Aug. 30, 2017
Nearly 10 years before Donald Trump pardoned him, Joe Arpaio made clear his racism, in a most public... Read More
Are Immigrants Destroying Our Way of Life? Mar. 16, 2017
During Cold War debates about the merits of capitalism and communism, Americans offered a simple gau... Read More
Did I Say That? I Apologize Dec. 24, 2016
For your semi-faithful correspondent, 2016 has been a 12-month exercise in humility. I apologize to ... Read More
Why the Exit Polls Were Wrong About Latino Voters Nov. 18, 2016
One of the most amazing things about what was arguably the most surprising election in a generation ... Read More
Democrats Must Drop Identity Politics Nov. 15, 2016
What follows here is remarkably similar to what I had planned to write after an expected and prayed-... Read More
The 'Death' of the GOP Jul. 02, 2016
In 1986, some 34 years after he had first been elected to the U.S. Senate from Arizona, Barry Goldwa... Read More
Iron Rule of Politics Jun. 04, 2016
Having worked, as a younger man, in three losing presidential campaigns and having been lucky enough... Read More
Let's Break From Identity Politics, Together Apr. 26, 2016
Both parties sort voters by color and gender. Though there's nothing new about promoting solidarity ... Read More
Democrats Must Also Address Illegal Immigration Jan. 12, 2016
As respectable Republicans panic over Donald Trump's storm of insults against Hispanics, Democrats m... Read More
Letter to a Friend: 'Harsh Immigration' Is Not Why Latinos Hate Republicans Aug. 27, 2015
Dear Larry: Geez, I cannot fathom the polls that have Donald Trump leading. Either a lot of Republic... Read More
Who's Afraid of Kamala Harris? May. 14, 2015
The Sacramento Bee and the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif., w... Read More
Will Republicans Draw Wrong Conclusion From the 2014 Campaign? Sep. 27, 2014
If Republicans have become more bullish about their party's prospects for victory Nov. 4, it could b... Read More
Latinos: Why Vote? Apr. 15, 2014
The Democratic president who was supposed to be our great amigo turned out to be a huge disappointme... Read More
Latinos Fall for Obama-Scare Mar. 25, 2014
To me, they are not a statistic. I don't have to read about them. I know them. I don't need a study ... Read More
Conservative Latinas Need Not Apply Here Jan. 21, 2014
The Hollywood blacklist, according to Wikipedia, is the term for "the mid-20th-century practice of d... Read More
Official English Promotes Ignorance May. 09, 2011
For at least a couple of decades, they have been lobbying for laws to make English the country's off... Read More
Official English Promotes Ignorance May. 09, 2011
For at least a couple of decades, they have been lobbying for laws to make English the country's off... Read More
The GOP's Hispanic Candidates: Perfect for Self-Loathing Latinos Oct. 19, 2010
They are the new breed of GOP Latino politicians — more conservative than those already in pub... Read More
