BY: JORGE BONILLA A recent Pew study finds that a majority of Americans support the legalization of marijuana, along with a majority of Hispanics. National support for legalization now stands at 52-45, while a simple majority of Hispanics support at 51%. The Pew study found that from 2006, the percentage of individuals that deemed marijuana […]
BY: JORGE BONILLA The Venezuelan presidential election, called after the confirmed death of strongman Hugo Chávez, is in full swing. The ruling United Socialist Venezuelan Party kicked off its 10-day campaign at a chat session/rally held at the Chávez family compound in Barinas. Watch as Caretaker President Nicolás Maduro describes today's encounter with Chávez, who […]
BY: JORGE BONILLA Capital punishment has been banned in Puerto Rico since the inception of the 1952 Commonwealth constitution, and the last execution was conducted way back in 1927. However, a horrific 2009 mass murder could force a return of the death penalty via the federal court system. The infamous "La Tómbola Massacre" of […]
BY JORGE BONILLA While at CPAC, Javier caught up with Governor Rick Perry (R-TX). The former GOP presidential hopeful asserted that the hope of a purple or blue Texas is a "built on the pipe dream that the Hispanic in Texas is not interested in economic freedom." Perry added that in Texas, a state that has […]
BY; JORGE BONILLA Javier caught up to former presidential hopeful Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) after his speech at CPAC. Santorum takes a few minutes to explain why, in his view, Hispanics are a natural fit with the GOP, and how Democrats pander to them. Click to watch. [vsw id="cOmF80ibFQc" source="youtube" width="640" height="480" autoplay="no"]
BY: JORGE BONILLA Javier caught up to Congressman Raúl Labrador (R-ID1) post-CPAC immigration panel, as he was asked about the Hispanic vote and the presidential election. Click to watch. [vsw id="FBZrMzAj_m0" source="youtube" width="640" height="380" autoplay="no"]
BY: JORGE BONILLA After the CPAC immigration panel, Congressman Raúl Labrador (R-ID1) addressed Hispanic media, and talked about the choices that Democrats face as a vote on immigration reform approaches. Click to watch, and be sure to hit CC if English subtitles do not immediately appear. [vsw id="If0SaQ2Q1AE" source="youtube" width="640" height="480" autoplay="no"]
BY: JORGE BONILLA The Shark Tank is proud to invite you to Hispolitica. Javier envisioned Hispolitica as a place where a legitimate conversation about Hispanics in America can happen...without the narrative filters imposed by mainstream or Hispanic media. Given how badly both major political parties suck at Hispanic engagement, and the fact that immigration will […]
