Hispolitica
It seems like every few months rumors start circulating godly around Miami about Fidel Castro's health and the speculation begins as to whether he's alive or dead. But on the back of last week's announcement by the Obama administration that embassies in Havana and DC will open, and that the diplomatic "thaw" with Cuba is moving […]
Rick Perry has joined the Rubio, Bush, Romney choir hitting Donald Trump for his controversial comments almost a month ago. Perry told George Stephanopoulos: I've said very clearly that Donald Trump does not represent the Republican Party. I was offended by his remarks. Listen, Hispanics in America and Hispanics in Texas, from the Alamo to Afghanistan, […]
The backlash continues against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his "colorful" remarks about Mexico and the crime and immigration problem that it facilitates across the U.S. southern border, as Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney have all joined in on the anti-Trump political dog pile. Romney jabbed at Trump, saying that his remarks were […]
According to Univision, Costa Rica joins Mexico in boycotting the upcoming Miss Universe pageant on July 12, and Colombia has now pulled its application to host the next Miss Universe pageant. And for what? Because of Donald Trump's recent controversial statement about immigrants coming to the United States, which was completely accurate? Miss Mexico posted […]
About a month or so ago, I wrote about [score]Ted Cruz[/score]'s Hispanic Problem, and it is one I continue to believe he still has. However, with the release of his new book, A Time For Truth, the junior senator from Texas and 2016 presidential hopeful seems to be attempting to solidify his hispanic credentials. During an […]
Bob Corker, who last year opposed the sanctions pushed by the US Senate against the Venezuelan government is right now in Venezuela for a "fact finding mission". The trip comes on the back of a State Department meeting with Diosdado Cabello in Haiti, as the Obama administration seeks to "thaw" diplomatic relations with the socialist […]
CNN is reporting the the Unites States and Cuba have reached an agreement, and will announce on Wednesday that the two countries will open embassies in each other's capitals. According to two senior administration officials: "We will formally announce tomorrow that the United States and Cuba have reached an agreement to re-establish formal diplomatic relations […]
After his comments about Mexican immigrants during his announcement speech, which sparked so much controversy and reaction, Donald Trump's messaging seems to be changing. His announcement speech spoke about how Mexico is sending their "rapists and drugs" and how some, "he assumes are good people", but he seems to be changing his tone. While still […]
It's official. The Unites States will have an embassy in Havana, president Obama announced earlier today. Marco Rubio has fired back at the president in a press release, and yo can be sure he'll be talking about it on the campaign trail. The release by the senate office stated: “Throughout this entire negotiation, as the […]
According to The Guardian, a new report shows that the United States trails only Mexico in the number of Spanish speakers residing in the country. A reported 52.6 million Spanish speakers live in The United States, including bi-lingual people. The Guardian reports: Among the sources cited in the report is the US Census Office which […]
According to Puerto Rican Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla, Puerto Rico's debts are "not payable". According to the New York Times, Puerto Rico’s bonds have a face value about eight times that of Detroit’s. Its call for debt relief on such a vast scale could raise borrowing costs for other local governments as investors shy away from […]
South Florida radio show host and former CNN News Anchor Rick Sanchez, has just penned an opinion column over at Fox News Latino, which he states that because of his controversial statement about Mexican and other Latinos, Donald Trump has united Latinos across the U.S. While I respect Mr. Sanchez, and applaud him for what […]
In an interview with PJ Media, Ann Coulter showed exactly why the Republican party has had problems winning over the Hispanic community.
According to Live Science, Latin America leads the way in well being. 7 our of the top 10 countries whose citizens are considered "thriving" are in war torn, poverty stricken, Latin America. Meanwhile the United States has fallen from 12th to 23rd. The top ten countries are: Panama: 53 percent Costa Rica: 47.6 percent Puerto […]
After serving prison time in the U.S. for drug trafficking and racketeering, and in France for embezzlement, former Panamanian dictator and drug dealer, Manuel Noriega, is serving a 60 year prison sentence for murder in this native Panama. The 81-year-old Noriega has decided to finally come out and apology for his actions while he ruled […]
Donald Trump's war with Univision took another escalating step today, when Donald Trump sent a letter to Univision CEO Randy Falco effectively banning him, and any other Univision executive from Trump's Doral, FL golf resort. In the letter, Trump also makes mention of his trade agenda, should he become president: P.S. Please congratulate your Mexican […]
At a veteran's forum on Thursday, Marco Rubio was conducting a Q & A session with Former MN Senate Candidate Pete Hegseth. The question came up about the New York Times claim of Marco Rubio having bought a luxury speed boat in Miami for 80k. To his credit, Mr. Rubio answered the question, dismissed the […]
Thursday, Univision dumped all Donald Trump related television programming, including and most prominently, they Miss Universe pageant, which is partly owned by Mr. Trump. This comes on the heels of Mr. Trump's presidential announcement where he called Mexican immigrants murderers and rapists. In a statement provided to The Wrap the company "concluded": At Univision, we […]
The state of Jalisco's "New Generation" drug cartel is no different from the other Mexican crime organizations, in that they will indiscriminately kill law enforcement officers at the drop of a dime. The group is responsible for a recent string of police killings, including an ambush of military personnel that left 15 dead, including some […]
In an interview yesterday at his golf course, Donald Trump was asked about Latino voters, and his response was...confident to say the least. This comes on the back of his perceived insult to the Latino community during his announcement speech where he said of Mexican immigrants: They are not the best and brightest, they're rapists, […]
In a World Cup which has thankfully not been overshadowed by FIFA corruption scandals, there are no Latin American or Hispanic representatives left. Colombia, who was the last hope for any kind of cinderella run for a hispanic team was crashed out last night after a 2-0 defeat to The United States. The Lady Yanks, who […]
After massive protests, hunger strikes, and massive amounts of inflammatory political rhetoric, the Venezuelan electoral body, the CNE (Consejo Nacional Electoral), has finally set a date for parliamentary elections. The CNE, which has for a long time been known to be an "ally" of the dictatorship, announced the election date of December 6th, and an […]
As if FIFA needed even more controversy in the middle of the ongoing corruption scandals and investigations, Diego Armando Maradona has announced his candidacy for FIFA president, at the suggestion of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. Maradona who has been involved in numerous drug and cheating scandals in the past is a close friend of Fidel […]
The drug war in Mexico, that has spilled over into the U.S., rages on as more than 17 people have been killed in the state of Nuevo Leon, 10 in a brazen daylight attack that targeted a Corona Beer distribution center. According to witnesses, the gunmen arrived in two vehicles, forced their employees to take […]
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson recently addressed the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) NALEO , a group that is considered by many conservatives as being one that promotes amnesty for illegal aliens, as they push a pro-Latino agenda that echoes the Democrat Party's voter intimidation and discrimination talking points, as […]
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump is feeling the drums of discontent by the Mexican rock band Mana over the anti-Mexican comments he made during his presidential announcement event. Trump said that "when Mexico sends its people," the country not sending the best, they are sending people with "lots of problems and they're bringing those problems. […]
Marco Rubio could upset the FL GOP political establishment again should he beat Jeb Bush in Florida. In a CNN report from Jeb's announcement event, you can see and hear many of the FL GOP's elite essentially telling Mr. Rubio to wait his turn. But in the latest Quinnipiac poll, released today, Rubio now trails Bush […]
Last week, the Obama administration held a high level meeting with, alleged drug kingpin, Diosdado Cabello in Haiti. Now, Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro, has said that the meetings could "full;le restore diplomatic relations". According to FoxNews Latino: During a national television address Monday night, he said the two countries were now working "to normalize diplomatic […]
According to a report by The Daily Caller, the Spanish version of HillaryClinton.com is riddles with mistakes such as repeated paragraphs, omitted sections, and deleted references. According to Patrick Howley: “In 2000, Hillary was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first woman senator from New York…She repeatedly worked across the aisle to get things […]
In a move that is worthy of a movie, the Vatican called for and perform a "Exorcismo Magno" or mass exorcism of the country of Mexico, Patheos.com reports. The exorcism, which was performed behind close doors, was called for due to the increasing levels of violence and crime in the heavily catholic nation. Cardinal Juan […]
As the Obama administration moved full speed ahead with its plan to re-establish relations with the communist regime in Cuba, it is also looking to court Cuba's closets ally, Venezuela. In a contradictory move, Obama administration officials met with Venezuelan officials in Haiti over the weekend. Venezuela was sanctioned by Obama in march, and declared […]
Florida's junior Senator and 2016 Presidential hopeful, Marco Rubio, has called the Obama administration's meeting with Diosdado Cabello "Bizarre and confusing". In a press release, The Senator condemns the administration for meeting with one of Venezuela's "most corrupt officials. By meeting with the Venezuelan regime's most corrupt official, who also happens to be under investigation […]
On a Thursday interview with Larry King, Democrat representative from Illinois, Luis Gutierrez, took a shot at "socialist" Bernie Sanders, who is currently in a distant second place in the polls for the democrat nomination. Gutierrez seemed pretty happy with a Clinton or O'Malley nomination, but Bernie Sanders who apparently "doesn't talk about immigrants" might […]
The controversial video of a police officer throwing a teen to the ground in McKinney, Texas, has lead to the firing of the principal of North Miami High School, Alberto Iber. Iber, a Hispanic, wrote this comment on a story that was posted on Facebook page" "He did nothing wrong. He was afraid for his […]
It's no secret that in Central America, drug cartels and gangs run the show. The Area between Mexico City and Panama City is one of the World's most dangerous. Now, gangs in Honduras are imposing public transport taxes on bus drivers and taxi cabs. If they refuse to pay they are burned alive inside their […]
Venezuela, which has the largest proven oil reserves in the World, it attempting to bully its tiny next door neighbor, Guyana, for a well discovered by the Exxon-Mobil corporation in the Essequibo off-shore region. Venezuela has had a territorial dispute with the tiny country since the early 19th century. In fact, Venezuelan school houses to this […]
