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By ISRAEL ORTEGA, Heritage In an old downtown Orlando courtroom where Ted Bundy once went on trial, the Orange County History Center recently welcomed a number of conservative organizations for their latest stop in a nationwide tour, "Issues that Unite: Latinos and Conservatism." Sponsored and organized by The Leadership Insitute, The Faith and Freedom Coalition, […]

By JAVIER MANJARRES “Some of them I’ve spoken to, and they say, ‘Love to do the activity with you, I want to be able to vote for it, I really don’t need to draw attention to myself at this point,’ but we can count on it,” Gutierrez told the Post, although he added, “If they […]

By JAVIER MANJARRES Venezuela's newly elected Socialist President, Nicholas Maduro, is reaching out to the United States and offering to re-engage in "respectful" talks between the two countries. Maduro blasted American lawmakers for interfering in the recent presidential elections, in which he narrowly beat opposition leader Henrique Capriles. Like Chavez, Maduro didn't seem to  be […]

By JAVIER MANJARRES Hispanic Conservatives converge on Miami on April 18th and 19th for the annual  Hispanic Leadership Network conference that will be held at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida.  The event is co-chaired by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, and usual draws out the who's who of Hispanic […]

 By JAVIER MANJARRES Spanish-language TV network Univision has published a very questionable report and interactive map named "Migration: Hispanic Population" that purportedly details the "Demographic profile of the DREAMer."  The DREAMers are all immigrants under 31 years old that: entered the US before the age of 16; have lived in the country for five continuous […]

By JAVIER MANJARRES Florida Democratic Congresswoman Kathy Castor has broken ranks with her fellow Florida Congressional Democrats by proposing that the U.S. embargo to Cuba is lifted.  DNC Chair and Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz, who has been one of the most outspoken proponents of the embargo, along with other Democrats, Rep. Frederica Wilson, Senator Bob Menendez, […]

By JAVIER MANJARRES It seems as if Venezuela's  upcoming Presidential election could bring much of the same dirty political campaigning and elections corruption the country is known for partaking in.  Venezuela's current Chavista government is not about to concede power, and will most likely pull out all of the political stops to ensure that the […]

By JAVIER MANJARRES When Senator Marco Rubio spearheaded his bipartisan immigration reform "Gang of 8" in the Senate earlier this year, conservatives took pause with the principles the group offered, saying that the "statement of principles" was nothing less than amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States. It was inevitable […]

By JAVIER MANJARRES Last January, Senator Marco Rubio's and his 'Gang of 8'  U.S. senators set forth a 'statement of principles' as the framework for a potential immigration reform bill that could surface as early as April or May of this year. The bipartisan effort identified several conditions that illegal immigrants must meet in order […]

By JAVIER MANJARRES Spanish-language TV network Univision recently reported on a never before seen picture of the most wanted Mexican Drug Lord in Mexico and the U.S., Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman. Guzman is the titular head of  Mexico' most powerful drug cartels, the Sinaloa drug cartel. (Univision) Guzman has been on the run since he […]

Calling it the ol' “Washington Monument strategy”Lee says that it's clear the president is deliberately cutting the expenditures are most obvious to the public,

By JAVIER MANJARRES Senator Marco Rubio was recently confronted by the Spanish-language television network Telemundo and was asked to give his opinion on the recent death of Venezuelan strong-man Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's "Chavista" electoral future, and the ongoing scandal in which his colleague in the U.S. Senate, Senator Bob Menendez is currently involved in. When […]

By JAVIER MANJARRES Miami-  Texas Senator Ted Cruz addressed the attendees at the annual Cuba-Democracy PAC luncheon and covered a wide range of issues of interest to Hispanics as well as the Republican party's prospects of making greater inroads with this increasingly important voter demographic that has been trending Democrat of late.  I asked Cruz […]