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- Joe Lieberman's Lonely Stand - November 11, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- What does the Iraq War have to do with the health care debate? More than you might think. In politics, what goes around comes around. And it's coming around...
- Mark a Date for Immigration Bills - November 8, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- It's time to send Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York a slew of calendars. Here's why. One of my favorite stories from the civil rights movement involves James...
- When Actions Speak Louder - November 4, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Hotelier Larry Whitten should have known this much: When in New Mexico, do as the New Mexicans do. That sounds familiar. It's ironic that the cultural right...
- In Dallas, Watch Your Language - November 1, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- What's next? A resurgence of segregated swimming pools, where they only let Mexican-Americans swim on Fridays because they drain the pool on Saturdays? A...
- An Apple for the Secretary - October 28, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- By stalling on issues ranging from Afghanistan to immigration reform, President Obama has earned a reputation for being indecisive. Yet Obama did make one...
- Ugly Racial Litmus Test - October 25, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Are we post-racial yet? Not so much. Recently, there have been some ugly racial skirmishes. And we're not talking about the hate crimes, ethnic harassment...
- Stories That Give You Hope - October 21, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Coming from a family that is something of a racial and ethnic stew -- her mother is Afro-Cuban, her father Australian with Irish roots -- CNN's Soledad...
- Make Afghan Footprint Bigger - October 18, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Those who believe that President Obama should ignore Vice President Biden's advice about a "small footprint" and give Gen. Stanley McChrystal additional...
- A Sheriff Off the Rails - October 14, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Joe Arpaio, who calls himself "America's toughest sheriff," has gone rogue. Consumed by ego, accused of racial profiling, and running roughshod over the...
- Latinos and the 2010 Count - October 11, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- If Census Bureau estimates are accurate, there are about 47 million Latinos in the United States, accounting for about 15 percent of the total U.S....
- The Muzzle Won't Fit - October 7, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- After years of criticizing President George W. Bush for running roughshod over American foreign policy by sending U.S. troops to fight two wars, liberals...
- 10 Lessons for the Native-Born - October 4, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- There was a huge response to a column listing 10 ways for immigrants -- especially those from Mexico and Latin America -- to improve their relationship with...
- The Ambivalent One - September 30, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Less than a year into the job, President Obama seems ambivalent about America's role as the world's one great superpower. Nor is he enamored of the majestic...
- Obama At War With His General - September 27, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- You can place a top general in Afghanistan, but you can't tell him what to think. Call that one of President Obama's first lessons as commander in chief....
- For Immigrants, A Lecture - September 23, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Some might consider this an impolite way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. But this year, I'm giving Hispanic immigrants a gift straight from the heart:...
- The Chairman Finds His Voice - September 20, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- As an African-American elected to an office never before occupied by someone who looked like him, this national leader has a chance to improve race...
- Lurching Right on Immigration - September 16, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- President Obama has already made three big errors where the issues of health care and illegal immigration intersect, and we're still in the early...
- A Ruling for Accountability - September 13, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- I never knew how conservative I was until the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Or how liberal I was until John Ashcroft revealed his plans to prevent...
- Strait From the Hear in Spanish - September 9, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Every ethnic group leaves its fingerprints on U.S. culture, which constantly evolves and expands. It's the natural order. It's also one of the things that...
- Our Labor of Leisure - September 6, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Americans have the unalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of ... leisure? You would think so, given how hard some of our brethren fight for R...
- Problems Money Won't Solve - September 2, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- President Obama has figured out that, for African-Americans, the next epic civil rights battle will be fought not in the streets but in the classroom. In a...
- Is Bush Lurking in Obamaland? - August 30, 2009
- They say the older you get, the smarter your parents get. Likewise, it seems, the deeper President Barack Obama gets into his first term, the smarter President George W....
- Get Ready for Another Uproar - August 26, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- A few months ago, I was talking to a group of political strategists who insisted that -- given the Obama administration's desire to pursue both immigration...
- Education Deja Vu - How Ironic - August 23, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Today's lesson is about irony. Example: When teachers unions and other defenders of the educational status quo -- who spent years blasting a Republican...
- Immigration's Fear Factor - August 19, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- When talking about immigration, Americans need to get their stories straight. The debate is about to start up again. Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New...
- Our 'Gimme' Society - August 16, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Sometimes, I think America's national creed is: "gimme, gimme, gimme." As in: "Gimme a bailout." With banks, insurance firms and automobile manufacturers...
- GOP's Problem with Hispanics - CNN - August 15, 2009
- SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- David Iglesias, the former U.S. attorney for New Mexico, is a cautionary tale for young Hispanics who think the road to political power...
- 31 Votes to Lose a Constituency - August 12, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- During his recent HBO special, "Tall, Dark and Chicano," comedian George Lopez tore a hole in the Big Tent. Incensed that 31 Senate Republicans had voted...
- Latinos Know Profiling All Too Well - August 9, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- If you think it's embarrassing for an African-American to have to identify himself to the police while in his own house, imagine how humiliating it is for...
- Irresponsible Spending: Both Parties Are Wrong - CNN - August 7, 2009
- SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- A deadline set by a Democratic White House for the passage of a health care reform bill came and went, and a Democratic-controlled...
- Stop Calling It a 'Teachable Moment' - July 28, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- It has been two weeks since his arrest by Cambridge Police Sgt. James Crowley, and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. still needs an attitude...
- Mexico's Deadly Bargain - July 26, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Mexicans should heed the words of Benjamin Franklin. They're so rattled by drug violence that has caused the deaths of nearly 13,000 people that they're...
- We're All Americans - July 22, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Sonia Sotomayor once said that, when she arrived at Princeton University fresh from the Bronx, she felt like "a visitor landing in an alien country." Well,...
- Advice and Consent Nightmare - July 15, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- I had this weird dream that seven conservative white males were desperate for reassurances that a Latina vying for a seat on the Supreme Court would not use...
- No Laughing Matter Now - July 12, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- I can usually count on amusement from a band of border vigilantes and their Minuteman-tics. In April 2006, when Sen. John McCain dared unemployed union...
- Twin Stars Rising in Texas - July 8, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- A nationwide search is on for the Latinobama. With the country's largest minority on its way to representing one-third of the U.S. population by 2050, many...
- Dithering on Immigration Reform - July 5, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- President Obama recently reignited the immigration debate when he told reporters that congressional leaders of both parties were ready to "actively get...
- Judicial Activism? You Bet - July 1, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- As one who is critical of racial preferences, I'm surprised to find myself disappointed in the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Ricci v. DeStefano, a case...
- Shut Out in Obamaland - June 28, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Many supporters of President Obama have gone "all in" on this administration. Considering it too historic to fail, either they can't see this White House's...
- When Stand By Your Man Isn't Enough - June 24, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- It's tough to decide what is more painful to watch: the oppressive and bloody crackdown against protesters in Tehran or the pathetic attempts by Obama...