It’s a counter-intuitive development in Georgia politics: a mayor’s race where the candidates speak positively about Latinos rather than try to drive them out of the state . . .
Petitions demanding the removal of anti-immigration lobbyist Phil Kent from an immigration review board are delivered to Gov. Nathan Deal’s office . . .
The House redistricting map includes a district with a Latino majority, but also puts Rep. Pedro Marin, one of the first Latinos ever elected to the Legislature, in a Republican-leaning district . . .
Latino groups in Georgia oppose the state’s new immigration law but say they don’t want to see boycotts of the state . . .
Let’s look away from Georgia politics for a moment and take note of our neighbor to the south. Recent polling suggests that Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is looking very strong as the top Republican candidate to replace outgoing Sen. Mel Martinez, who won’t be running again in 2010. A new Mason-Dixon poll has Crist running [...]
Three years ago, as he was running for reelection to a second term, Gov. Sonny Perdue used a TV spot that featured ominous videotaped images of Hispanic immigrants slipping across the border to illegally enter the United States. The clear message he was sending to the Republican base was, “Vote for me again and I’ll [...]
