With the nomination of Latina Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court there are a myriad of perspectives on what the pick symbolizes for the political future of the Latino community as a whole.
In just one short year, the U.S. Census Bureau will begin the momentous task of counting every single person in the United States. But civil rights advocates are worried that many Latinos and immigrants will not be tallied due to distrust and fear sparked by increased immigration enforcement in the last 10 years. Now, an unprecedented media campaign is being launched in Colorado and other states to encourage Latinos to be counted.
Adding to the political intrigue surrounding Commerce secretary-nominee Judd Gregg’s sudden resignation is a new partisan fight over the 2010 census. How that battle shapes up could affect Republican electoral prospects for many years to come with a fast-growing Latino voter base.
And then there was none. Sen. Judd Gregg withdrew his name Thursday from the apparently haunted cabinet position at the Commerce Dept. See the state ethics probe that derailed his predecessor nominee Bill Richardson.
Gregg cited the coming decennial U.S. Census, as one example, of irreconcilable disagreement with President Barack Obama. The census? Huh? The brewing oversight fight on the 2010 national head count promises high political drama. You think Dick Wadhams is just sticking around here for the fresh mountain air?
With a growth rate of 2.0 percent, Colorado shares the designation as the third-fastest-growing state in the nation, according to estimates released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Two of the state’s Four Corners neighbors led the nation in growth, with Utah pegging a 2.5-percent rate and Arizona placing second at 2.3 percent. Texas and North Carolina grew at the same rate as Colorado, as measured from July 1, 2007, to July 1, 2008.
Hispanics account for half of the population growth in the United States since 2000 with five Colorado counties reporting dramatic population increases of 41 percent or more.
Hard-core political numbers junkies sprouted a few extra gray hairs this week. The cause of their grief wasn’t the perpetually suspect electronic voting machines or mind-numbing campaign finance reports. It was a sedate and relatively obscure government agency with the…
The phrase “bedroom community” used to mean a quaint suburban lifes epitomized by friendly neighbors and white picket fences.
The U.S. Census Bureau blows the doors off that myth with a newly released report today confirming what…
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