Mandated by the US Constitution, redistricting is meant to put political power in the hands of the people and ensure real community representation.
Unfortunately, three of the five county supervisors, Zev Yaroslavsky, Don Knabe and Michael Antonovich, believe this increase is not significant, and that the map from 2000 does not need to change much to represent 2010’s population.
A growing number of Latinos in the U.S. are identifying as Amerindians—a term used to identify indigenous people of the Americas. According to U.S. Census Data, the number of both South- and North American-born Latinos who identify as Amerindians has tripled since 2000, to 1.2 million from 400,000. The trend underlies an ongoing debate over how many Latinos can and should identify their ethnic origin.
New America Media/Prensa Hispana, News Report, Maritza Lizeth Félix PHOENIX — Latinos represent more than 30 percent of Arizona’s population and bring more than $31 billion to the state’s economy, according to a recent study by Arizona’s Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, reports Maritza Lizeth Félix for Prensa Hispana. The report, “Datos: Focus on Arizona’s Hispanic [...]
New America Media, News Analysis, Elena Shore The day after Meg Whitman said that people who hire undocumented immigrants should be held accountable, a woman named Nicandra Diaz-Santillan came forward claiming to be her former housekeeper. She accused Whitman of knowingly employing an undocumented immigrant in her home for nine years. Whitman denied the allegations, [...]
New America Media, News Report, Ngoc Nguyen The election of President Obama opened a new chapter on race relations in the United States. Race relations acquire a new sensitivity in states like California where minorities are now the majority. A new poll of California voters found a majority embraces the state’s growing diversity. But, while [...]
New America Media, News Report, Annette Fuentes While nearly three-quarters of white Californians have heard of the conservative, Republican Tea Party movement, more than half of the state’s ethnic voters say they are unaware of it, according to The Field Poll’s latest survey findings. The racial divide over the Tea Party, which has garnered headlines [...]
