Kristian Ramos

With the advent of new media and advances in access to technology the internet is supplementing, complimenting and slowly siphoning viewers from television. While the delivery mechanisms for viewing video are changing, mainstream content providers remain frustratingly rooted in a world which ignores the demographic changes...

If someone asked if you would support a law that allowed local police officers with minimal cause, to arrest and indefinitely detain American citizens for not providing legal documentation, what would you say? In Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been doing just this for the last three...

Mitt Romney's polling numbers with Hispanic voters are abysmal. The media has attributed this to his extreme statements on immigration. This is only part of the story. Romney's campaign outreach to Hispanics faces deep structural and policy deficits. His campaign does not have the necessary tools...

For most Hispanics, education and the search for a better life is the reason they or their ancestors immigrated to the U.S. Many young Hispanics hear the mantra; we came to the U.S. so that you could go to college and be educated. Tienes que ser una persona educada. You...

Over the next several months the Supreme Court will hear arguments over Arizona's state-passed immigration law. Regardless of the outcome one thing should be very clear: the anti-immigrant movement has no long-term strategy to fix our broken immigration system. All these laws have done is...

Army National Guard Spc. Hector Nunez's wife was brought to the United States when she was six years old, in 2005 she married her husband and they gave birth to a child who was born with medical problems. In 2007, after seeking legal advice and trying to naturalize, Hector's wife...

With so much of the current debate around immigration caught up in the heated rhetoric of an upcoming Presidential election year, it is easy to gloss over the fact that these barbs being thrown around are about real people. The most at risk, exploited and vulnerable populations caught...

Joaquin Castro, candidate for Congress in Texas (CD-20), is fond of talking about the importance of building an "infrastructure of opportunity" for our country. Providing greater access to education is a surefire way to ensure that tomorrows leaders are able to achieve their American dream. Similarly the

Based on her recent track record, we know that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer does not care much about increasing tourism from Mexico into her state; but could current constraints on legal tourism from Mexico also be hurting America's bottom line? A new NPI report underscores that...

In Puerto Rico, ahead of the commonwealth's Republican primary, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum continued to reveal a very real lack of understanding of both the Hispanic community and the demographic changes our country is undergoing.Romney has done this by trashing a beloved icon and Santorum has...

At a critical juncture in our economic recovery; we are faced with competing plans for future growth one of investment and the other of austerity. The Republican Party has embraced cutting taxes for the rich and austerity as a model for future growth, while Democrats favor...

As the political machine of the 2012 election season churns forward, it is becoming increasing clear that this year may be known for two things, the proliferation of Super PACs and the rise of the Hispanic vote. It is the impending collision of these two...

Ahead of a competitive Arizona primary, Mitt Romney said that the state's immigration law SB1070 would make a strong model for the rest of the country. While this may be smart politics in a Republican primary where rhetorical thumping of chests has replaced cogent articulation of any immigration...

Governor Brewer wants it both ways on the border. On one hand her administration has an office devoted to increasing commerce and tourism with Mexico, on the other she pushes legislation which would fund $1.4 million of tax payer money to create a militia to tour...

In the absence of any Congressional action on immigration reform, states have stepped into the void. While some states have passed immigration laws that are purely punitive, enforcement centric and redundant, mirrored on existing federal laws (mostly to disastrous effect), others are beginning to look for ways to...

As Americans continue to struggle with high unemployment and underemployment at record levels, President Barack Obama has made building a stronger economy, a central theme in his re-election campaign. This...

It is a reform year in Arizona; SB1070 mastermind Russell Pearce lost a historic recall election; controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio is facing a tough re-election race; and the general mood in Arizona is moving away from extremism towards a a more civil political tone. Given these...

The Republican primary season is heading to Florida, then out west for primaries in Nevada, Arizona and Colorado, all states with Hispanic heavy populations. These primaries are worthy of attention as they present a clear test of the GOP's strategy of pandering to the anti-immigrant wing...

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, recently announced he would run for re-election. The tone of his statement was one of defiance, and anger at his various critics. Which begs the question, why on earth is Sheriff Joe so angry? Despite numerous law suits, civil rights violations, and...

This week we have come to a turning point in the fierce national debate over the sovereignty of the federal government in enforcing immigration laws. The Supreme Court has announced that it will hear arguments over the constitutionality of Arizona's immigration law SB1070 while in Alabama the Governor...