By JOSE DE LA ISLA, Hispanic Link
The youth movement revisited
HOUSTON -- I went to see the best pundit I know to understand what the primaries mean so far. Of course, she must remain anonymous. Otherwise, everyone would consult her too, and I would lose my best source. Her real name is not Anabelle but that's the one she wants me to use when I write about our conversations.
Border indignities
HOUSTON -- Last summer, a friend invited me to step out into the patio during a dinner party in a tony neighborhood. The dinner was at one of those places that predate gated communities, a throwback to kinder, gentler, genteel days. It was a classical setup to find out about some indiscretion, a rumor, preferably a confession, the stuff behind the headlines. Indeed it was.
Race as an issue could disappear in the future
HOUSTON -- Comedian Bill Maher had it right --did no one notice Barack Obama was black before South Carolina?Up to that primary, the contenders handled race rather responsibly. But in the heat of competition, the race factor came up in a nuanced, inexplicit way. Defensive sensitivities then surged forward.
Mexican president could play a role in U.S. campaigns
HOUSTON -- An unexpected factor in the presidential election this year might not come from a primary. Instead, Mexico President Felipe Calderon might play that role. Calderon's mid-February visit to the United States could set the stage.
Border homesteading
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas -- I met Marta Sanchez at her office, in a strip center next door to El Paraiso cafe, in Alton, just north of Mission, Texas.
A wall that slices a town
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas -- The town of Granjeno is two miles north from the Rio Grande, separating Mexico and the United States.
GOP candidates are out of touch with Latinos
HOUSTON -- An opportunity arose at Univision's Republican Presidential Forum on Dec. 9 for one of the Republican candidates to break out from the pack.
