Author Archives: Neil Hernandez

Last Tuesday was a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation in the House of Representatives. Republicans and Democrats voted 389 to 15 to allow more immigrants with math and science skills to enter America. The Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act, … Continue reading →

Yes, as the former House Speaker strategically moved the Republican presidential field toward middle ground on immigration at this past Tuesday’s CNN debate. Gingrich dangled a big carrot — he would support legalizing undocumented immigrants, who have lived in the … Continue reading →

17,431 out of 245 million internet users or 0.01% — that’s how many Americas watched yesterday’s online Republican presidential campaign debate. Six candidates sat at a table in an Iowa church hosted by the Family Leader, a Christian conservative group … Continue reading →

He didn’t hide like a turtle in its own shell. There certainly was reason to do so, as he has been taking flack for embellishing his parents’ story. Marco and Oriales Rubio, the parents of Florida U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, … Continue reading →

The Republican presidential candidates have often referred to their party’s icon, President Ronald Reagan, to legitimize their points of view. In this year’s first debate on June 12th former House Speaker Newt Gingrich invoked Reagan to disagree with a tax … Continue reading →

The cross-over dribble in basketball is a sudden change of direction by shifting the ball from one hand to the other. It’s attempted by many players although few can do it effectively. Almost a week ago on the presidential campaign … Continue reading →

This past Friday on NBC’s Tonight Show, Jay Leno politely, but firmly took Michele Bachmann, the Minnesota Representative and Tea Party Republican presidential candidate, to task about her views on homosexuality and same-sex marriage. In responding to claims that the … Continue reading →

Linda Gunn, a Virginian, raised the most important topic of Monday night’s Tea Party Republican presidential debate when she asked about executive orders. The moderator, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, recognized the significance of the moment, and focused the question on a … Continue reading →