The 'Price' of Citizenship

SAN DIEGO -- You've probably heard the saying that youth is wasted on the young. Well, thanks to one of the more disturbing stories swirling around the initial public offering of the social media behemoth Facebook, we've learned that, in some ...

Mexico Must Fight Drug Dealers, Not Itself

SAN DIEGO -- When you're addressing a crowd, there are those not-so-subtle indicators that your message is not getting through. For me, the hint came when, during a recent talk in which I declared my support for the Mexican drug war, a woman in ...

The Fight for Hispanic Votes

SAN DIEGO -- The Hispanic Beltway is atwitter. For those politicos and pundits in the nation's capital who understand that Hispanics could choose the next president because they populate battleground states, there is something irresistibly ironic ...

What We Can Learn From Junior Seau

SAN DIEGO -- As a lifelong fan of the Oakland Raiders, I was hardwired to not root for Junior Seau.

At least that was true on the field where the hard-hitting linebacker of Samoan descent -- who was selected for the Pro Bowl for a dozen straight ...

A Journalist Without Papers

SAN DIEGO -- Jose Antonio Vargas is one of the most well-known illegal immigrants in the country. But what he wants you to know is that he is first and foremost a journalist.

"People say I'm an advocate and an activist," he said. "As far as I'm ...

Mexico Calling Home

SAN DIEGO -- How long before the smugglers who have made millions helping Mexicans enter the United States illegally figure out that the next big idea is to help them return home?

Researchers at the Pew Hispanic Center report that net migration ...