Victoria DeFrancesco Soto

The Obama administration's missteps, by validating the perception of an untrustworthy government, have handed the Tea Party new momentum and an "I told you so" moment. Read More

The intent of Bloomberg’s gun control ad blitz is laudable and he is putting his money where his mouth is. But without a nod to local realities, the actions of an “outsider” New York mayor could lead folks to “get a rope.” Read More

Immigration reform does not depend on Marco Rubio. It’s Rubio who needs immigration reform. Read More

Voting is the one instance where all of us, no matter how rich or poor, influential or humble, are completely equal because there is no cost involved. Voting is the great equalizer, of course, assuming it is free. Read More

Jurisdictions covered under Section 5 are still more likely than non-covered areas to adopt policies that make voting more difficult for minorities. Read More

The freshman congressman from rural Idaho has drawn the line in the sand when it comes to citizenship. Read More

Republicans' utter refusal to compromise endangers Washington's ability to govern--but also their party's prospects in 2014, writes NBC Latino contributor Victoria DeFrancesco Soto. Read More

Immigration reform also has an active advocate in President Obama and the Senate. That’s the good news. Now for the bad news: There are two big and messy inter-related obstacles-the details and time. Read More

More often than not, the people we term as illegal are law-abiding citizens who pay taxes (though do not receive government benefits). Read More

At first look, the STEM Jobs Act sponsored and passed by House Republicans this week, seems like a good idea. We should reward the best and brightest foreign students. Unfortunately, it comes at the expense of another group of immigrants. Read More

The Tea Party had a wild go of it over the last two years with its anti-immigrant, birther, anti-abortion, and voter-suppression party games. But the keg is kicked, the lights are on. The party is over. Read More

By this time next week, the Latino caucus in the U.S. Senate will have increased by 50% and perhaps even doubled. Yet, there is great diversity in how these Latino candidates approach the issues of our day. Read More

Both presidential candidates have been laying it on thick with the ladies. While Democrats possess a historical advantage with women, Romney made inroads on the economic issue before his GOP wingmen threatened to derail his progress. Read More

In their thirst for a brawl, the candidates ignored the voters in Tuesday's debate. This battle strategy was especially surprising coming from Obama given his ability to connect with voters. Read More