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Texas Congressman May Propose English Only Law

Mary Mata February 6, 2012

Congressman Lamar Smith of Texas may consider a congressional hearing English Only legislation known as HR 997, or the English Language Unity Act, according to Progress Texas. In a report Smith said: “I […]

NALEO Releases Colorado Election Profile

Mary Mata

Latino Voters Barely Turn Out In Nevada Caucus

Mary Mata February 4, 2012

Dolores Huerta Endorses Nevada’s Ruben Kihuen For Congress

Mary Mata

On Thursday labor leader Dolores Huerta endorsed Ruben Kihuen, who’s running for Congress in Nevada’s congressional district 1. Huerta said of Kihuen, a naturalized citizen from Mexico: “Ruben Kihuen has […]

Recalled SB 1070 Sponsor May Seek Re-Election

Mary Mata February 3, 2012

Recalled Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce has filed paperwork with the Secretary of State to seek re-election to the Senate. He was recalled last year, and was recently elected to […]

Texas Tea Party Candidate Ted Cruz: Spanish Is Ghetto

Mary Mata

Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Texas Ted Cruz recently followed Newt Gingrich’s lead in calling Spanish that language of the ghetto. According to The Dallas Morning News, this is what he said: […]

Latino Congressional Candidate Fundraising Figures

Mary Mata February 2, 2012

We compiled a list of fundraising for Latino congressional candidates using the Federal Election Commission’s 2012 House and Senate Campaign Finance database. The data includes electronic filings of congressional candidates from […]