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Cesar Chávez, Mi Líder y Defensor

Mary Mata April 1, 2013

Armando García Todos los pueblos han tenido un lider  que ha luchado por que la justicia llegue a los más necesitados, a los parias, a los desamparados, a los que con […]

Dick Morris Says He Is Working On An RNC Ad Aimed At Latinos

Mary Mata March 29, 2013

A Very White GOP Leadership Plans Minority Outreach

Mary Mata

Cong. Hispanic Caucus to Don Young: Shame On You!

Mary Mata

PRESS RELEASE CHC CHAIR ON REP. YOUNG’S RACIAL SLURS  Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15), released the following statement regarding Rep. Don Young’s use of the term “wetback” in […]

Image Control Could Help GOP Reach Latinos in TX

Mary Mata

By Adam D. Young, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Republicans wanting to maintain their stronghold on politics in Texas and even the South Plains have a challenge in the state’s changing demographics. And outreach […]

New Voter Suppression Efforts Prove the VRA Is Still Needed

Mary Mata

By Ari Berman, The Nation In 2011 and 2012, 180 new voting restrictions were introduced in forty-one states. Ultimately, twenty-five laws and two executive actions were passed in nineteen states following the 2010 […]

N.C. Gov. McCrory Cuts Latino Affairs Office, Raising Concerns

Mary Mata

By Franco Ordonez and John Frank, Miami Herald/McClatchy Newspapers North Carolina’s Latino advocates are voicing alarm following the governor’s decision to eliminate the state’s office for Latino affairs. The closing […]