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Romney Video Could Widen Gap Among Latinos, Critics Say

NewsTaco September 18, 2012

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi Critics suggest that Mitt Romney’s gap with Latino voters might get wider with a leaked video. A secret video released Monday by Mother Jones reveals remarks […]

Omama Bans DREAMers From Heathcare

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As Arizona’s “Papers, Please” Law Starts Immigrant Women Speak Out

Mary Mata September 17, 2012

By Valeria Fernández, New America Media PHOENIX, Ariz.–As immigrant women and immigration advocates prepare for the “show me your papers” or “papers, please” provision of Arizona Senate Bill 1070 to take […]

CO Voter Update: Verification Halted, Still Time to Register

Mary Mata

By Kathleen Ryan, Public News Service DENVER – Good news for Colorado voters, especially those who may have received one of those voter verification letters from Secretary of State Scott Gessler. […]

Immigrant Rights Advocates Ask Congress to Stop Private Prison Expansion

Mary Mata

By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer Last May, a riot in a private prison in Natchez, Mississippi, turned deadly when a prison guard was beaten to death. The riot was […]

Voting is a Right, Not a Privilege

Mary Mata

By Rafael Fantauzzi, NPRC Pennsylvania was the cradle of American democracy, but now a Pennsylvania Voter ID law is threatening democracy. The state’s new law throws hurdles in the path […]