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Texas Hiding The Truth About Voter ID

Mary Mata October 13, 2011

By Kirsten Gray, Texas Democratic Party Communications Director Recently, we described the shameful Republican scheme to disenfranchise Latinos and other voters. Governor Rick Perry’s “emergency” photo voter ID legislation, passed […]

Why Occupy? It’s Personal

Mary Mata October 12, 2011

Alabama Law Pushes Parents To Desperate Measures

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Assemblyman Gil Cedillo On California Dream Act Passage

Mary Mata

A Statement By California Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, upon the signing of Assembly Bill 131, the second half of the California Dream Act. I first want to express my gratitude to Governor […]

GOP Latino Voted To Disenfranchise Thousands In South Texas

Mary Mata October 11, 2011

By Rebecca Acuña, Dep. Political Director for Base Outreach for the Texas Democratic Party As Chairman of the Hispanic Republican Conference, Aaron Peña has taken the lead in disenfranchising Latinos. […]

Are Latinos Participating In Occupy Wall Street?

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I’ve been watching the coverage of the occupy Wall Street movement — video, pictures — with an eye for color. I’m not there, in New York City, to see for […]

Bien Hecho: Former Latino Astronaut Running for Congress

Mary Mata

Engineer and ex-astronaut Jose Moreno Hernandez, son of Mexican immigrants and a man whose life story embodies the American dream, recently announced that he will be running for a seat […]