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Federal Court Showdown Could Change Latino Politics

NewsTaco September 5, 2011

This is the week of the big showdown in a Texas courtroom. I don’t mean to breech the fuzzy limits of melodrama, but what happens in that federal courtroom could change the politics of […]

Romney Courts Latino Voters, Ignores Latino Press In Florida

Mary Mata September 3, 2011

Profile Of Hilda Solis Highlights Her Labor Roots

Mary Mata September 2, 2011

Rep. Gutierrez Now Backing Obama’s Immigration Policy

Mary Mata

[Editor’s Note: the following is a press release from U.S. Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez’s office] Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) announced plans for a September 10 Community Forum on Immigration […]

Latino Civil Rights Leaders: Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales

Mary Mata September 1, 2011

Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales was born in Denver, Colorado in 1928. Though he saved throughout high school by working in beet fields, he found that he could not afford to finish […]

Ruben Salazar: His Life And Work Remembered

NewsTaco

The painting in the picture depicts the moment that Los Angeles  journalist Ruben Salazar was killed 41 years ago. For many years the cause of Salazar’s death was a matter of controversy and […]

Arizona Congressman, SB1070 Critic Finds Bullet In Office

Mary Mata August 31, 2011

While some members of Congress are forgoing town halls this summer in order to dodge angry or rowdy constituents, Representative  Raul Grijalva of Arizona may literally have to worry about […]