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Paul Ryan Compares Latinos To Animals, Decries “Anchor Babies”

Mary Mata April 27, 2011

Yesterday, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan held several town halls, one of which stirred up the topic of immigration and so-called “anchor babies.” What ensued, were  some rather insensitive comments from […]

Almost 15 Million Latinos “Sat Out” 2010 Midterm Election

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Which Is It — High Or Low Latino Voter Turnout In 2010?

Mary Mata April 26, 2011

Latinos, Redistircting And the Voting Rights Act

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We’ve all been pretty much looking west when it comes to national Latino politics. And it’s well intended, because Arizona has been taking up most of the attention with its notorious SB1070. […]

Georgia’s Anti-Immigrant Politics Reflect Deep South Sea Change

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Is Georgia becoming the new Arizona? An immigration bill that parrots Arizona’s infamous sb1070 is making news in that state. Even while the Arizona law has been successfully challenged in federal court and a […]

SB1070 One Year Later

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Saturday marked the one year anniversary since Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed the controversial anti-immigrant law SB 1070 into law and placed the immigration debate front and center in American […]

Why Don’t Anglos Vote For Latinos?

Mary Mata

By Henry Flores, Ph.D This past week I had the privilege of sitting on a panel on San Antonio Politics headlined by San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro and former Secretary […]