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New Hampshire GOP: College Kids Shouldn’t Vote Because They’re Idealistic

NewsTaco March 8, 2011

The new Republican speaker of the House in the New Hampshire state legislature wants to take away college students’ right to vote, he says they lack life experience and “vote […]

News Taco To Go: Charlie Sheen, Libya, McDonald’s, Guantanamo And Mexico

Mary Mata

Separate But Equal: Latino Students Forced Into ESL Classes In Texas

Mary Mata March 7, 2011

Latinos As Political Game Changers

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My friend Henry Flores, who teaches political science at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, said something startling to me. The midterm election was an aberration. The result was due to low voter turn out. Not only that, […]

The Least Latino State in the Union

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Someone had to have that distinction, what with all the Census numbers and head counting going on. It turns out that West Virginia is the least Latino state in the […]

News Taco To Go: Civil Rights, Muslims, Libya, Budget And Carnival

Mary Mata

People across the country commemorated the 46th anniversary of the Selma, Alabama march known as “Bloody Sunday.” The GOP is looking into how Muslims are a danger to the U.S., […]

Secretary Of Labor Hilda L. Solis Supports Unions

Mary Mata March 4, 2011

I was “raised union.” My mother, who immigrated to the United States from Nicaragua, worked the 3 p.m. to midnight shift at a toy factory after the birth of my […]