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Senate Confirms First Latina to Federal Court of Appeals, Latino Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo Awaits Confirmation Vote

NewsTaco July 14, 2015

*Meanwhile, Luis Felipe Restrepo is still awaiting Senate confirmation to join the 3rd circuit Court of Appeals. VL   By Michael Oleaga, Latin Post The U.S. Senate voted and approved the first […]

George P. Bush to Co-Chair Young Donor Effort for Dad

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Trying to Make Sense of American’s (and Latino’s) Voting Behavior

NewsTaco July 13, 2015

Katherine Archuleta, Director of Office of Personnel Management, Resigns

NewsTaco July 10, 2015

*She first said she would stick around to handle the cyberintrusion incident. The next day, she resigned. VL By Julie Hirschfeld Davis, The New York Times WASHINGTON — Katherine Archuleta, […]

The Republican’s Latino Problem

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*Aaron Sanchez explores the idea that the Republican “Latino problem” stems from the fact that most Republican Latinos aren’t like the rest of Latinos in the U.S. (I emphasize the […]

Donald Trump, GOP et al v Latinos, et al

NewsTaco July 9, 2015

*Henry Flores says that all Donald Trump did was voice what the “dominant society feels and thinks about Latinos and other people of color.” Donald said what he said because from […]

Donald Trump-Joe Arpaio: part of GOP’s outreach to Latino voters?

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*This is proof of (a) that fact that Trump is cluleless; (b) that fact that Trump is as extreme as he sounds; (c) the fact that Trump is doubling-down on […]