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Latinos to play decisive role in New Mexico primary election
*As always, the result depends n voter turnout. In New Mexico, Latino voter turnout increased by 30% between 2000 and 2010. VL By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi With Latinos accounting for […]
Blacklisted New Mexico film gets atonement
By Russell Contreras, Associated Press/Seattle Post-Intelligencer ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A 1954 movie about a real-life miners’ strike that was blacklisted during the Red Scare is being celebrated in New […]
Shortage Of Workers Hampers Chili Harvest In New Mexico
By Ted Robbins, NPR Southern New Mexico is America’s iconic home of chili harvesting and production. But production is a fraction of what’s produced in India and China — countries […]
New Mexico Supreme Court Rules Non-English Speakers Can Be Jurors
By Fox News Latino New Mexico’s top court ruled that citizens in the heavily Hispanic state who don’t speak English still have the right to serve on a jury. The […]
Curanderos unite in New Mexico for healing conference
By Russell Contreras, Associated Press/NBCLatino ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Incense burns at the door. Prayers are whispered in dozens of languages. A shell horn calls people back from lunch. More than […]
Umpire Tells New Mexico HS Team to Stop Speaking Spanish
By Ignacio Torres, NBCLatino A high school umpire may be caught in a pickle after asking a Latino player to stop speaking Spanish during a game in Las Cruzes, New Mexico. […]
Chimayo: Holy Week Pilgrims Head To New Mexico Shrine
By Russell Contreras, HuffingtonPost Latino Voices CHIMAYO, N.M. — Tens of thousands of pilgrims are expected during Easter Weekend to visit El Santuario de Chimayo, one of the most popular Catholic shrines […]
New Mexico Honors Latino Hero of Civil War Battle
By Tom Sharpe, Santa Fe New Mexican The state Senate paused briefly this week to recognize a little-known New Mexico native whose bushwhacking skills helped pull a Union victory from the […]
Addiction in New Mexico: La Cultura Cura
By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA The state of New Mexico has the highest rate of drug-related deaths in the nation. Hispanics and Native Americans have borne the brunt of this devastation. […]
Poll: Immigration Matters to Hispanic Voters in New Mexico
By Latino Decisions Hispanic voters comprise nearly 40% of the electorate in the state of New Mexico, making New Mexico the state where Latino voters have the greatest influence on […]