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Obama Is Losing And Romney Is Alienating Latino Voters In Today’s Latino Political Headlines
A Diverse U.S. Population Will Not Guarantee Parity: The United States’ population is growing increasingly diverse, but the sharp demographic shift is unlikely to close the huge economic gap between […]
Latinos, Honor Martin Luther King Jr By Registering To Vote
By Rebecca Lynn Guerra The commemoration of Dr. King’s birthday forces us to reflect on the civil rights movement, its past, and our future. The movement conjures up images and […]
A 2011 Retrospective Of Latino Struggles
By Luis A. Martinez As 2011 has come to a close, I reflect on the struggles Latinos across the country have endured this past year. This moment of reflection is […]
Obama’s Labor Appointments Are Long Overdue
By René Lara, Political and Legislative Director of the Texas AFL-CIO President Barack Obama recently appointed three nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the government agency that is supposed […]
Redistricting Wars Are Really A Fight Over Who Gets Power
Why is the Texas redistricting process such a mess? The answer is not simple, except for the fact that these redistricting wars are at the foundation for the political control […]
Today’s Latino Politics Headlines
Supreme Court to Take a Look at Arizona’s Immigration Law Friday: The Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors on Friday to take a first look at a challenge to Arizona’s […]
Russell Pearce’s Recall Shows Power Of The Vote
Do you remember April 23, 2010? That was the day that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed SB 1070, the most heavy-handed immigration state law in the country at the time, […]
DOJ Monitors Election Day To Guard Against Voter Suppression
Today is the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, or election day as the U.S. Congress calls it. There is voting going on across the country — from gubernatorial […]
How Would The GOP Fare With Rubio On The Ticket?
We’re one year away from the next presidential election, so you can forgive the speculation, the polls and the fascination with the political horse race. You can also give yourself […]
Key Democrats Call For Voter ID Investigation
Consider this: 37 states in the union have either passed voter ID laws or are considering doing so. The proponents of those laws claim they’re needed to fight voter fraud — as […]