voting rights
Immigration Rhetoric In GOP Primary Harmful To Latinos
By Gus K. West Immigration has surfaced as one of the top issues in this Republican presidential primary — thanks in no small part to the United States’ ever-growing population […]
Justice Department Objects To Voter ID Law In Texas
The Department of Justice objected a proposed voter ID law in Texas that would have made voting more difficult for Latinos in that state, specifically because of the requirement for […]
Obama Winning With Women Voters
By Elizabeth Heath Credit his record on social issues and a slowly reviving economy, or blame conservatives’ so-called “War on Women,” but a new poll shows that Barack Obama is winning over […]
City Of Compton Settles With Latinas, District Elections May Follow
The City of Compton in the Los Angeles area is a historically black community, consequently it’s at-large city council elections have resulted in black candidates being elected. The now-majority Latino […]
Romney’s 90s Immigration Policy Hands Latino Voters To Democrats
The 1990s are back, but unfortunately not any of the good stuff, like Tupac or tennis shoes that you had to pump. No, unfortunately the worst of the 1990s has […]
In Florida, Voter Registration Laws Impede The Latino Vote
By Howard L. Simon and Deborah J. Vagins, ACLU With Florida’s primary recently completed, all eyes have been on the Sunshine State. And in an effort to shine a light on the […]
TX Redistricting Has Been By Good Ol’ Boys, For Good Ol’ Boys
Texas’ inability to design decent redistricting plans for the two chambers that are supposed to represent the people is more than disappointing — it’s appalling, disgusting, hypocritical, and distasteful. It is […]
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 […]
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, […]