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MALDEF Files Lawsuit On Behalf Of Latino Car Wash Workers
PRESS RELEASE Los Angeles, CA – Today, on behalf of Latino car wash workers, MALDEF filed suit against the owners of three Santa Monica area car wash facilities—Santa Monica Car Wash […]
Leaders Discuss Policy At National Latino Congreso In Chicago
By Voxxi This is the first time the National Latino Congreso will take place outside of the Southwest region and this year’s focus iLatino leaders, activists and policy makers will […]
Texas Democrats Defend Record on Latinos (I Respond)
By Forrest Wilder, Texas Observer A few days ago, Anthony Gutierrez, an official with the Texas Democratic Party, took me to task for what he called my “completely absurd” theory about Republicans […]
Group That Funds War On Latinos Is Losing Support
By Jim Hightower, Other Voices No one likes a smart aleck — or a stupid one, for that matter. A really stupid one is called ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange […]
Democrats Ignore Texas Latinos To their Own Peril
By Forest Wilder, The Texas Observer There’s a rule of thumb in journalism that “two’s a coincidence, three’s a trend.” Two of something may mean nothing, but find three examples […]
“West Texas Miracle” Producing Future Latino Leaders
There is a Catholic high school for boys from the borderland that has produced wave upon wave of scholars, entrepreneurs, and leaders for the last nine decades. Cathedral High School’s legacy […]
Activists Launch Campaign To Register 200,000 Latino Voters
Motivated by the conservative anti-immigrant rhetoric going around the country, leaders from the Hispanic community launched a national campaign on Thursday to register 200,000 Latino voters and mobilize 100,000 individuals […]
The Rise Of The Latino Super PAC In Today’s Latino Politics Headlines
The rise of the Hispanic super-PAC: There’s a new phenomenon in Washington: the Hispanic super-PAC, which aims to give political voice to the nation’s fastest-growing demographic. Harsh GOP Rhetoric Sends […]
Report Shows Latinos In Colorado Lag Behind Others
A recent report from the Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy & Research Organization (CLARO) entitled “Snapshot of Colorado Latinos,” shows that in several realms Latinos in that state lagged behind others. […]
Anti-Latino Politics In AZ Spurs New Political Leadership
The anti-Latino political environment that has characterized Arizona’s state politics for the past several years is beginning to have it unintended consequence: empowering Latinos in that state to run for […]