The Republican Party Is Just Not For Latinos

The Republican Party Is Just Not For Latinos

Mary Mata December 20, 2011

Today’s offering was supposed to be about what it would mean for the United States if we had a woman president and I was going to use Argentina as a […]

Funny Or Sad: The GOP Presidential Candidates

Mary Mata December 16, 2011

What is passing as a Republican Presidential Primary is both sad and funny. Sad because the current process, very public and very embarrassing, is designed to nominate a candidate who […]

December 2011: The Beginning of The End?

Mary Mata December 15, 2011

By Reyna Jacqueline Peña News came Saturday night that a 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico. By morning, numerous posts could be found online linking this event with the 2012 […]

Poll Shows The GOP Seen As “Hostile” By Latino Voters

Mary Mata

A new survey found that an overwhelming majority of Latino voters believe the Republican Party is “hostile” toward them and is alienating them. The impreMedia/Latino Decisions survey also found that not even […]

Texas Dems Enlist Young People To Get Out Vote In 2012

Mary Mata

By Anthony Gutierrez and Rebecca Acuña, the Texas Democratic Party Our community is under attack by right-wing extremists. We’re willing to bet, albeit not $10,000, that you’ve had enough of […]

What Will Become Of Texas’ Redistricting?

Mary Mata December 13, 2011

Well, I could’ve said “I told you so!” but I’ll reserve that trite comment for another occasion. Instead, I’m simply going to register my dismay at the current state of […]

Arizona’s SB 1070 May Now Help Latinos Turn State Blue

Mary Mata December 6, 2011

By Rubén Gallego, Arizona State Rep. District 16 Phoenix, Arizona — My first racist experience in Arizona was when my mother told me about the rude call she had received.  Like any other […]

Latinos Don’t Have To Pick One Political Identity

Mary Mata

By María Cardona Last week’s Republican debate brought some interesting surprises. As a Latina Democrat, the biggest one I saw wasNewt Gingrich’s defense of a legalization program for undocumented immigrants who […]

Latinos May Be Key To Obama Win In Arizona

NewsTaco December 2, 2011

¿Como se dice “karma’s a witch?” Latest case in point: The New York Times reports that because of a boom in the Latino population of Arizona, and because of a swell of Latinos reaching voting age […]

How Texas’ Redistricting Lawsuit Really Went Down

Mary Mata December 1, 2011

A lawsuit over new state and congressional districts that disenfranchised Latino voters in Texas just wrapped up. A panel of three federal judges redrew the map for the upcoming 2012 […]