Unemployment And Obama: Mr. Eight Percent And Counting!

Unemployment And Obama: Mr. Eight Percent And Counting!

Mary Mata July 12, 2012

By Grace Flores-Hughes, Voxxi When President Obama was elected, one of the first declarations he made was that he would never allow the country’s unemployment rate to rise above eight […]

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Mary Mata

Thursday July 12, 2012 Mitt Romney NAACP Speech Shows He Failed To Learn Father’s Civil Rights Lessons, Black Caucus Says (Huffington Post):  Prominent members of the Congressional Black Caucus gave […]

Hispandering Panderfiesta: Biden’s “Papers” Line Fails

Mary Mata July 11, 2012

By Julito, Latino Rebels In  a speech that he gave yesterday at the National Council of La Raza’s annual conference in Las Vegas, Vice President Biden said the following: Mitt Romney wants […]

Controversial Texas ‘Voter ID’ Law Argued In Federal Court

Mary Mata

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi Washington, D.C. — A voter ID law in Texas upheld by Republicans last year is expected to carry long-lasting political implications — no matter which side […]

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Wednesday July 11, 2012 Joe Biden to Latino voters: Mitt Romney “wants you to show your papers, but he won’t show us his” (Houston Chronicle):  Vice President Joe Biden used […]

The Texas Path Is Not Good For Latinos

NewsTaco July 10, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Editor I live in Texas. No, my daddy doesn’t grow oil, and I don’t wear boots or ride a horse. On the other hand, yes, Rick […]

What Is Going on in Mexico? Let Twitter and Facebook Tell You

Mary Mata

By Rebeldes, Latino Rebels Yes, some outlets (like The Washington Post) covered this weekend’s protests in Mexico, where thousands of people all over the county marched peacefully to speak out against the alleged […]

Texas to test 1965 voting rights law in court

NewsTaco July 9, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Editor Forty five years ago the Voting Rights Act (VRA) was all but a slam-dunk. In 1965 the law was approved by the US House of […]

Mexicans Protest Presidential Election In Austin

Mary Mata

By Prescila Mosqueda, The Texas Observer Protesters, in traditional Aztec attire and wearing colorful headdresses, marched down 6th Street toward Congress Avenue in downtown Austin Saturday afternoon. Drivers honked their […]

Low Latino Voter Turnout Would Send ‘Terrible Message,’

Mary Mata

By Griselda Nerávez, Voxxi After a year of being labeled as a voting bloc that will play a significant role in this year’s presidential elections, there is mounting pressure on Latinos […]