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Monday June 18, 2012 Turning Hispanic numbers into political clout (The Miami Herald):  This week, the Sunshine State will play host to more than 1,200 Hispanic elected and appointed officials […]

By Duke Machado, Voxxi Shortly before midnight, a person went to a microphone in the Fort Worth auditorium and made a motion to end a bitter debate over immigration. And just […]

Thursday June 14, 2012 Aging Hispanics double in Washington, pose health-care challenge (The Seattle Times):  Large numbers of migrant workers who came to the state decades ago and stayed after […]

By Tony Castro, Voxxi Did Latinos in California suffer politicallybecause of the near record low voter turnout in last week’s California primary? Did the increase in Latino voters heighten expectations so […]

Wednesday June 13, 2012 Complaint claims school district discriminated against Latino students (CNN):  Two advocacy groups filed a federal complaint Tuesday alleging a North Carolina school district’s treatment of three […]

By Peter Lehner, La Onda Verde According to the latest forecast from Weather Channel meteorologists, most of the country is in for a hot summer this year. This is more than […]

Tuesday June 12, 2012 Supreme Court to rule soon on health care, immigration; what happens next? (CBS News):  Monday is the beginning of the final three weeks of the Supreme […]

By Priscila Mosqueda, Texas Observer When he took the job at American Smelting and Refining Company in 1972, Carlos Rodriguez was proud to work at a plant that had employed […]

By Elaine de Valle, Voxxi Four more years. No, that is not a prediction of victory for President Barack Obama. I’m talking about how long U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, his Cuban-American constituency […]

By Grace Flores-Hughes, Voxxi Is the Latino political machine real or imaginary? Scott Walker’s victory in Wisconsin over a labor-led recall effort has many political writers and pundits analyzing and reanalyzing what this means for […]