The Emergence Of The Political Eva Longoria

The Emergence Of The Political Eva Longoria

Mary Mata April 23, 2012

By Tony Castro, Voxxi When Eva Longoria was unveiled as one of co-chairs of President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, the reaction among the national press corps was the usual rolling of the […]

SB1070 Before Supreme Court Wednesday: What You Need To Know

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Two years worth of posturing and protesting, testing and taunting, about immigration and states rights will come to a head this Wednesday when both sides of Arizona’s controversial SB1070 argue […]

Stretching Gasoline Dollars on Weekend Errands

Mary Mata April 20, 2012

By Mary Anne Meyers, Public News Service With gasoline prices nearing $4 a gallon, it can pay Missouri drivers to plan ahead for those weekend errands. Jerry Medinger, who manages […]

9 Latinos In TIME Magazine´s 100 Most Influential

Mary Mata

By Paloma Corredor, Voxxi  TIME Magazine has released its annual list of the100 most influential people, and for the first time, the majority of the list is non-white. And nine of the top 100 are […]

Morning NewsTaco

Mary Mata

Friday, April 20, 2012 Obama camp launches Latino push, hits Romney: With both sides eying one of the fastest-growing blocs in the American electorate, President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign on Wednesday […]

Nebraska Upholds Prenatal Care For Undocumented

NewsTaco April 19, 2012

By Victor Landa It turns out pro-immigrant trumps anti-abortion in Nebraska after all. This has been a topsy-turvy issue for a few weeks so I’ll give you the need-to-know version […]

My mother, The Most Unfortunate Pilgrim

Mary Mata April 18, 2012

Once upon a time, I believed what my first grade teacher told me.  I thought I was the descendant of a pilgrim. I took her word for it. I thought […]

Are Your Tastes Latino Enough?

Mary Mata April 17, 2012

By Ulisses Sanchez, Our Tiempo Recently, I found myself working out of a local coffee shop in Downtown Los Angeles.  That is something that I do quite often, as I […]

Border Patrol: When Work Is A Family Matter

Mary Mata

By Esther J. Cepeda, Voxxi Last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent out an unusually cheerful press release: “Border Patrol Academy Graduates 1,000th Class.” Forty-five newbies got through the Border […]

The Latino Paradox: Tradition vs Identity

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It’s not surprising to me to see disconnects in political rhetoric. What is surprising is to see how readily they’re accepted and go unquestioned. Take for instance the idea that Latinos are […]