Notre Dame panel debates role of Latino vote in 2014

Notre Dame panel debates role of Latino vote in 2014

Mary Mata February 6, 2014

By Emma Borne, The Observer In light of recent focus on the Latino vote as the 2014 midterm elections approach, Notre Dame hosted a panel discussion Wednesday evening in McKenna Hall […]

For Latino Voters, Climate Change Is Almost As Important An Issue As Immigration

Mary Mata January 24, 2014

By Katie Valentine, Think Progress Latinos strongly support efforts to tackle climate change and protect the environment, a new poll has found. The poll, which was completed for the NRDC by […]

Spanish-Speaking Candidates Have Political Advantage

Mary Mata December 19, 2013

By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune When state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, took the stage in November to launch her run for Texas lieutenant governor, she switched gracefully […]

Latinos: The Peril of a Too-Early Presidential Campaign

NewsTaco November 13, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco You have to be careful these days, going from headline to calendar and back. Looking at one, then the other, over and over, you could get […]

Poll: Anti-Immigrant Candidates Face Long Odds Given Demographic Realities

Mary Mata November 7, 2013

By Latino Decisions Virginia and New Jersey Offer Clear Lesson for National GOP in 2014 and Beyond on Immigration Washington, DC – An election-eve poll of extremely likely Latino and Asian voters in […]

Latinos Being Looked at for the White House

Mary Mata November 1, 2013

By Staff, Latino Post The next presidential election is more than three years away, but speculation is already rampant on who might be on the ballot when Obama’s last term ends. There […]

Latino donors set sights on GOP lawmakers who oppose immigration overhaul

Mary Mata October 28, 2013

By Matea Gold, The Washington Post A network of Latino donors that played a pivotal role in raising money for President Obama’s reelection is now focused on a new campaign: an […]

How Wendy Davis and Latinos could turn Texas blue, or not

NewsTaco September 27, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The big news out of Texas, “leaked” before it was “ready,” is that Wendy Davis will run for Governor. Some background: Wendy Davis is Senator Wendy […]

The LA mayoral race is a case study on the Latino vote

Mary Mata May 21, 2013

By Timothy Spangler, The Guardian Mayoral elections in Los Angeles are typically quite parochial affairs, and this year’s outing is something of an exception. As Angelenos go to the polls today under […]

Wisconsin’s rising Latino vote

Mary Mata February 6, 2013

By Jack Carver, The Cap Times By far the largest Hispanic constituency is found in the Milwaukee-centered 4th District. At 16.9 percent, the Hispanic population in that district mirrors that […]