Julian Castro: We’ll Have a Latino President in My Lifetime

Julian Castro: We’ll Have a Latino President in My Lifetime

Mary Mata December 19, 2012

By Elizabeth Braw, Metro.US Click on picture to read story. [Photo by Democratic National Convention]

The Biggest Latino Story of the Year by Maria Cardona

Mary Mata

By LIN@R Maria Cardona, CNN Consultant talks with the Latino Information Network at Rutgers (LINAR) about the Biggest News Story of the year 2012. This article was first published in […]

Latino Independents Are Key to Electoral Success

Mary Mata December 18, 2012

By Robert R. Preuhs, Latino Decisions The 2012 election underscored the power of the Latino vote, particularly in battleground states like Colorado, Florida and Nevada.  Recent blogs here at Latino […]

2012 Top Moments in Latino Politics, #5

Mary Mata

By Jose Cruz, Our Tiempo In one of the dumbest statements of the year an East Haven, Connecticut Mayor respond to charges that police officers in his town harassed, abused […]

2012 Top 10 Moments in Latino Politics, #4

Mary Mata December 17, 2012

By Jose Cruz, Our Tiempo #4 Univision Presidential Town Hall In mid-September President Obama and Governor Romney appeared two nights back-to-back in a Town Hall Forum on Univision. Romney drew […]

Border Startups Have a Rough Time Raising Capital

Mary Mata

By Cincdy Casares, Texas Observer Earlier this year, when San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro gave the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, many Hispanic Texans felt they had finally arrived. […]

Survey Says: Latinos care about the Environment—what’s the next step?

Mary Mata

By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco The polling has been clear and consistent over this decade and especially this year: Latinos care about and support a wide range of environmental issues and policies—from […]

Latino Groups Warn Congress: Fix Immigration or Else

Mary Mata December 12, 2012

By Julia Preston, New York Times [Photo by  Grand Canyon NPS] Click on picture to read story.

Latino Leaders Wage Mobilization for Immigration Reform

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By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi Comprehensive immigration reform advocates including top national Latino organizations will be exerting pressure on Congress through a scorecard in an effort to overwhelm the opposition. The strategy […]

Gay Rights & Immigration Advocacy Groups Challenge DOMA

Mary Mata

By Latinovations A letter signed by more than 50 gay rights and immigration advocacy groups was sent to the White House on Monday asking President Obama to hold immigration cases […]