Tea Party Poll-Watchers Set Sights On Latino Community

Tea Party Poll-Watchers Set Sights On Latino Community

Mary Mata October 29, 2012

By Dan Froomkin, Huffington Post Latino Voices A Tea Party spinoff group training poll-watchers to either monitor or intimidate voters — depending on whom you believe — is now explicitly […]

In Arizona, Latino Mormons at a Crossroads

Mary Mata

By Valeria Fernandez, New America Media PHOENIX, Az. — José Hernández hasn’t made up his mind about who he’s going to vote for in the upcoming election. “I like things […]

Eight Percent of Latinos Have Already Voted Early

Mary Mata

By Latino Decisions The latest impreMedia-Latino Decisions tracking poll shows that Latinos are more enthusiastic and more likely to vote than ten weeks ago when the initial poll was fielded.  Forty-five percent […]

Obama’s Jobs Booklet Overlooks Immigration Reform

NewsTaco October 26, 2012

By Latino Rebels In 2011, President Obama gave a speech in El Paso, Texas where he called immigration reform an “economic imperative.” In fact, he stated that comprehensive reform in the immigration […]

Obama says immigration reform possible in next Congress

NewsTaco

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi In a transcript released Wednesday Obama asserts that if he is reelected that will send a wakeup call to Republicans to pass immigration reform. During an interview with the Des Moines […]

Poll: Growing Support for Same-Sex Marriage Among Latinos

Mary Mata October 25, 2012

By Hope Gillette, Voxxi Fifty-two percent of Hispanics favor same-sex marriage compared to 34 percent who oppose it, according to a poll conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center. The statistics have reversed since […]

Arizona Campaign Builds Against “America’s Toughest Sheriff”

Mary Mata

By Valeria Fernández, New America Media PHOENIX, Ariz.–A movement to oust Joe Arpaio, America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff,” from office continues to gain momentum in Arizona. Actions range from a Latino voter […]

Presidential Race: It’s all About the Latino Ground Game

NewsTaco October 24, 2012

Victor Landa, NewsTaco I mentioned in polite company a couple of times that Latinos are a fourth quarter political people. And even in polite company the idea hasn’t been that well received. But I […]

Morals, ethics Rank Above Party for Some Latinos

Mary Mata

PRESS RELEASE SAN ANTONIO (October 24, 2012) – An overwhelming majority of the Hispanic business leaders and professionals who comprise the membership of the national organization Catholic Association of Latino Leaders […]

Voter suppression: 219,000 Latino voters at risk

Mary Mata

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi Analysts are certain turnout in the Hispanic community will be pivotal in this election and with two weeks before November a new report highlights their electoral clout if […]