Latinos Lose, Democrats Win In Nevada Redistricting

Latinos Lose, Democrats Win In Nevada Redistricting

Mary Mata October 17, 2011

An interesting story about redistricting out of Nevada. In order to cement more Democratic districts, Democrats there argued against creating Latino majority districts, instead advocating that splitting up Latinos into […]

Texas Border Residents Pawns In Border Security War Games

Mary Mata September 30, 2011

A new report commissioned by Texas’ next wannabe Lieutenant Governor and current Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples literally labels the border as a warzone. This, despite actual reality and statistics to […]

Two Texas Representatives Talk Budget, Census & Latinos

Mary Mata September 22, 2011

By  Marc Rodriguez Depending on whom you ask, you’re very likely to hear several different appraisals regarding the overall condition of the state of Texas. “Economically, we’re outperforming the rest of […]

Latino Republican Dilutes Latino Votes, Lies About It

Mary Mata September 21, 2011

By Anthony Gutierrez, Deputy Executive Director of the Texas Democratic Party During the 82nd legislative session, I watched Republican State Representative Aaron Peña – Edinburg, stand on the House floor and vehemently […]

Latino Republican Lied About Redistricting Involvement

Mary Mata September 19, 2011

Republican State Rep. Aaron Peña allegedly lied about his involvement in redistricting along the Rio Grande Valley (the border for non-Texans), according to a report from the Texas Democratic Party. […]

Security, Voter ID As Racializing Immigration Reform

Mary Mata September 13, 2011

The single most important public policy issue for Latinos of all nationalities is immigration reform. According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) which used to be called Immigration and Naturalization […]

Voter ID Laws In Wisconsin Target Latino Voters

Mary Mata September 8, 2011

In May Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a Republican, signed a voter ID bill requiring voters to show ID when they went to vote. This meant that, without an ID, people could […]

Romney Uses Immigration To Challenge Perry, Recruit Rubio

Mary Mata September 2, 2011

Mitt Romney seems to be using immigration as a way to challenge Rick Perry in the Republican presidential fight. In a speech today at the Republican National Hispanic Assembly in Tampa, […]

Why Do Latino Evangelical Leaders Support Marco Rubio?

Mary Mata August 25, 2011

By Dee Dee Blase García Founder, National Tequila Party One of the strongest immigration advocates in our nation today is not a man of the cloth, or the evangelical leader […]

What Would Rick Perry Bring To The Presidency?

Mary Mata August 24, 2011

Rick Perry as President of the United States!?! Is this possible? Am I having a bad dream? Yes, I am saying this is a possibility. Governor “Good Hair” Perry has […]