GOP Set To Spend $3 Million On State Level Latino Candidates

GOP Set To Spend $3 Million On State Level Latino Candidates

NewsTaco July 19, 2011

The problem with putting a price on politics is that you put a price on politics – it’s a doomed idea by definition. Case in point: the GOP says it will spend […]

Alabama Rep. Should Apologize For Anti-Immigrant Rant

Mary Mata July 18, 2011

[Editor’s note: The following is an op-ed from Somos Republicans.] By Bob Quasius Recently, Congressman Mo Brooks said he would do anything short of shooting illegal immigrants. Even his colleagues in Congress rebuked […]

Mexican Born Pastor Forms “Hispanic Tea Party”

Mary Mata July 14, 2011

Mexican-born Texas pastor Armando Vera formed what he calls the Hispanic Tea Party back in June because he says the conservative movement focuses too much on politics and not enough […]

Castro’s Campaign Will Inspire A New Generation Of Latino Leaders

Mary Mata July 13, 2011

Austin, Texas — Last week I helped organize a meet-and-greet for Joaquín Castro in East Austin that brought a full spectrum of over 200 reporters, politicos, activists, academics, entrepreneurs, community […]

SB 1070 Advocate Recalled In Arizona

Mary Mata July 11, 2011

Arizona State Senate President Russell Pearce is set to be recalled, as enough signatures have been gathered to force a special election this November. If you recall, we reported that the […]

To Mobilize 12 Million Latinos, Register 15 Million

Mary Mata June 29, 2011

Before we begin mobilizing Latino voters for the 2012 presidential election, we must understand the population of available voters in our community as well as the total number of Latino […]

Anti-Immigrant Bill Fails In Texas

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You’d need a diagram to figure out exactly how it happened, but suffice it to say that the state senators in Texas gathered their marbles and went home. And just […]

Perry Bombs At National Latino Conference

Mary Mata June 27, 2011

By Melissa Del Bosque Thursday in San Antonio, the national press got one of their first honest-to-God looks at Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential potential. They got to evaluate his candidate […]

John McCain Uses One Fire To Start Another

Mary Mata June 24, 2011

By Randy Parraz Most recently Arizona has been in the national headlines because of the outbreak of wildfires. At no time in our history have we ever experienced fires of […]

Texas Gov. Perry Gets Cold Reception At NALEO Conference

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There was a point during Texas Governor Rick Perry’s speech to a packed lunch crowd at this year’s National Association of  Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) conference that I […]