Texas Voter I.D. Case Could Dismantle U.S. Civil Rights Law?

Texas Voter I.D. Case Could Dismantle U.S. Civil Rights Law?

Mary Mata April 20, 2012

By Peter Malof, Texas News Service HOUSTON – Court watchers say a Texas case could trigger the dismantling of a decades-old civil rights law. Steven Shapiro, the American Civil Liberties […]

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Mary Mata

Friday, April 20, 2012 Obama camp launches Latino push, hits Romney: With both sides eying one of the fastest-growing blocs in the American electorate, President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign on Wednesday […]

Southwest Voter Registration Fends Off History Of Tax Problems

Mary Mata April 19, 2012

By Carlos Sanchez, Voxxi Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, one of the nation’s most visible and respected Hispanic voter registration groups, has a 25-year history of local, state and federal authorities […]

Nebraska Upholds Prenatal Care For Undocumented

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By Victor Landa It turns out pro-immigrant trumps anti-abortion in Nebraska after all. This has been a topsy-turvy issue for a few weeks so I’ll give you the need-to-know version […]

Marco Rubio’s Alternative Dream Act: Is It A Bad Dream?

Mary Mata April 18, 2012

by Griselda Nevárez, Voxxi Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has revealed that he is crafting an alternative version of the DREAM Act that would legalize but not promise citizenship to undocumented […]

Beer Wholesalers Pushing Controversial Voter ID Laws

Mary Mata

By Paul Abowd, The Center for Public Integrity Some of America’s best known brands are dropping their membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council at least partly in response to controversy […]

Federal Court Grants AZ Citizens Ability To Register To Vote

Mary Mata April 17, 2012

Today, MALDEF welcomed the Ninth Circuit’s en banc ruling in Gonzalez v. State of Arizona, striking down critical provisions of an Arizona law that restricted voter access. MALDEF had challenged the […]

GOP: We’re Listening To Latinos

Mary Mata

By Reince Priebus, RNC Latinos are the fastest growing demographic group in the United States. This year alone, 500,000 Latinos will turn 18, making them eligible to vote. And after […]

The Focus for The Latino Vote Will Be: North Carolina?

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I’ve been hearing rumblings for months that the epicenter, if not the focus, of the battle for the Latino vote this year would be in North Carolina. I know what […]

Obama Says He’ll “Try” To Pass Immigration Reform

NewsTaco April 16, 2012

President Barack Obama has learned a few things in his three years in office. He’s learned to edit his comments and he’s learned that campaigning for president as a Senator […]