Can Latinos Change Utah From Red to Blue?

Can Latinos Change Utah From Red to Blue?

NewsTaco December 4, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco It’s known as the reddest of the red states. And a recent article in the Ogden Standard-Examiner reiterated the fact: In a state considered among the […]

Latino Dems Divided over House STEM Jobs Act

NewsTaco December 3, 2012

By Latinovations Last Friday, the House of Representatives approved the STEM Jobs Act, an immigration bill that would make 55,000 additional immigration visas available to foreigners. However, in order to expand these […]

Xavier Becerra Elected as Chairman to House Democratic Caucus

Mary Mata November 30, 2012

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi A step up from vice chairman, Rep. Xavier Becerra was tapped in unanimous consent and elected as chairman to the House Democratic Caucus for the 113th Congress. […]

Charlie Gonzalez Leaving Congress Marks the End of an Era

Mary Mata November 29, 2012

By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi One of the most well-known and respected members of Congress, Rep. Charlie Gonzalez of San Antonio, is weeks away from stepping down and ending half a century […]

Latino Vote Key To Replace Jesse Jackson Jr.

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By Janell Ross, Huffington Post Latino Voices In 2011, as Illinois politicians redrew congressional district maps, they exercised a power grab that was intended to protect those already in office or even […]

Two Parties: Two HispanicLatino Vice Presidents

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By Jesse Treviño, HispanicLatino The attention that the HispanicLatino vote received during the presidential campaign and future demographic projections of its growth have caused the media and obsessive politico-types to […]

Latina Politicians Battling in Texas

Mary Mata November 28, 2012

By Hector Luis Alamo Jr., Being Latino Two Latinas are battling it out in Texas — and, no, they’re not clawing at each other over a suave macho like in […]

Immigration and the Lame Duck Congress

NewsTaco November 27, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco What a difference an election makes. Take, for instance, immigration. Wasn’t it a mere handful of weeks ago that Republicans were staunchly stalwart in their opposition to any and […]

Latinos, Be Careful What You Wish For

Mary Mata November 21, 2012

By Arnold Torres, New America Media/Hispanic Link News Service There is growing doubt today whether our political system is able to deal with the realities that confront us and significantly […]

Will the Supreme Court Dismantle the Voting Rights Act?

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By Raul A. Reyes, Other Words Well, that didn’t take long. Just three days after a diverse coalition of voters re-elected President Barack Obama, the Supreme Court announced that it’s […]