The U.S. Latino Story Is Our Story, Let’s Tell It

The U.S. Latino Story Is Our Story, Let’s Tell It

NewsTaco June 5, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco First let’s list the things we know about being Latino in the U.S.  These aren’t things that have been empirically proven, well promoted and marketed – […]

Florida Voter Fraud Crackdown Finally Snares A Live One

Mary Mata

By Elsie Roedenbeck, Pocho Ñews Service (PNS reporting from LA FLORIDA) Even as the U.S. Department of Justice seeks to shut down Florida’s effort to disenfranchise voters, state officials are overjoyed that their purge […]

Top Facts About Latinos In Today’s Primaries

Mary Mata

PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On the eve of the Republican primaries in California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota, the Hispanic Leadership Network released […]

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NewsTaco June 4, 2012

Monday June 4, 2012 Study: Immigrants embrace American values (UPI): Immigrants and their descendants embrace basic American values even as they celebrate and honor their own heritages, a U.S. researcher said. […]

Latino “Sleeping Giant” Is An Uphill Political Battle

NewsTaco June 1, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The next time you read or hear anyone write about or mention the mythical Latino “sleeping giant” you have my permission to smack them upside the head, in […]

America Ferrera Heads Campaign To Mobilize Latino Voters

Mary Mata

By Griselda Nevárez, Voxxi In 1994, America Ferrera was 9 years old living in Los Angeles when California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 187. The law, which was later ruled unconstitutional by a […]

Changing Face Of America: Fight For Civil Rights Is Not Over

Mary Mata May 31, 2012

By Marc Morial, Other Words We’ve been hearing about it for years, and now the time has come. In May, the Census Bureau announced that for the first time, the birth […]

Where Do Kids Fit In A Presidential Campaign?

Mary Mata

By Peter Malof, Texas News Service AUSTIN, Texas – The youngest Americans have been largely overlooked so far in the presidential campaign, according to children’s advocates who are hoping the […]

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Thursday May 31, 2012 Majority of African Americans and Latinos support marriage equality (The Hill): Despite the absence of media coverage on Latinos and marriage equality, numerous surveys tell us that […]

Mitt Romney Rolls Out Education Proposal

Mary Mata May 25, 2012

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney sidestepped the issue of immigration and instead unveiled a plan for education reform to an audience at the Latino Coalition Economic Summit. […]