The Class Of 2012 Can Change History For U.S. Latinos

The Class Of 2012 Can Change History For U.S. Latinos

Mary Mata August 31, 2011

Listen closely high school seniors, the Class of 2012, this message is for you: the fate of our nation is in your hands. If you are 18, eligible to vote […]

Rick Perry Pursues Latino Voters Via Religion

Mary Mata August 17, 2011

By Cindy Casares Rick Perry is using religion to court Spanish-speaking voters, too. In addition to his affiliation with the  New Apostolic Reformation group and The Response prayer rally in Houston, Perry […]

How The GOP Can Use Immigration To Win Over Latino Voters

Mary Mata July 28, 2011

Despite promoting controversial anti-immigration legislation and impeding access to educational resources for Latinos, the Republican Party has devoted the last five decades to establishing inroads with second- and third-generation Latino […]

Democrats Recruit Latino Support With Spanish Video

Mary Mata July 22, 2011

 Not really sure what to make of this, but the Democratic National Committee has created a Spanish language video in an effort to reach out to Latinos in Reno, Las Vegas, […]

NALEO Calls On Obama To Act On Priorities for U.S. Latinos

Mary Mata

[Editor’s note: The following is a press release from NALEO.] The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) issued the following statement today calling on President Obama to […]

Young Latinos Want Less Govt, Spending

Mary Mata July 21, 2011

[Editor’s note: The following is a press release from Generation Opportunity.] Hispanics 18-29 years old want to see less government interference, lower taxes on business profits, reduced federal spending in […]

Why Is Everyone Kowtowing To The Tea Partiers?

Mary Mata July 11, 2011

By Dr. Henry Flores Currently I’m in the Deep South, a part of the country that the FBI characterized as one of the most closed-mouthed during the Civil Rights murder […]

Is the Castro-Doggett Fight About More Than Race?

Mary Mata July 5, 2011

If the Joaquín Castro and Lloyd Doggett competition for the 35th Congressional District of Texas were a boxing match, Castro would inevitably be the young, up-and-coming fighter, all heart, hungry […]

No Latino Legislators Means Plenty of Anti-Immigrant Laws

Mary Mata June 30, 2011

Remember Rebecca Forest? That lady who blamed all of Texas’ problems on “Hispanic legislators?” Well, according to PolitiFact, she had a point: states with big percentages of Latino legislators didn’t […]

California May Add Latino Seats With Redistricting

Mary Mata

As we reported previously, California’s first batch of redistricting wasn’t particularly complimentary to Latinos and other minorities in California. Since, the redistricting commission has taken a second stab at it, […]