The DOJ Rules For Texas Voters, Against Voter ID

The DOJ Rules For Texas Voters, Against Voter ID

Mary Mata March 22, 2012

By Rafael Anchia, Texas State Representative, District 103 On March 12, 2012 the Department of Justice (DOJ) stood up for Texas voters by refusing to pre-clear the strict photo ID […]

Latinos Keep Asking, “GOP Why Don’t You Like Me?”

Mary Mata March 21, 2012

By Jose Cruz The relationship between the GOP and Latinos could be summed up in a 80s teen romantic comedy. They are the two young kids who actually like each other, […]

Pete Gallego Says South Texas Needs Fresh Blood In Congress

Mary Mata March 20, 2012

San Antonio, Texas — Pete Gallego doesn’t make his run to be the Democratic congressional candidate for District 23 much more complicated than it needs to be. “My three favorite […]

Ciro Rodriguez Says He’s The Fighter South Texas Needs

Mary Mata

San Antonio, Texas — Ciro Rodriguez spent time during the 1990s and early 2000s serving the people of South Texas in Congress as a Democrat, and most recently lost his […]

Immigration Rhetoric In GOP Primary Harmful To Latinos

Mary Mata

By Gus K. West Immigration has surfaced as one of the top issues in this Republican presidential primary — thanks in no small part to the United States’ ever-growing population […]

White House Using Technology To Reach Latinos

Mary Mata March 11, 2012

The White House is increasingly utilizing digital platforms in order to more effectively do outreach with the Latino community, according to a The White House on The Road panel Saturday […]

Efforts To Register Latino Voters Rise

Mary Mata March 8, 2012

Three of the largest Latino organizations in the nation announced a voter registration initiative as the importance of the Latino vote rises. As previously reported on La Plaza, the Hispanic Federation, […]

Importance Of Georgia’s Primary On Super Tuesday

Mary Mata March 6, 2012

By Javier Ortiz In year’s past, when the presidential nomination fight reached Super Tuesday, it was often with one candidate riding a sea of momentum and looking to close the […]

Republicans Should Zero In On Latina Moms In 2012

Mary Mata

By Miryam Mora-Barajas As a new election cycle rolls around, Latinos once again seem to be on the minds of Republican candidates — this is especially true in states like […]

Will Immigration Matter In November?

Mary Mata March 5, 2012

By Jose Cruz, OurTiempo Two weeks ago Time magazine devoted their cover to proclaiming that Latinos would decide the next President of the United States. With the growth of our population and […]