The House on Mango Street Goes to Trial: #MayaVsAZ

The House on Mango Street Goes to Trial: #MayaVsAZ

NewsTaco January 9, 2015

*This is important. The legal battle against the Arizona law used to prohibit Mexican-American studies in Tucson will come to a head on January 12, at the Ninth Circuit Court […]

New Report Uncovers Housing Discrimination Against the Latino Community

Mary Mata August 8, 2013

By National Council of La Raza Every year, there are more than four million incidents of housing discrimination that occur in the United States. Yet these incidents are tremendously underreported, […]

The Impact of SB1070 on the 2012 Latino Vote in Arizona

Mary Mata October 11, 2012

By Rodolfo Espino, Latino Decisions The last Democratic candidate who won Arizona’s Electoral College votes was Bill Clinton in his bid for re-election in 1996 when Arizona had 8 Electoral College votes. […]

Latino Voters to Say ‘Adiós’ to Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Mary Mata

By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is facing his toughest re-election race in his 20-year tenure and a group of young Latinos in Arizona are working to ensure he […]

As Arizona’s “Papers, Please” Law Starts Immigrant Women Speak Out

Mary Mata September 17, 2012

By Valeria Fernández, New America Media PHOENIX, Ariz.–As immigrant women and immigration advocates prepare for the “show me your papers” or “papers, please” provision of Arizona Senate Bill 1070 to take […]

Latino Vote To Be Cast With Heart Not Mind

Mary Mata August 27, 2012

By Victor Escalante, Newstaco Latinos, for the most part, have made up their mind who they want as president. This is grim news for Mitt Romney, because according to Univision […]

Jan Brewer “Dismissive” Of Russell Pearce Campaign

NewsTaco August 10, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco File this where you will, but it’s got to be a sign of something larger than the headline. A friend I talked to today said it […]

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Friday August 10, 2012 Latinos in California seeks council seat in ongoing tension with Anaheim police (CNN):  As tensions roil between Latinos and city officials over accusations of police brutality, […]

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Mary Mata August 3, 2012

Friday August 3, 2012 What are the main health issues affecting Hispanics in the U.S.? (Voxxi):  Three in 10 Latinos are uninsured, according to a more recent report from the Department of Health […]

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NewsTaco July 26, 2012

Thursday July 26, 2012 Latino voters’ enthusiasm rises, but still lags behind 2008 (The Los Angeles Times):  Latino voters’ interest in the election has begun to rise, but still lags […]