Battling Flu In Mid July, Joe Arpaio Takes The Stand In Civil Rights Case

Battling Flu In Mid July, Joe Arpaio Takes The Stand In Civil Rights Case

Mary Mata July 25, 2012

By Rebeldes, Latino Rebels In Phoenix, America’s Self-Proclaimed Greatest Sheriff, 80-year-old Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, took the stand in a racial profiling federal case against his sheriff’s office. According to […]

Poll: Latinos Oppose Supreme Court “Show Me Your Papers”

Mary Mata July 19, 2012

By Latino Decisions In polling data released today, Latino Decisions reports that Latino registered voters oppose the Supreme Court decision to uphold the controversial provision in Arizona’s SB1070 law that would […]

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Mary Mata

Thursday July 19, 2012 Obama opens up massive 48-point lead among Latino voters (Houston Chronicle): A nightmare scenario for Republicans is playing itself out. In sloooooooow motion. A new poll of Latino voters released […]

Trial To Begin Against ‘America’s Toughest’ Sheriff Arpaio

Mary Mata July 18, 2012

By Griselda Nevárez, Voxxi The self-proclaimed America’s toughest sheriff and his office will head to court this week to face a class-action lawsuit that includes allegations of racial profiling against […]

Open Letter To George Lopez

NewsTaco July 17, 2012

George, Pretty much every Latino in the U.S. has heard about you calling out Sheriff Arpaio by now. It was great TV. A great laugh. You went on HBO, did […]

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Mary Mata July 12, 2012

Thursday July 12, 2012 Mitt Romney NAACP Speech Shows He Failed To Learn Father’s Civil Rights Lessons, Black Caucus Says (Huffington Post):  Prominent members of the Congressional Black Caucus gave […]

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NewsTaco July 11, 2012

Wednesday July 11, 2012 Joe Biden to Latino voters: Mitt Romney “wants you to show your papers, but he won’t show us his” (Houston Chronicle):  Vice President Joe Biden used […]

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Mary Mata July 10, 2012

Tuesday July 10, 2012 Texas’ new voter ID law on trial in Washington (Associated Press/San Francisco Chronicle):  The fate of Texas’ controversial new voter ID law — which requires voters […]

“Show Your Papers”: More Legal Challenges to Come for S.B. 1070?

Mary Mata July 9, 2012

By Deb Courson Smith, Public News Service – CA SACRAMENTO, Calif. – One decision is on the books, and there’s talk already about future challenges concerning Arizona’s immigration law. The U.S. […]

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NewsTaco July 6, 2012

Friday July 6, 2012 27 – Median Age for Hispanics is Lower Than Median Age for Total U.S. Population (Pew Research Center):  Hispanics in the United States on the whole […]