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A Latina with a mission: Promoting civic engagement to change an entire nation

Jul 25, 2013, 12:56 PM 0

By Juan Miret LatinaLista “We are not invisible anymore. We are a key part of the present and we already have a very important role in the near future,” said Claudia Ortega-Hogue, Director of Civic Engagement of the…

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Guest Voz: A robust Voting Rights Act is crucial for Latino voters

Jul 17, 2013, 4:22 PM 0

LatinaLista — Ever since the Supreme Court threw out a key part of the landmark Voting Rights Act (VRA) in June, stripping the government of its best way to prevent voting bias – the requirement that all or parts…

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Immigration, not the economy, is tearing the Latino community apart

Jun 21, 2012, 8:55 AM 1

LatinaLista — Ever since the Obama administration’s surprise announcement last week about deferring the deportation of undocumented youth, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, has let others in his party do the talking for him. Unfortunately, the range of…