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Labor activist Dolores Huerta and Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa speak at the NALEO luncheon on the Latino vote.

Latino leaders united behind Obama’s message at the DNC

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As day one of the Democratic convention gets under way, it's all hands on deck as Latino Democrats insist President Obama deserves a second term. "I'm with … Read More

Voters in Corpus Christi, Texas. (AP Photo/Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Rachel Denny Clow)

Texas out to save ‘discriminatory’ voter ID, maps

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — On Election Day in Texas, the mere act of voting would have been fresh flexing of Republican power: Show a photo ID, then cast a ballot in … Read More

Will Latino voters make it to the polls?

Experts project more Hispanic votes in 2012

By Associated Press

ATLANTA -- The national Center for Immigration Studies says Hispanics will cast about 9 percent of the votes this November, up from 7.8 percent in 2008. The … Read More

The GOP hopes to gain in popularity with Latino voters.

Growing Latino electorate changing policitians’ strategies

By Michael Oreskes, Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — One way to think about this year's election is as a contest between the impact of a sour economy (advantage Romney) and the power of the … Read More

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Opinion: Discrimination against Latinos still a major problem

By Raul A. Reyes

Every year, graduating students at high schools across America look forward to the festivities of Senior Week, but one school has been taking things too far.  … Read More

On a trip to Mexico City, Sen. John McCain said he was cautiously optimistic on reaching an agreement on immigration reform by next month.

McCain: Romney must appeal to women and Hispanics

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON—Sen. John McCain says Republican Mitt Romney has to sell his message about jobs and the economy to women and Hispanics this November if he is to … Read More

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Campus senior events deemed offensive to Hispanics cancelled

By Associated Press

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California high school has cancelled senior week "Seniores" and "Senoritas" events after deciding students dressed as gang … Read More

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, left, points to a map of Dallas County showing aerial spraying against mosquitos and West Nile virus as Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings looks on during a news conference in downtown Dallas, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. Dallas County has been the epicenter of the nation's worst outbreak of West Nile virus, which has killed 10 people and sickened at least 200 others. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Living well: What you need to know about the West Nile Virus

By Dr. Juan J. Rivera

As the main news media outlets sound the alarm on the evolving epidemic of West Nile Virus (WNV), I think back to my Internal Medicine residency years in Texas … Read More

President Barack Obama greets supporters during a campaign stop at the Alliant Energy Amphitheater, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in Dubuque, Iowa. The president is on a three-day campaign bus tour through the state. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Opinion: Can Latinos trust Obama again?

By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

President Obama is a lot like that boyfriend many of us have come across.  He’s great, he tells you he loves you, but then doesn’t quite show it.  … Read More

Vice Presidential candidate Rep Paul Ryan, R-Wis., center, talks to supporters at a rally on the campus of Miami University in Oxford Ohio, Wednesday Aug. 15, 2012, as Ohio Gov. John Kasich, left, and Rep. Rob Portman, listen. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)

Opinion: On Ryan, a familiar echo

By Esther J. Cepeda

CHICAGO - I looked at Hispanic dissatisfaction over Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick with more than a little skepticism. After all, if Paul Ryan isn't a … Read More