Arizona organizers have registered 75,000 new Latino voters in time for the November election, making it the largest voter registration effort in the state’s history, according to KJZZ. Mi Familia Vota reached a goal of 75,000 new Latino voters with about a month left to go before next month’s...
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English (en español al final de la página): NBC: Poll: Doom and Gloom Over Democrats’ Latino Outreach May be Overstated By Stephen Nuno Bustle: This Response To Donald Trump Jr’s Skittles Tweet Is The Only Way To Incorporate Candy Into Politics By Joseph Lyons Dayton Daily News (Ohio): New...
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Over the past weekend, hundreds of domestic workers and their allies from around the country grouped together in Washington D.C. for the National Domestic Workers Alliance 2016 National Assembly. The assembly — themed “Dignity, Unity, Power” — sought “to foster community, build power, and align on strategies” in the domestic workers...
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Actor and activist Diane Guerrero appeared on an immigration-themed episode of Chelsea Handler’s talk show this past weekend to open up about her family’s deportation story and stress the urgent need for immigration reform. The “Orange Is the New Black” star has been candid about the deportation of her...
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An anti-immigrant man made sexually-explicit remarks, yelled racial slurs, and defaced a poster at a Latino voter mobilization event in Las Vegas last Friday. The event was hosted by organizers from groups including Latino Victory Project, PLAN Action, and America’s Voice, and endorsed no political candidate for office. The...
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English (en español al final de la página): Las Vegas Review (Nevada): Man interrupts Latino event on Las Vegas Strip with racial slurs, spilled beer By Rachel Crosby Palm Beach Post (Florida): Rubio’s Hispanic support, incumbency make Murphy’s Senate bid tough By John Kennedy Charlotte Observer (North Carolina): Clinton...
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Since yesterday, hundreds of people have been sworn in as United States citizens to mark the launch of Constitution Week, which will be recognized this year from September 16-23. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) expects more than 38,000 people to be sworn in as Americans during 240 naturalization ceremonies throughout the week, which also coincides...
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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid called Donald Trump “a human leech” and “notorious con artist” who “is only trying to help one person – Donald Trump.” Sen. Reid, of course, is referencing the numerous charges of impropriety (to put it lightly) surrounding Trump University, the Trump Foundation, and now the Trump...
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English (en español al final de la página): Bloomberg: Pro-Clinton Unions Ready to Give Up on Trump Backers in Ranks By Mark Niquette and Arit John The Hill: New Dem video targets Latinos to get out vote By Rafael Bernal Yahoo: Why Puerto Rico could swing the Florida vote...
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On the eve of Hispanic Heritage Month, Latino Victory Project and more than a dozen other local organizations gathered yesterday in Denver, Colorado to kick off the #CuentaConmigo campaign. The event was the first in a partnership with Mexican rock band Maná to encourage US Latinos to flex their...
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