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The GOP attempt to stop 10M Latinos from voting

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The best manipulative political arguments are made by taking a complicated issue and giving a simplistic answer to promote your own opinion. As the November election draws near, new voting laws in 23 of the 50 states could keep more than 10 million Hispanic U.S. citizens from registering and voting based on the simple concept Read More

Study: Young Latino voting rights threatened

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My fellow young Latinos, your voting rights are under attack. From Fox News Latino: “Young minority voter turnout could drop by almost 700,000 in states with photo ID laws, says a new study. The lower turnout among voters under the age of 30 could affect several House races as well as the tight presidential contest. Read More

Latino voting rights dispute settled in Compton

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On February 28, Compton City Council members reached a settlement involving a 2010 suit filed by two Latinas, Felicitas Gonzalez and Flora Ruiz, who claimed Compton was violating the voting rights of its Latino citizens. In Compton, a historically black city that has in recent times become predominately Latino, city council elections are at-large. While Read More