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• Texas Legislature Denies Path to Equality in Health Care Access June 19, 2013
  By Juan Flores, La Fe Policy Research and Education Center I have disliked the Medicaid program, but not enough to deter my support for the Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The majority of studies on access, quality and costs, associated with the Medicaid program, show that the program has been a success since it began […]
• Dream Act applicant says man took money, ran June 19, 2013
  By Kerry Kavanaugh, wsbtv ATHENS, Ga. — Local students working to qualify for the Dream Act say their efforts may have been derailed. They say the former director of an Athens nonprofit, The Athens Latino Center of Education and Services, took their money, messed up their federal applications, and ran. Daniel Lopez, 29, of Winder, is among […]
• Study: Latinos Learn English Faster Than Past Immigrants June 19, 2013
  By Cristina Costantini, ABC News/Univision Many who oppose high levels of Latino immigration argue that these new immigrants don’t learn English as quickly as prior waves of European immigrants did. A series of new studies, however, reveals a different picture. Latinos are doing pretty well at learning English, especially when compared to many German immigra […]
• Niño prodigio michoacano estudiará Física Cuántica en Harvard June 19, 2013
  By Notimex/Animal Político Un michoacano de 11 años de edad y quien es considerado como uno de los tres niños prodigio del país, viajará a Estados Unidos para estudiar en la Universidad de Harvard. De acuerdo con un reporte del Sistema Michoacano de Radio y Televisión (SMRyTV), Luis Roberto Ramírez Álvarez, originario del municipio de Zamora, cursará la carr […]
• The Supreme Court, Voting Rights and the Roberts Legacy June 19, 2013
  By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco This week, with Justice Scalia writing the majority opinion, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), rejected the Arizona state law, Prop 200, that required voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering for federal elections under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.  This decision was prai […]