We at News Taco have been doing our best to keep you informed of redistricting battles affecting Latino population areas (really redistricting affects all Latinos everywhere, but that’s a pretty tall order…) So we thought today would be a good day to do a little roundup of these redistricting battles across the country. Pennsylvania: Philadelphia’s Latino […]
Hispanics Become Largest Minority Group in Metro Areas
April 20, 2011 By
The 2010 Census figures indicate increased diversity from 366 metro areas in the U.S. and showed that Hispanics now outnumber the number of blacks, becoming the largest minority group in 191 metro areas. The data is significant because it could influence the political maps that are drawn during the restricting process and possibly shift the […]
Hispanic Groups Call for Increased Representation
February 10, 2011 By
An analysis of data from the 2010 Census by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund supports what many experts have been saying since the Census Bureau released its first data late last year, Latinos should see increased representation as a result of reapportionment. On Tuesday, NALEO released its study […]
Hispanics and other Minorities Overwhelmingly Fueled Nation’s Population Growth
February 7, 2011 By
The first round of states to receive their census redistricting data last week shows that Hispanics and other minorities accounted for 85 percent of the population growth across the country in the last ten years. The data will have important implications as the states begin the process of redistricting. New Jersey, Mississippi, Virginia and Louisiana […]
Redistricting Without Census Data May Jeopardize Voting Rights in Kansas City
August 17, 2010 By
The City Council in Kansas City, Missouri may be jeopardizing the voting rights of minorities in order to reach a deadline of drawing up new district boundaries before the March 2011 election. The council is required, as mandated by the city charter, to find a way to redraw its boundaries by this date. However, census […]
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