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English-Only Laws: The Hispanic Poll Tax - FlaglerLive.com

FlaglerLive.com

English-Only Laws: The Hispanic Poll Tax FlaglerLive.com At stake is a four-year term on the city council of San Luis, Az., a Mexico border town. San Luis has close to 26000 residents, of whom 99 percent are Hispanic, predominantly of Mexican ancestry. Both English and Spanish are routinely spoken during ... and more »

AP EXCLUSIVE: Many resist census race labels - Fox News

AP EXCLUSIVE: Many resist census race labels Fox News WASHINGTON – When the 2010 census asked people to classify themselves by race, more than 21.7 million — at least 1 in 14 — went beyond the standard labels and wrote in such terms as "Arab," ''Haitian," ''Mexican" and "multiracial. and more »

Much unsaid as Mitt Romney cites his tie to Mexico - Boston Globe

Boston Globe

Much unsaid as Mitt Romney cites his tie to Mexico Boston Globe By Michael Kranish MIAMI - Mitt Romney, who rarely discusses his ancestry, has repeated a striking comment in Florida in recent days to soften his rhetoric about immigration and woo the crucial Hispanic voting bloc. “My dad was born in Mexico,'' Romney ... and more »

Art review: 'In Wonderland: Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists' at LACMA - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

Art review: 'In Wonderland: Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists' at LACMA Los Angeles Times Frida Kahlo's monumental, double self-portrait invokes her German and Mexican ancestry in mirrored images of a European woman and a Tehuana Indian holding hands. It also transforms a traditional Mexican wedding portrait. Painted at the time of her ... and more »

On assignment: Meeting Mitt Romney's relatives in Mexico - msnbc.com

On assignment: Meeting Mitt Romney's relatives in Mexico msnbc.com ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: While uncovering Mitt Romney's Mexican ancestry for Rock Center, NBC's Mike Taibbi looks at how field reporting can be both informative and entertaining. In this behind-the-scenes online exclusive, Taibbi points out some of the fun ... and more »