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FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019 file photo students at Phoenix College gather to fill out voter registration forms on National Voter Registration Day on campus, in Phoenix. Immigrant-rights and grassroots organizations that have been mobilizing Latinos in Arizona for nearly two decades helped propel Joe Biden to victory in a traditionally conservative state.  (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin,File)
The Growing Power of Latino Voters in Arizona

As Arizonans gear up for a heated election season, signs increasingly point to a record-breaking number of Latino voters making their way to the ballot box this fall.

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Chicanos Por la Causa Launches $10 Million ‘Get Out the Vote’ Campaign

A survey taken in 2020 found that Latino voters identified such issues as the economy, health care, and the COVID-19 pandemic as “very important” to their vote.

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Report: About 6M Adults Identify as Afro Latino in the US

About 6 million adults in the United States identify as Afro Latino, a distinction with deep roots in colonial Latin America, according to a new report by Pew Research Center.

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Border Patrol Confirms: Trump’s Wall Doesn’t Work

The 500-mile, US-Mexico border wall has been breached 3,272 times in the past three years by way of basic power tools, angle grinders, and demolition saws.

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Meet Anna Abeytia and Analise Ortiz, 2 Latinas Running for Arizona House

The two are running on a platform that centers around school funding, affordability, and policies that put working families first.

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Junta Nacional de Relaciones del Trabajo lanza sitio en español

La Junta Nacional de Relaciones Laborales ofrece una especie de refugio, un lugar en donde los latinos que hablan español pueden presentar una queja o solicitar asistencia en su idioma.

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Latino Organization Endorses Marco Lopez for Governor of Arizona

The organization said that Lopez's candidacy is viewed as an opportunity to mobilize Latinos to vote for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot.