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Elvia Díaz

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Does Hobbs think executions will help her reelection?

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has turned out to be quite the typical politician, firing folks who don’t tell her what she wants to hear. Case in point?...

06.12.2024 20

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Shame on Democrats for waiting to deport criminals

New York Mayor Eric Adams now says he wants to deport those who are charged with a crime, even before they are convicted. That’s clearly a move to...

05.12.2024 6

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Mexico talks tough on tariffs, and Americans will pay

As far I can tell, nobody in Mexico wants Donald Trump’s trade war and would rather defuse it. But it’s a huge mistake to think that Mexico will...

01.12.2024 6

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Kari Lake could become ambassador to Mexico? Oh, brother

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27.11.2024 40

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Why Trump must deport everyone here illegally at once

If Donald Trump is going to deport everyone in the country illegally, he should do it all at once. Why? Because that would send the U.S. economy into...

19.11.2024 6

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Gov. Hobbs is useless. She won't even stand up to Trump

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs should join Kari Lake in the biggest losers’ tent, where she can be shoved into its gutless corner. The Democratic...

16.11.2024 10

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Opinion: What about merit? Trump only picks loyalists

Donald Trump is Making Loyalists Great Again. And it’ll only get better, say the same Trump loyalists who decried diversity hires as the greatest...

14.11.2024 6

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Opinion: Trump’s deportation plan is really a power grab

The border hawks are back in power to carry out Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, and Arizona’s calvary is ready. That isn’t by chance. The...

13.11.2024 4

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Opinion: Richer yanks his X account, days after election

Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer has long been the punching bag of his fellow Republicans. That has to take a toll, and on Nov. 7, he finally...

09.11.2024 20

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Opinion: Will Trump further divide or unite us?

Heads are still spinning, trying to make sense of Donald Trump’s stunning victory. The resounding rebuke of Democrats against a populist demagogue...

08.11.2024 4

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Opinion: Voters tire of Kari Lake, may elect 1st Latino

Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego is poised to become the first Hispanic from Arizona to serve in the U.S. Senate. Not bad for a kid who grew up...

07.11.2024 5

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Opinion: Don't complain, Latinos, if Trump comes for you

I hope it works out for all the men, women, Latinos and everyone else who chose a strongman to lead America. Donald Trump is your guy, and that’s a...

07.11.2024 10

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Opinion: Trump's Mexico tariffs would hit your wallet

In the hunt for votes, Donald Trump is promising to slap Mexico with 25% to 100% tariffs to force that country to crack down on border crossers. Trump...

05.11.2024 4

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Opinion: America is better than Trump's 'garbage'

Donald Trump is the best at bringing out the worst of humanity, and he’s proud of it. It’s been days since Trump supporters amused his crowd at...

31.10.2024 5

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Opinion: Lake won the spectacle. Gallego won the debate

The only face-off between Kari Lake and U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego may have raised eyebrows, but was it useful for undecided voters? Lake turned...

11.10.2024 5

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Opinion: Latino voters are hot commodity in presidential, senate races

Latinos in Arizona and other key battleground states are a hot commodity in this year’s high-stakes election. Nationwide, at least 17.5 million...

06.10.2024 10

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Opinion: Don't be fooled by Vance's fine debate act

Sen. JD Vance’s good acting is all the rage now, but don’t be fooled by it. It’s just that, acting. He really did knock it out of the park in...

03.10.2024 10

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Opinion: GOP finally admits border visits are for optics

Republicans are finally admitting that visiting the U.S-Mexico border is just for optics and doesn’t fix anything. They’ve pulled that ploy for...

26.09.2024 4

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Trump's 'dogs' line got us to laugh. But it's not funny

“They’re eating the dogs” became Donald Trump’s most laughable line out of Tuesday’s debate, where he took a brutal beating from Kamala...

11.09.2024 30

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Dead at her desk, and no one notices? What does this say about us?

We still don’t know how Denise Prudhomme died. What we know, though, gives me chills. How is it possible that nobody noticed or reported the Tempe...

07.09.2024 10

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Javier Arce was more than an editor. He was my friend

La Voz editor Javier Arce touched my heart in more ways than I can count — something I’ve rarely said about an employee or coworker. There...

07.09.2024 6

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Tempe woman's lonely office death is a wakeup call

We still don’t know how Denise Prudhomme died. What we know, though, gives me chills. How is it possible that nobody noticed or reported the Tempe...

30.08.2024 6

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Why is Trump so obsessed with crowd size at his rally?

Donald Trump’s bizarre crowd-size contest is coming back to bite him, because he now must fill the Glendale arena to rival Kamala Harris’ recent...

22.08.2024 30

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What went right (and very wrong) in razor-thin CD 3 race

Arizona’s MAGA candidates should learn from Raquel Terán. She lost her congressional bid against Yassamin Ansari by less than 40 votes and isn’t...

21.08.2024 9

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Mark Kelly can do even more now that he's not VP

I’m disappointed that Kamala Harris didn’t pick Mark Kelly as her VP, but don’t expect the Arizona senator to fade into obscurity. To the...

06.08.2024 7

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I had no idea Latinos would be this fired up for Harris

Hispanics in Arizona and across the nation are mobilizing with energy matchable only by Kamala Harris herself.   Take it from 94-year-old Dolores...

05.08.2024 10

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MAGA finally got its revenge on Stephen Richer

The unthinkable happened. Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, the man who stood up to election deniers, fought to protect ballots and opened the...

31.07.2024 20

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If Ansari wins, will she represent us or outsiders?

Cryptocurrency gamblers’ bet on Yassamin Ansari appears to be paying off to send her to Congress. We still don’t know what’s the catch of the...

31.07.2024 10

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I've never seen Ruben Gallego light up like he did today

You can often tell when emotions are raw, real and from the heart — something of a rarity in today’s poisonous political environment. That moment...

30.07.2024 10

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Who could replace Mark Kelly in Senate if he becomes VP?

For the first time in a while, Arizona Democrats have a solid pool of leaders to replace U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly — if need be. It’s not crazy to look...

23.07.2024 20

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Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly is tried and tested to be Harris' VP

Sen. Mark Kelly has what it takes to be vice president and no I’m not saying it just because he’s from Arizona. That lane opened for Kelly and...

22.07.2024 30

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Accusations of MAGA funding in this Democratic race

Why are Trump supporters spending big to elect Democrat Yassamin Ansari to Congress in a heavily Latino district? That question changes the tenor –...

19.07.2024 4

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What Mexico can teach us about political violence

The motive of the man who tried to gun down Donald Trump matters and what we do with it matters even more — just look at Mexico. Trump’s would-be...

16.07.2024 6

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Trump is OK. Let's unite to condemn violence

We should all be relieved that former President Donald Trump is OK following an apparent shooting at a political rally outside of Pittsburgh. But this...

14.07.2024 7

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Meet the Latina with the toughest job in politics

Julie Chávez Rodríguez has the toughest job in American politics — one that seems tailor-made for the woman who grew up with a Sí Se Puede...

27.06.2024 8

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Finally, many immigrants can work here without fear

President Biden finally had the guts to let law-abiding migrants out of the shadows to work legally and keep fueling the U.S. economy like they’ve...

18.06.2024 9

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Feds slap Phoenix police, but that's not nearly enough

13.06.2024 5

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Mexico just gave us a lesson in democracy

Mexico just offered Americans two important lessons — in electing its first female president and accepting the election results. Remarkable, right?...

03.06.2024 20

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Will Mexico's next president end the reign of violent cartels?

Mexico’s next president will either be former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum or Sen. Xóchitl Gálvez. Voters will mark that historic moment...

01.06.2024 40

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Mexico's next president must face the violent cartels

Mexico’s next president will either be former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum or Sen. Xochitl Gálvez. Voters will mark that historic moment...

30.05.2024 20

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Call BS if the GOP rejects a border security bill again

Every Republican and Democrat in Congress must have the guts to vote on border security legislation or drop their pretense that they care once and for...

22.05.2024 20

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Ed Pastor's family played politics on light rail and lost

16.05.2024 20

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1 lawmaker can stop the GOP from deporting 'Dreamers'

16.05.2024 30

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GOP isn't telling full story on 'border security' bill

12.05.2024 70

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Arizona turns abortion law back to 1800s. It's what GOP always wanted.

Arizona’s Supreme Court just re-instated the near-total abortion ban, turning back the clock on women to the territorial era. Tuesday’s ruling is...

10.04.2024 20

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Abortion law is clear: Women must now fight for our lives

Arizona’s Supreme Court just re-instated the near-total abortion ban, turning back the clock on women to the territorial era. Tuesday’s ruling is...

09.04.2024 10

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Is Phoenix secretly anointing its next city councilman?

Marcelino Quiñonez abruptly resigned his legislative seat, presumably to pursue a more lucrative Phoenix City Council appointment. The problem with...

06.04.2024 10

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Biden promised 'humane' immigration policy. His right turn shows otherwise.

President Joe Biden’s expected hard-right turn on immigration is no magic wand to control the flood of migrants who continue to inundate ports of...

29.02.2024 30

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Biden's get-tough order isn't enough to fix the border

President Joe Biden’s expected hard-right turn on immigration is no magic wand to control the flood of migrants that continue to inundate ports of...

22.02.2024 10

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GOP wants border chaos. Biden and Democrats fell for it.

The new immigration deal is not a handout to Democrats. It’s a poison political pill in a consequential election year. The deal, which some have...

07.02.2024 10

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