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How Undocumented Immigrants Helped Change Phoenix's City Council Race

By Monica Alonzo January 19, 2012

In 2005, during an otherwise typical tour of his West Phoenix district, then-Councilman Claude Mattox turned to a City Hall reporter and casually announced that Maryvale, once a premier master-planned community, used to be nice "until the... More >>>

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Tony Valdovinos, a student organizer, mailing back committment cards to the Latino families who filled them pledging to vote.

Tania Jaramillo student organizer sorts campaign mailers for District 5 candidate Daniel Valenzuela.

Several of the student organizers who mobilized Maryvale and West Phoenix are pleased with their efforts. Key players are pictured in the front row (left to right): Tony Valdovinos, Joseph Larios, Viri Hernandez, and Aldo Gonzalez.

Joseph Larios organized stuents to urge west Phoenix residents to vote.

Tony Valdovinos

After the January 3 inauguration for the Phoenix mayor and council, student organizers piled on stage for a photo with two of the men they helped into office.

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