Immigration Law Puts Alabama Teachers Out Of Work

Immigration Law Puts Alabama Teachers Out Of Work

NewsTaco October 6, 2011

It’s been a full week since the state of Alabama’s new immigration law went into effect. In that time anyone with half an opinion on the matter, including me and […]

Alabama Has Thrown The Baby Out With The Bath Water

NewsTaco October 4, 2011

If I were living in Alabama, which I’m not, I’d probably be among the many Latinos of that state who are packing their tiliches (stuff), pulling their roots and moving […]

Latino Students Missing From Alabama Schools

Mary Mata October 3, 2011

Hundreds of Hispanic students stayed home from school on the first day that Alabama officials began to enforce the “toughest” immigration law in the nation, including checking students’ immigration status, […]

NewsTaco Weekly Roundup: Sept.24 – Oct. 2, 2011

Mary Mata October 2, 2011

There were a lot of stark contrasts this week on our weekly NewsTaco roundup. For example, while we featured a piece by Salomón Baldenegro about Arizona’s racist stance on ethnic […]

It Begins: Children Missing From Alabama Schools

Mary Mata September 30, 2011

Just a day after Alabama’s harsh immigration law went into effect, Latino students have apparently started to vanish from that state’s publish schools. Specifically, 200 in Montgomery County were absent, […]

Alabama’s Harsh Immigration Law Takes Effect Today

Mary Mata September 29, 2011

So why do you care about this immigration law? I would say these should be your top reasons: If you’re Latino, this law means cops and other authorities can make […]

Waldo Depressed That Nation Is Obsessed With The Undocumented

Mary Mata September 22, 2011

After an exhaustive search spanning two decades and countless books, El Guapo has found Waldo.However, now he (El Guapo) wishes he had never embarked on the journey to find the […]

Bien Hecho: Latino Pastor In Alabama Becomes A Citizen

Mary Mata September 14, 2011

An interesting story came to us this week from Alabama, where Panamanian pastor Cristobal Echevarria recently earned his U.S. citizenship. His is a long story, starting with a violent life in […]

Federal Judge Blocks Alabama Immigration Law

NewsTaco August 31, 2011

It’s happened again. Another state level immigration law has been blocked by a federal judge, this time in Alabama. News Taco reported on this law and on the fact that among all of the state level […]

Alabama Immigration Law Isn’t Working – No One Knows Why

NewsTaco August 17, 2011

What’s happening in Alabama that has experts and educators scratching their heads about Latinos and what was expected of them? Pretty much everyone who thought they knew what would happen […]