Anti-Immigrant Bill Fails In Texas

Anti-Immigrant Bill Fails In Texas

NewsTaco June 29, 2011

You’d need a diagram to figure out exactly how it happened, but suffice it to say that the state senators in Texas gathered their marbles and went home. And just […]

Ken Salazar: Latinos & Obama’s 2012 Pitch

Mary Mata June 27, 2011

At the recent NALEO conference in San Antonio, Texas News Taco had the opportunity to ask U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar about President Obama’s campaign and the importance […]

Want Latinos To Vote? Just Ask

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Latino voter turnout is expected to reach record numbers in 2012. That’s according to a National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) projection. The estimate is that 12.2 million Latino […]

Senate Democrats Re-Introduce Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill

Mary Mata June 24, 2011

A new comprehensive immigration reform bill introduced on Wednesday by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and other Senate Democrats includes tougher provisions that the legislators hope will sway their Republican counterparts to […]

Texas GOP Redistricting Plan: Biased, Prejudiced, Bigoted

Mary Mata June 20, 2011

News Taco interviewed Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair and San Antonio-area Democratic Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez, who spoke to us about the prejudicial undertones of the Texas Republicans’ redistricting plan in […]

Sinvergüenza Spotlight: Anthony Weiner

Mary Mata June 17, 2011

U.S .Representative Anthony Weiner (D- NY) has had a hard few weeks. So much so, that he just recently has been driven to the point of requesting a leave of […]

News Taco To Go: Latinos, Diabetes, DREAMers & White House

Mary Mata June 15, 2011

The Top 10 States With The Largest Latino Populations One Glass Of OJ A Day Could Lead To Diabetes 67 Sueños: Help Undocumented Students Share Their Story How To Get […]

Immigration Is A Dangerous Wedge Issue For All Latinos

Mary Mata June 14, 2011

News Taco interviewed Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair and San Antonio-area Democratic Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez, who spoke to us about the tragic consequences of using immigration as a wedge issue. […]

How To Get 2 Latinos Into The White House

Mary Mata

By Dr. Henry Flores, Ph.D. San Antonio, Texas — Bueno, those of us in the know already have decided that Julián Castro will be either the first Latino President of […]

Election Season Breeds Latino Voter Cynicism

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Forgive me for being cynical, but we’re getting to the point in the political season when candidates become suddenly aware of the Latino community and spend money and time paying […]