Obama, Catholics, And Why I Walked Out Of Mass On Sunday

Obama, Catholics, And Why I Walked Out Of Mass On Sunday

NewsTaco February 8, 2012

I did something this past Sunday that I’ve never done in my life. I walked out of mass in protest. No, fire and brimstone didn’t descend upon me; my leaving wasn’t followed by […]

Romney’s 90s Immigration Policy Hands Latino Voters To Democrats

Mary Mata February 7, 2012

The 1990s are back, but unfortunately not any of the good stuff, like Tupac or tennis shoes that you had to pump. No, unfortunately the worst of the 1990s has […]

The GOP Latino Primary Path: Downhill From Here

NewsTaco February 2, 2012

If there is a tendency for Latino voters to favor the Republican party, small as the tendency may be, we’ve heard it loudly in the Florida primary. From here on […]

Alabama’s Immigration Law Threatens Federal, Individual Rights

Mary Mata January 31, 2012

By Christopher Rangel In June of 20122, Governor Robert J. Bentley signed Alabama’s HB 56, also known as the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, into law. The first day of […]

Police Chief At Center Of Latino Harassment Charges Resigns

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The chief of police of the Connecticut town at the center of a Department of Justice harassment investigation has resigned. If you recall, the investigation found widespread discrimination against Latinos in violation of […]

DREAM Act Passage Could Generate Trillions For U.S. Economy

Mary Mata

A  study from researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles found that passage of the DREAM Act and inclusion of students in U.S. educational and professional institutions could […]

Daniel D. Portado: The Original Self-Deportationist

Mary Mata January 30, 2012

Although Mitt Romney has lately been in the news for promoting self-deportation, there is someone who beat him to the concept back in the 1990s — Daniel D. Portado. (It was […]

Latino Voices On The Internet Are Being Noticed

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How do people on the Internet know I’m Latino, aside from my penchant for picking up on double meanings in posts where they weren’t intended? The truth is that they […]

The Case Of Yanelli: Why The DREAM Act Is Important

Mary Mata

By Flavia de la Fuente, dreamactivist.org Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are about to face their first real test with the Latino community in the Florida primary. Can they moderate […]

Romney’s “Self Deportation” Is Pandering At Its Worst

Mary Mata January 26, 2012

Now that the race has moved from South Carolina to Florida, Mitt Romney has to pander his vote to the people who are most concerned about immigration (for now), Hispanics. […]