GOP: We’re Listening To Latinos

GOP: We’re Listening To Latinos

Mary Mata April 17, 2012

By Reince Priebus, RNC Latinos are the fastest growing demographic group in the United States. This year alone, 500,000 Latinos will turn 18, making them eligible to vote. And after […]

Border Patrol: When Work Is A Family Matter

Mary Mata

By Esther J. Cepeda, Voxxi Last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent out an unusually cheerful press release: “Border Patrol Academy Graduates 1,000th Class.” Forty-five newbies got through the Border […]

U.S. to House Children from Central America at AF Base

Mary Mata

By Melissa Del Bosque, Texas Observer When there is unrest in Latin America, the U.S.-Mexico border is often the first place to feel it as refugees flee violence or economic insecurity. […]

The Focus for The Latino Vote Will Be: North Carolina?

NewsTaco

I’ve been hearing rumblings for months that the epicenter, if not the focus, of the battle for the Latino vote this year would be in North Carolina. I know what […]

Should National Origin Be Added To Census Forms?

NewsTaco April 16, 2012

I’m all for shaking up the snow globe, kicking up some dust, creating some chaos. Sure, it makes things a little messy for the moment,  but thing’s always get messy […]

Obama Says He’ll “Try” To Pass Immigration Reform

NewsTaco

President Barack Obama has learned a few things in his three years in office. He’s learned to edit his comments and he’s learned that campaigning for president as a Senator […]

Sheriff Arpaio’s Prosecutor: Disbarred For Abuse Of Power

Mary Mata

By Jonathan Higuera, Voxxi Last week’s extraordinary decision to disbar former Maricopa County AttorneyAndrew Thomasand his puppet henchwoman Lisa Aubuchon from practicing law in Arizona should leave Maricopa County Sheriff […]

Leveraging Arizona’s Immigration Law Into Citizens And Votes

Mary Mata

by Griselda Nevárez, Voxxi Two years after what was then the nation’s toughest immigration bill cleared the Ariz. House and made its way to Gov. Jan Brewer’s desk a coordinated national […]

Obama Goes To Colombia: Should U.S. Latinos Pay Attention?

NewsTaco April 13, 2012

President Barack Obama will be travelling to Cartagena, Colombia for this weekend’s Summit of the Americas. And if that sounds like filler copy on a late night radio talk program, you’re right. But wait… […]

The Undocumented And Taxation Without Representation

Mary Mata

By Matias Ramos, Other Words Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free. I’ll give them some taxation without representation. With apologies to Emma Lazarus, […]