AZ Senate Candidate Richard Carmona Talks Immigration, Jobs

AZ Senate Candidate Richard Carmona Talks Immigration, Jobs

Mary Mata February 21, 2012

Former Surgeon General Richard Carmona is running as a Democrat for Senate in Arizona because, as he told NewsTaco, he hopes to use his unique set of experiences to bring […]

Romney’s “Self-Deportation” Policy Is No Joke

Mary Mata

By Raul A. Reyes, OtherWords.org I bet Mitt Romney has a sweatshirt that says I (heart) Florida. His victory in the Sunshine State revitalized his campaign for the GOP presidential […]

Project Sheds Light On People Affected By AL Immigration Law

Mary Mata February 20, 2012

As part of a project to raise awareness about H.B. 56, Alabama’s anti-immigrant bill, Director Chris Weitz is letting people who have been affected by the law speak for themselves on […]

The Murder of ICE Special Agent Jaime Zapata Goes Unsolved

Mary Mata

By Cindy Casares This week marks the one-year anniversary of the mysterious murder of ICE Special Agent Jaime Zapata, a Brownsville native, who was gunned down on a stretch of […]

Latino Students Protest Romney’s Visit To Arizona

Mary Mata February 16, 2012

While Republican president hopeful Mitt Romney visited the State of Arizona, a group of young Latinos protested his visit due to his stance on immigration reform and the Development Relief […]

Daniel D. Portado Explains Self Deportation

Mary Mata February 15, 2012

Conservative Republican Hispanic activist Daniel D. Portado, the original self-deportationist, explains the origin of the self-deportation movement in his own words. Portado’s rallying cry is now backed by GOP wannabe […]

Paul Penzone Promoting Safety To Oust Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Mary Mata

Paul Penzone is a Democratic candidate for Maricopa County sheriff who’s hoping that his platform of community safety and accountability is enough to oust infamous anti-immigrant Sheriff Joe Arpaio. While he […]

American Prosperity Runs Through The U.S. Latino Community

NewsTaco

We’ve been beating this drum since we started NewsTaco, looking at it from every pertinent angle: Latinos are surging and now form the most important and fastest growing part of the U.S. […]

Mississippi’s Gulf Of America Representative Is My Hero

NewsTaco February 13, 2012

Mississippi State Representative Stephen Holland has become my personal hero. Seriously. He’s the guy who filed a bill in the Mississippi state legislature (HB150) to change the name of the Gulf of […]

NewsTaco Roundup: February 5 – 12, 2012

Mary Mata February 12, 2012

Concerns about the Catholic Church were very popular with our readers this week, as well stories about immigration, sex, unions and Arizona’s White Appreciation Day. I wrote a story about […]