‘Trump effect’ may fuel Latino voting

‘Trump effect’ may fuel Latino voting

NewsTaco December 15, 2015

*Thoughtful piece by Taquista Mercedes Olivera. A couple of take-aways: you can no longer blame Latino apathy as the entire reason they don’t vote, and it’s not really true that […]

The Supreme Court should seize the chance to strike down voter discrimination

NewsTaco October 21, 2015

*This case before the Supreme Court isn’t getting the attention it deserves. It’ll have deep repercussions for Latino voters across the country, and many of those voters don’t know or […]

Latinos for Donald Trump

NewsTaco September 14, 2015

*Here’s the gist of what Londoño is saying: Donald Trump is doing his part to anger the Latino community. What are we doing to turn that anger into action? VL […]

Don’t say “papaya” in Miami, and other lessons for wooing Latino voters

NewsTaco August 13, 2015

*FYI, candidates, are you listening? VL By Dara Lind, Vox In August 2012, Mitt Romney gave his only interview on Spanish-language radio of the presidential campaign — with a station […]

Appeals court strikes down ‘discriminatory’ Texas voter ID law

NewsTaco August 5, 2015

*This is huge! And surprising, given the 3 – 0 final decision. It’s great news for Latino voters in Texas, especially on the eve of the Voting Rights Act 50th […]

The Republican’s Latino Problem

NewsTaco July 10, 2015

*Aaron Sanchez explores the idea that the Republican “Latino problem” stems from the fact that most Republican Latinos aren’t like the rest of Latinos in the U.S. (I emphasize the […]

The Mysterious Number of American Citizens

NewsTaco June 3, 2015

*A twist to the one-person, one-vote issue recently taken-up by the U.S. Supreme Court. A pair of rural Texas voters want to change the voting and representation principle to count […]

Supreme Court Agrees to Settle Meaning of ‘One Person One Vote’

NewsTaco May 27, 2015

*The U. S. Supreme Court has decided to look into the bedrock principle of one person one vote. At issue is the difference between representational equality and the idea that voters […]

Will the Courts Finally Block Texas’ Worst-in-the-Nation Voter-ID Law?

NewsTaco April 28, 2015

*This is important, happening today. It has nation-wide implications, especially going into the 2016 election. Latino voters have much or gain or lose in the outcome. Of course, there’s still […]

Loretta Sanchez and the Growth of Latino Political Power in California

NewsTaco April 23, 2015

*The Latino political surge in California goes back to 1994 and Prop. 187. Loretta Sanchez rode the wave of a Latino political uprising against the proposition and scored a political […]