Anti-Immigrant New Mexico Gov Admits Abuelos Had No Papers

So here we go, again: the staunchly anti-immigrant New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez admits that, well, her grandparents came to the U.S. without papers. So all of this anti-immigrant work […]

For the first time since the 1850s, the borderlands have again become a predominantly Latino region of the United States. Over half of border county residents are of Latino ancestry. […]

Anti-Immigrant Bill Fails In Texas Pennsylvania Town Sees First Latino Valedictorian Why Does Jose Become Joe But Not The Other Way Around To Mobilize 12 Million Latinos Register 15 Million […]

Democratic senate candidate from New Mexico Hector Balderas will tell you one thing flat out: it’s not because he’s Latino. Balderas, his home state’s former state auditor, is confident that […]

Looking at the most recent Census data allows us to obtain a clearer picture of how, precisely, Latinos are growing as a population in this country. However, looking at this […]

Getting at just exactly how, and by how much, the Latino vote will affect elections across the country in 2012 is a little confusing. Luckily, we have the super duper […]

We at News Taco have been doing our best to keep you informed of redistricting battles affecting Latino population areas (really redistricting affects all Latinos everywhere, but that’s a pretty […]

Somos Republicans founder DeeDee García Blase has taken up the reins of the so-called Tequila Party movement that originated in Nevada to combat the Tea Party and launched today in an […]

New Mexico’s State Auditor Hector Balderas is set to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Jeff Bingaman, reported the Santa Fe New Mexican last week. Balderas […]

[Editor’s Note: Professor Michael A. Olivas wrote this essay and it’s reposted here with permission.] For some time, I have believed and written that the first Latinos to argue a […]