Dems urge Obama to meet undocumented immigrants

Dems urge Obama to meet undocumented immigrants

NewsTaco September 24, 2014

*The idea is to get the President to meet, face-to-face, with undocumented workers and promise them that he’ll act on immigration. VL By Seung Min Kim, Politico Four House Democrats […]

Obama Broke His Promise to Latinos

Mary Mata September 10, 2014

By Carmen Velasquez, NewsTaco When Barack Obama and I last sat down in 2006, I refused to shake his hand. Today, I still won’t. His announcement last weekend that he […]

Obama’s Decision to Postpone Action on Immigration Isn’t Political, It’s just Politics

NewsTaco September 9, 2014

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco To hear President Obama say it, politics didn’t trump immigration, politics did. Now, take that confused feeling and stretch it across most of the U.S Latino […]

The 41-Page UTEP Unaccompanied Minors Report the Obama White House Basically Ignored

NewsTaco July 22, 2014

*Great find by Latino Rebels. What the White House should have known before the unaccompanied minor situation became a crisis. VL By Latino Rebels For all those who think the […]

Obama Heads to Texas With No Plans to Visit Border

NewsTaco July 9, 2014

*Would Mr. Obama’s visit to the border produce more than mere optics? Or is there something to be gathered by a personal visit with the children in detention? Will the […]

Latino leaders urge Barack Obama: Hire us

NewsTaco June 6, 2014

*Yes, strategically, the best thing they could have asked. Getting more Latinos in the federal workforce is a game changer. VL By Anna Palmer, Politico When top Hispanic lawmakers met […]

Maria Contreras-Sweet Confirmed As SBA Administrator

Mary Mata March 28, 2014

*Good news. Contreras-Sweet’s appointment wasn’t one of the many presidential appointments log-jammed in the U.S. Senate. VL By NBCNews Maria Contreras-Sweet was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to head the […]

Obama Deportation Review Crucial to Hold Latino Support

Mary Mata March 25, 2014

By Michael C. Bender, Bloomberg Businessweek A review of the U.S. deportation system ordered by President Barack Obama is seen by pro-immigration Democrats as good policy and good politics. It’s […]

“Deporter in Chief” may have unintended consequences

NewsTaco March 13, 2014

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco You may want to call it an unintended consequence. When national Latino advocacy organizations shifted from pressuring the Republican party on immigration issues, to pressing President […]

Latinos holding out for old promises

Mary Mata December 30, 2013

By Tony Castro, Voxxi Can a year that fails to produce the jewel of a long-hoped-for comprehensive immigration bill be considered a positive one for American Latinos? After all, this […]