Project Sheds Light On People Affected By AL Immigration Law

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 […]

NewsTaco Roundup: February 13 – 19, 2012

Mary Mata February 19, 2012

We had a great mix of stories this week. There were a pair of Latino professors who were awarded the National Humanities Medal, tips for Latina teens, chicken tortilla soup, […]

Voter ID Laws Place The Rights Of Americans Under Attack

Mary Mata February 16, 2012

By U.S. Rep. Charles Gonzalez The 14th Amendment to the Constitution forbids any state to infringe on “the right to vote” for any citizen. But that right is under attack. There is […]

Chimichangas, Tacos And Latino Politics

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National politicians, and all those  hovering in their bubble, are clueless about Latinos when the fodder for their snarky remarks and sharp-edged banter comes directly from a dinner menu (the […]

American Prosperity Runs Through The U.S. Latino Community

NewsTaco February 15, 2012

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 […]

What Are Puerto Ricans Doing In Texas’ Redistricting Process?

Mary Mata February 10, 2012

What the heck do conservative Puerto Ricans have to do with the political plight of South Texas Latinos? It’s a good question, with a somewhat complicated answer. Earlier this week, when […]

@MexicanMitt TV Ad: “The Most Mexican Man In The World”

Mary Mata February 9, 2012

(PNS reporting from an undisclosed Goat Ranch in Chihuahua) Mexican Mitt Romney’s headquarters here today released their first television commercial, a tribute to the “most Mexican man in the world.” This ad […]

Obama, Catholics, And Why I Walked Out Of Mass On Sunday

NewsTaco February 8, 2012

I did something this past Sunday that I’ve never done in my life. I walked out of mass in protest. No, fire and brimstone didn’t descend upon me; my leaving wasn’t followed by […]