NY Latinos Harassed For Speaking Spanish At Work

NY Latinos Harassed For Speaking Spanish At Work

Mary Mata May 18, 2011

Eight Latino employees of the City of Rochester in New York claim that they were subject to harassment at work because of an “English only” policy in the public works […]

Texas Redistricting “Horrible” For Latino Voters

Mary Mata

Latino voters lose under the current redistricting plan passed by the Texas House, according to attorney Rolando Rios, who has more than 30 years worth of experience in redistricting battles […]

California Politico: Don’t Name Ship For César Chávez

Mary Mata

A California politician ripped the Navy this week for deciding to name a cargo ship in honor of longtime civil rights activist and organizer César Chávez. Republican Duncan Hunter of […]

Georgia Cops Go “Hispanic Hunting” With New Law

Mary Mata May 17, 2011

Now that Georgia’s House Bill 87 has become law, Latino leaders in that state are bracing themselves for an onslaught of anti-Latino behavior and profiling. News Taco spoke to Jerry […]

The Top 5 Actors Who Play Latinos In The Movies

Mary Mata

Now we all know there are few outlets for Latino actors in Hollywood to begin with, but  something that never sat well with me as a  movie watcher is how […]

Latino Sports Fans Grow, Latino Sports Reporters Don’t

Mary Mata May 16, 2011

Latinos love sports, sports teams love Latinos, it’s an economic match made in heaven. Yet, a report from The Root shows that Latino reporters in the sports world are extremely […]

Two Latinos Shot By Texas Rancher, They Allege Racism

Mary Mata May 13, 2011

Norberto Velez, 56, and his son Norangel Velez were driving around looking for land to buy outside of El Paso, Texas Wednesday when a wrong turn put them face-to-face with a […]

Georgia Gov Signs Anti-Immigrant Bill Into Law

Mary Mata

Today Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, a Republican, signed into law HB 87, The Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011, which targets Latino immigrants in a variety of different ways. We […]

President Invokes Immigration at National Latino Prayer Breakfast

NewsTaco

President Obama seems to be on an immigration bender. Three weeks ago he met with Latino thought leaders to discuss immigration. One week later he convened Latino top-tier entertainers for […]

News Taco To Go: Sanchez In Senate, DREAM Act, Race Labels

Mary Mata May 12, 2011

Ricardo Sanchez To Run For Senate In Texas San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro: Immigration Initiative Soon Mexican & Mexican-American Are Not The Same Thing Analysis: Senate Democrats Re-Introduce The DREAM […]