Trump leaning toward ending DACA program

Trump leaning toward ending DACA program

Victor Landa August 25, 2017

  President Donald Trump is leaning toward ending DACA, a U.S. immigration policy the Obama administration started for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children, according to multiple sources. The […]

Trump’s Border Wall: A ‘Progress’ Report

NewsTaco May 30, 2017

* By Jane C. Timm, NBC News (7.5 minute read)   More than four months into his term, how close is President Donald Trump to making good on his signature […]

Doomed by the South: Why the emerging Democratic majority may never happen

NewsTaco February 18, 2015

*An interesting take that challenges the popular political wisdom about how the growing Latino community represents a boon for the Democratic Party. It’s about the possible political realities of assimilation […]

Right-wing xenophobes, cowardly Dems and the misunderstood Latino vote

NewsTaco October 1, 2014

*There’s political theater, political posturing, veiled threats, and then there’s political reality. Here’s a take on what’s really going on with Latinos and the mid-term election votes. VL By Gabriel […]

Texas GOP’s secret anti-Hispanic plot: Smoking gun emails revealed

NewsTaco July 14, 2014

*Meanwhile … away from the border and the crisis that’s nudged all other issues important to Latinos to the sidelines, a precedent setting lawsuit began toady in Texas. At stake […]

California Supreme Court Grants Law License To Undocumented Immigrant Sergio Garcia

Mary Mata January 2, 2014

By Associated Press/HufingtonPost SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court has granted a law license to a man living in the United States illegally who graduated from law school […]

Conservative’s Attempt At ‘Satire’ Casues Controversy

Mary Mata December 18, 2013

By Huffington Post A conservative’s attempt at political satire has caused an uproar in Anaheim. Blogger Matthew Cunningham posted an image to his “Anaheim Blog” last week of a burned teddy bear […]

FBI Raids Offices Of California State Senator, Latino Legislative Caucus

Mary Mata June 5, 2013

By Don Thompson and Tom Verdin, Associated Press, Huffington Post SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The FBI searched the offices of a California state senator and the Legislature’s Latino caucus on Tuesday […]

The Immigration Debate: English Matters

Mary Mata June 4, 2013

By Barbara Mujica, Huffington Post One aspect of the proposed immigration reform that has attracted little attention is the requirement that applicants for legal status show proficiency in English. The issue […]

Schumer’s ‘Extreme’ Immigration Stance Protested By Activists

Mary Mata April 3, 2013

By Chelsea Kiene, Huffington Post WASHINGTON — A group of Latino and immigration rights activists protested Tuesday over what the group is calling Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) “Latino problem,” denouncing […]