It’s Time to Take Down Statues of Conquistadors

It’s Time to Take Down Statues of Conquistadors

Victor Landa October 3, 2017

In 2006, the city of El Paso financed the construction of a 36-foot statue of the infamous Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Oñate riding his horse into battle. For some […]

Republicans predict victory as narrow U.S. healthcare vote approaches

NewsTaco May 4, 2017

*Why you should read this:  Because this vote is coming down to the wire. Because you can call your representative to let them know this is a bad bill: Savemycare […]

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 […]

‘Nuns on the Bus’ Kick Off Immigration Tour

Mary Mata May 30, 2013

By David Gibson, Religion News Service JERSEY CITY, N.J. (RNS) With the Statue of Liberty as a backdrop, the “Nuns on the Bus” on Wednesday (May 29) kicked off a national […]

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 […]

John McCain, Other Senators To Tour Mexico Border

Mary Mata March 27, 2013

By Cristina Silva, Associated Press/Huffington Post A group of U.S. senators who will be influential in shaping and negotiating details of an immigration reform package is traveling to the U.S.-Mexico […]

Vine is Ready for its Close-up, Mr. DeMille

Mary Mata February 26, 2013

By Jesse Luna, NewsTaco Like Alice going into the rabbit hole, I’ve become so addicted to and curious about Vinevideos that I created a viewing platform, Vinormous.com. Vinormous, allows you to get […]

Jon Stewart on Marco Rubio’s State Of The Union Rebuttal

NewsTaco February 14, 2013

Victor Landa, NewsTaco The State of the Union rebuttal speech on prime time television, regardless of which party sits in loyal opposition, has become a showcase for the party’s ideas […]

Four Ways to Add Vine Videos to Your Blog Post

Mary Mata February 4, 2013

By Jesse Luna, NewsTaco Updated Feb. 23, 2013 – I’m no longer recommending method #2 because in some Web browsers it asks users to download the MP4 video file which […]

GOP Admits Election Success Due To Gerry mandering

Mary Mata January 18, 2013

By Nick Wing, Huffington Post Latino Voices The 2012 elections didn’t turn out so well as a whole for the GOP, but the Republican State Leadership Committee issued a memo this […]