Shadow GOP Spending Big on Outreach to Latinos
Shadow GOP Spending Big on Outreach to Latinos
By Dr. Gabriela D. Lemus, NewsTaco Flying largely under the radar, Republican strategists have been quietly seeking ways to woo Latino voters to their side targeting first the 2014 mid-term elections […]
Texas, U.S. Resume Fight Over Maps That Curb Latino Power
*This is happening this week in a courtroom in San Antonio, TX. It’s a nuanced lawsuit that attempts to redefine the legal parameters of gerrymandering. That’s right, in Texas gerrymandering […]
Latino Voices Will be Heard in 2014 Elections But Not Enough–Why Not Shout Louder?
*Latino voter influence in the coming mid-term elections has been written-off in mainstream media. The prevailing analysis is that low turnout and high concentration in non-competitive districts neutralize any perceived […]
Is the South Rising Again?
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Recently, a federal appeals court ruled that the State of Texas was required to print the confederate flag on the state’s license plates when requested […]
The Meltdown of the Anti-Immigration Minuteman Militia
*It turns out that all of the attention paid to the Minutemen Project and their gun pointing and threatening rhetoric wasn’t worth the time or the space spent on them. […]
Did the Private Prison Lobby Kill Immigration Reform?
*The private prison lobby has done a good job of furthering its interests while at the same time staying out of the immigration debate fray. It represents groups that control […]
Mexican Senate Approves Opening of Oil Sector
*This is important. U.S. oil interests are chomping at the bit. It’s transformative for economies and the environment, but maybe not for good? VL By The Associated Press/New York Times […]
Mexican immigrants will move for low-skill jobs. No one else will.
*The power of the immigrant Mexican worker is that they’re willing to go where the work is. And that’s good for the economy. This story was suggested by Taquista Octavio […]
Q&A: Richard Rodriguez on the Decline of ‘News Literacy’
*What a great read, and once you read this interview you’ll see there’s no pun intended. Whatever your take on Richard Rodriguez may be, this is deep food for thought. […]
Beyond the border – Into the wilderness
*The first of a four-part report by the Texas Observer, in partnership with The Guardian. The report “looks at the lives impacted by the humanitarian crisis” along the U.S. Mexico […]
