Latino Voters Disappointed, But Still Back Obama In Today’s Latino News Headlines

Latino Voters Disappointed, But Still Back Obama In Today’s Latino News Headlines

NewsTaco January 18, 2012

Poll: Obama ahead of Romney among youth, independent, Latino voters: As prominent tea partiers urge Republican lawmakers and presidential primary voters to move further to the right, President Obama appears to be […]

The Latino Voting Rights Saga: It’s Complicated

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A three-judge federal panel in Washington will be hearing two weeks’ worth of testimony, starting this week, on Texas’ congressional redistricting maps. Again? If you’re thinking, “Didn’t they already do this?” […]

GOP’s Anti-Immigrant Tone In today’s Latino News Headlines

NewsTaco January 17, 2012

Republican Immigration Tone Remains Elephant in the Room: Immigration – it’s the elephant in the room. As the Republican hopefuls push their campaigns south and west for the winter – […]

Fired New Mexico DMV Employee Sues Over “No Spanish” Rule

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The Mexican American Legal Dense and Education Fund has gone to the defense of a Latina who was fired for calling-out discriminatory practices at the New Mexico driver’s license bureau.  […]

For Latinos, 2012 Not Just About Immigration, In Today’s Latino Politics Headlines

NewsTaco January 16, 2012

For Latinos in 2012, It’s Not Just About Immigration: It’s easy to see why Latinos have been typecast within the narrow frame of immigration. The vast majority are immigrants or the […]

6% Of Latinos In The U.S. Don’t Identify As “Latino”

NewsTaco January 12, 2012

There is a reason that government and marketers in the United States want to dump all persons of Latin American ancestry into one big “Hispanic” pail. It’s the same reason […]

Latina Candidate Forced To Take English Test In Today’s Latino News Headlines

NewsTaco January 11, 2012

Arizona council candidate may be forced to take English test: The City Council recently asked for verification that activist and council candidate Alejandrina Cabrera could speak, read and write in English, […]

Where Do Romney, Santorum And Perry Stand On Latino Issues? In Today’s Latino Politics Headlines

NewsTaco January 10, 2012

Why 2012 will be Obama-Clinton vs. Romney-Rubio: My political prediction for 2012: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton versus Mitt Romney and Marco Rubio. Where Mitt Romney Stands on Issues of Import to Latino Voters: From his stance on gun […]

Transcript Of Today’s Texas Redistricting SCOTUS Case

NewsTaco January 9, 2012

For those of you who want to take a deep-dive into today’s U. S. Supreme Court proceedings where Texas’ redistricting meltdown was argued, here’s a link to the transcript. Arguments for […]

Latino Immigration To U.S. Has Fallen To “Net Zero”

NewsTaco January 6, 2012

If you grew up in a border town, like I did, the idea of an immigration “net Zero” is not strange. The rhythm of the daily comings and goings across […]