First Order of Business for New Congress: Exclude Puerto Rico

First Order of Business for New Congress: Exclude Puerto Rico

NewsTaco January 6, 2011

The new Republican leaning congress got straight to work after taking their oath of office and listening to a reading of the US Constitution. Their first order of business was […]

US Gun Shops are Fueling Mexico’s Drug War

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According to Mexico’s attorney general there were 12,456 murders in his country from January to November of 2010. That’s more than 1000 a month, mostly done with firearms, mostly dealing […]

Note to Bill Richardson: You Don’t Speak for Us

NewsTaco January 5, 2011

Don’t let the door hit you on your way out! Geez. Not a day after former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson left office, a group of disgruntled Latinos have told […]

Republicans Take Republicans to Task for use of Anchor baby

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You can’t expect people to stop a behavior if you don’t take them to task for doing it. I’ve been writing in general terms about the use of the words […]

Chef Michael Flores Recipe: Chilaquiles with Texas Squash

NewsTaco January 4, 2011

7 corn tortillas 1 each yellow squash and zucchini, halved and sliced thin 1/3 cup corn oil 1½ cups of your favorite salsa — red or green ½ cup chicken or […]

Latino Chasm in the Mormon Church

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It’s about immigration, but it’s also about faith. And in a tightly-knit group like the Latter Day Saints it feels like the Hatfield’s and McCoy’s (or the Garcia’s and Martinez’…it’s […]

New Latino Mayor in Providence, RI

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Providence, Rhode Island, is debuting its first and new Latino Mayor. Angel Taveras, 40, was sworn-in in a small, private ceremony at his home surrounded by his family. Part of […]

Birthright Battle Looms

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I think this is more than a mere battle line. This is digging the trenches, filling the sandbags and raising the flag. There’s gonna be a fight. A cadre of […]

Three Latinas in Colorado Senate, a First

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It’s a first, for Colorado at least. Three Latinas will be sworn-in as Colorado state senators on January 12th, and that, for many, is reason to celebrate. All three-Angela Giron, […]

New Law Challenges Voters Rights

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Here’s one I didn’t see coming this soon. The soon to be minted legislators in Kansas are going after voter ID. Specifically, according to the Lawrence Journal, Secretary of State-elect […]