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‘Children of Giant’ a lesson in the American Southwest

NewsTaco February 24, 2015

*I’m very excited about this film. NewsTaco is proud to call film maker Hector Gálan a friend. It’s an important perspective to see the history of the Mexican-American community through […]

Opera explores sexuality of Mexico’s Nahuatl culture

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Democrats look to rebuilding Latino base after 2014 drubbing

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Phase 1 in the battle over Obama’s immigration actions could reach the Supreme Court in weeks

NewsTaco February 23, 2015

*Follow me on this: A federal judge in Texas temporarily halted President Obama’s immigration executive action. The administration has now filed for an emergency stay to stop the judge’s ruling. […]

Once scheduled to leave in March, National Guard on border ‘indefinitely,’ Texas governor says

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*Ninety percent of the population of the Rio Grande Valley, in Texas, is Latino. The area, in the Southern most tip of the U.S., has become a de facto police […]

Pasco to hold second public hearing Feb. 23 on redrawing city council voting districts

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*This is happening today in Pasco, WA. Not directly related to the police shooting, but important nonetheless. You have to hope that a more balanced, equitable representation in their city […]

Protests of immigrant shooting reflect nation’s political tensions

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*Needed perspective is tarting to surface in the Pacso, WA, police shooting. First, Latino leaders in Pasco want to make sure the shooting and the calls for justice and reforms […]