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Latino Backlash Against GOP Hardliners

NewsTaco December 14, 2010

[Latinalista.net‘s Marisa Treviño published a great piece about a growing wave among Latino Republicans against their fellow GOP’ers who have acted against passage of the DREAM Act. It’s good, it’s […]

Latino Republicans Call Tancredo Out as a Hypocrite

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First Latina, Openly Gay Woman On Colorado Supreme Court

Mary Mata December 13, 2010

Fox News Should Apologize for Using “Anchor Baby”

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I’ve never liked the term.  I’ve written about it many times through the years. In the simplest of terms, babies are not anchors, period.  The anti-immigration clique has taken to […]

Latin American Support For Palestine Grows

Mary Mata December 10, 2010

I think a good modern name for this would be “Monroe Doctrine FAIL!” The United States has been woefully ignoring Mexico, Central and South American politics since at least September […]

NPR Manufactures Latino Muslim Terrorist Story

Mary Mata

NPR, while capable of some incredible journalism, did a half-assed job of trying to create a trend story this week that implied Latino Islam converts were somehow more dangerous or […]

Cuban American Adjustment, the DREAM Act of 1966

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The DREAM Act has already worked, it’s a proven practice, it’s just been called something different and benefited a very specific group of people. Turn your calendar back to 1966 […]