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How the Government Created ‘Stop-and-Frisk for Latinos’

NewsTaco September 9, 2014

*Again, immigration used as an excuse to violate people’s civil rights. VL By Zoë Carpenter, Mother Jones President Obama said in 2011 that he wanted to focus the government’s resources  on […]

Houston most Hispanic part of country without Hispanic in Congress

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The Invention of Hispanics

NewsTaco September 4, 2014

2 Sides Cite Discrimination as Battle on Texas Voting Law Heads to Court

NewsTaco September 3, 2014

*This is very important. What happens in a Corpus Christi, Texas, federal court could put the teeth back into the Voting Rights Act. It’ll be a slow climb, jurisdiction by […]

Border militia confronts bat researchers

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*This armed zealots at the border thing is not going to end well. VL By Jonathan Clark, Nogales International A group of heavily armed militiamen confronted a team of scientists who […]

Obama Taps Sarah Saldaña to Run ICE

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*ICE has been without a Director for more than a year. Saldaña will be the first Latina to run that agency. The President’s approval among Latinos is dwindling, his record […]

Food bank helps National Guard troops with food assistance

NewsTaco August 29, 2014

*Noooommbre! *slaps forehead* This is going to look good on the Perry campaign trail. The troops he sent to the border asked for charity food? … VL By Marcy Martinez, […]