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Militia group says it’s heading to help secure Texas border

NewsTaco July 7, 2014

*How is this new? There have been so-called “militia” slithering along the border on many occasions in the past. They come from cities hundreds of miles from the border, set up […]

Is That Any Way to Attract Gringos?

NewsTaco July 3, 2014

The issue with unaccompanied minors proposal? Failure of compassion

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Happy Birthday VRA!

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By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco It seems like only yesterday when the Voting Rights Act (VRA) was passed but this week we mark the fiftieth anniversary of its passage and […]

Hispandering Is Not a Dirty Word

NewsTaco June 27, 2014

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco We’ve come a long way from the days when politicians remembered the Latino community only around election time. In deep South Texas they threw parties on […]

Latinos want to see more of their own in office after November midterms

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*Good article, lay’s out the political work to be done: elect more Latinas, elect more Latinos in non-Latino majority districts, and persuade young Latinos to go to the polls on […]

Infographic: GOP has a lot to win or lose on immigration reform

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*The “x’s” and “o’s” of immigration reform can be difficult to follow. Public opinion, swing districts, they play into speculation of likely or unlikely outcomes. This is a good graphic […]