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Bachmann Beats Obama On Hating Immigrants
In light of the ridiculous “report cards” issued by the anti-immigrant group NumbersUSA when it comes to immigration scorecards, I figured it would be good to respond in kind. The […]
U.S. Gobbles Guacamole As Mexico Suffers Avocado Shortage
Okay, maybe it’s not as severe as the headline says, but hear me out. News Taco has published at least six guacamole recipes in the past few months, and all […]
Norway, Latinos And The Far Right
By Dr. Henry Flores Seems kind of funny to put Latinos in with Norway and the far right, huh? But what happened in that faraway northern country is what I […]
Why Is Everyone Kowtowing To The Tea Partiers?
By Dr. Henry Flores Currently I’m in the Deep South, a part of the country that the FBI characterized as one of the most closed-mouthed during the Civil Rights murder […]
What Texans Can Learn From The Argentines
By Dr. Henry Flores I really don’t know what to say about all the ugliness that is going on right now in the Texas State Legislature and, frankly, across the […]
How Many Is “Too Many” Latino Elected Officials?
By Dr. Henry Flores, Ph.D. The reason we can’t get anything done in the Texas state legislature is that there are too many Latinos elected to that “august body.” So […]
Texas Rep Joaquín Castro To Run For Congress
Current Texas State Rep. out of San Antonio Joaquín Castro is set to run for a newly-redistricted congressional seat, which will probably see some minor adjustments in court, against longtime […]
Hispanic? Latino? Mexicano? Chicano? Does It Matter?
By Dr. Henry Flores, Ph.D. Black African-Americans (I usually make this distinction to distinguish from white African-Americans such as golfer Ernie Els and several CEO friends I know who like […]
How To Get 2 Latinos Into The White House
By Dr. Henry Flores, Ph.D. San Antonio, Texas — Bueno, those of us in the know already have decided that Julián Castro will be either the first Latino President of […]
The Tequila Party: A Shot At Suppressing The Latino Vote?
By Dr. Henry Flores, Ph.D. Bueno, we’ve had La Raza Unida Party, the Tea Party, the Coffee Party — I even had a party in my backyard but nobody heard […]