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Study: Law Discouraged More Than Those Without Voter ID
*This is in Texas, where voter ID kept Latinos from the polls. The same could apply to all the other states where and ID requirement directly affects the outcome of […]
For a Colombian family and a Spanish family, terror attack in Tunisia turned celebration into tragedy
*Details of the terror attack in Tuisisa are starting to make their way into the international press. As much as we believe that our lives, our societies and borders are […]
Obama Suckered Republicans Into an Immigration Trap—And They Charged Right In
*I’ve often said that Obama plays politics like a chess board. The comparison to Bin Laden is harsh, but I get the point. VL By Kevin Drum, Mother Jones In […]
Mexican Mayor Charged in Kidnapping of 43 Missing Students
*Here’s the gem in this story: “Abarca was already facing charges of links to organized crime as well as kidnapping and murder charges related to other cases besides the students.” […]
Why Americans Should Be Outraged by Pena Nieto Visit
*Enrique Peña Nieto visited the White house last week for the first time as President of Mexico. Official reports and statements of the visit make no mention of the missing […]
Chilling: Enraged Mexican Soccer Fans Fill Stadium With Call for Justice
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco This happened recently at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. A Mexican Soccer League game between the Pumas of U.N.A.M. and America. At the 43rd minute of […]
Burrito Chain ‘Illegal Pete’s’ Urged To Change Name
*What’s surprising about this story, apart from the blatant use of the I-word, is that the AP describes the national anti I-word campaign as critics who “think using the word to […]
Cal State Fullerton Sorority Dinged for “Taco Tuesday” Event Involving Sombreros, Cholo-Wear
*There’s a name for this, it’s called Mexi mocking. Naming it doesn’t make it half a stitch better, nothing does, but it shows how the awareness of this kind of […]
The Bracero Treaty changed America
*Important, lest we forget. Timely as well, given the influx of immigrant children at the border. The cherry picking of immigrants “we want and don’t want” began with the Bracero […]
Latino Millennials More Civically Engaged, but Less Likely to Vote Than Baby Boomers
*Here’s something to keep in mind when people say Latinos are apathetic voters. The truth is that Latinos are young voters, and if they don’t vote it’s because they fit […]