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Beer Wholesalers Pushing Controversial Voter ID Laws
By Paul Abowd, The Center for Public Integrity Some of America’s best known brands are dropping their membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council at least partly in response to controversy […]
Nebraska Grapples With Unborn Undocumented Immigrants
Let’s see if we can help the lawmakers in the state of Nebraska figure this one out. A person is undocumented if they came to this country with no legal […]
4 Questions With San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro
San Antonio, Texas — We recently had the privilege of sitting down with San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and chatting about a few different things. Castro is one of President […]
Efforts To Register Latino Voters Rise
Three of the largest Latino organizations in the nation announced a voter registration initiative as the importance of the Latino vote rises. As previously reported on La Plaza, the Hispanic Federation, […]
It’s Time For All Of Us To Move Past SB 1070
By Cristina Tzintzún, Executive Director of Workers Defense Project The recent decision by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton to uphold the constitutional rights of day laborers in Arizona and block the implementation of […]
Latinos Engage In Protests More Than Other Groups
An interesting article appeared recently in The Society Pages, making the case that Latinos are more likely to engage in political protests and other groups. This comes at the same […]
NewsTaco Roundup: Feb. 26 – March 3, 2012
An anti-Latino business, Eva Longoria, Selena, use of the word “undocumented,” the Alamo, Alabama’s immigration law, Mitt Romney, Luis Gutierrez and more made our list of the top stories on […]
Activists Launch Campaign To Register 200,000 Latino Voters
Motivated by the conservative anti-immigrant rhetoric going around the country, leaders from the Hispanic community launched a national campaign on Thursday to register 200,000 Latino voters and mobilize 100,000 individuals […]
CA Apology To Deported Mexican Americans 80 Years Too Late
There are many parallels between what’s happening today with regard to immigration in America, and what happened 80 years ago during the Great Depression. The obvious comparisons are the economic […]
Arizona To Create An “Armed Militia” Along Its Border
America for the most part has been cringing and shaking it’s head at the state of Arizona’s absurd behavior in recent years. Aside from the few advocating that we should […]