Latinos Care More About Immigration Than The Economy

Latinos Care More About Immigration Than The Economy

Mary Mata June 14, 2011

According to a national poll released on Monday, the issue of immigration has surpassed that of the economy and jobs as the top concern for Latinos. The poll, conducted by […]

Immigration Is A Dangerous Wedge Issue For All Latinos

Mary Mata

News Taco interviewed Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair and San Antonio-area Democratic Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez, who spoke to us about the tragic consequences of using immigration as a wedge issue. […]

How To Get 2 Latinos Into The White House

Mary Mata

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?

Mary Mata June 13, 2011

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 […]

California’s Redistricting Maps Released

Mary Mata June 10, 2011

In California the redistricting process is controlled by the non-partisan Citizens Redistricting Commission, which just released the maps today. Check them out here and see the commission’s press release below: Today California takes […]

Tequila Party Kicks Off In Arizona

Mary Mata June 9, 2011

By Lourdes Medrano Tucson, Arizona — In 2010, Arizona produced the nation’s toughest immigration law. This year, lawmakers pushed – but failed – to overturn birthright citizenship for children of illegal […]

Latina, Katherine Archuleta, Will Head Obama’s 2012 Campaign

Mary Mata

The Obama For America organization picked Latina, Katherine Archuleta, to run the organization as political director. The Denver Post reported: Katherine Archuleta, a staffer for former Denver Mayors John Hickenlooper and […]

Anti-Gay, GOP-Funded Group Pushing Anti-Abortion To Latinos

Mary Mata

You might have heard of this group, Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, which is pushing the anti-abortion message to Latinos with billboards in Los Angeles. What are these people selling and […]

Using Early Voting To Stop Latino Voters

Mary Mata June 7, 2011

An editorial in The New York Times this week asks an important question: Why do Republicans want to make voting harder? Specifically, harder for minority voters. The editorial basically points […]

Latinos In Wisconsin Organize To Ensure Representation

Mary Mata June 6, 2011

Latinos in Wisconsin are getting together, organizing, in order to ensure that Milwaukee’s current redistricting process doesn’t count them out. According to the Census, Milwaukee County’s Latino population grew by 74% […]