Redistricting Roundup: CO, IL, WI, NV, FL & TX

Redistricting Roundup: CO, IL, WI, NV, FL & TX

Mary Mata June 6, 2011

Thought it would be another good time to look at redistricting around the country and how that’s affecting Latinos. We’ve written about some recent cases: Nebraska California Texas and Texas […]

What’s Mitt Romney Selling To Latino Voters?

Mary Mata June 3, 2011

So Mitt Romney is running as a Republican for president in 2012. Here at News Taco we thought it’d be a good idea to look briefly at his history of […]

Latinos In Congress Are In Texas, More May Be On The Way

Mary Mata June 2, 2011

The Texas congressional redistricting map is out and, as is always the case with these things, there are winners and losers. One big winner may be San Antonio — one […]

Cornel West, Latinos Are Also Disappointed In Obama

Mary Mata May 31, 2011

What do President Obama, Professor Cornel West, Latinos and Immigration Reform have to do with each other?  A lot!  A great deal, actually! Last week Professor Cornel West, an eminent […]

News Taco To Go: Arizona, Drugs, Redistricting & Georgia

Mary Mata May 27, 2011

Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Immigration Law Drug And Human Smuggling Under Sheriff Arpaio’s Nose Georgia’s Latino Bashing Misses The Mark GOP Inaction On Redistricting May Cost Texas Big Bucks

GOP Inaction On Redistricting May Cost Texas Big Bucks

Mary Mata May 26, 2011

The way it breaks down is this: Republican-dominated state houses in Texas have not taken up congressional redistricting, now it may be too late, and if a special session needs […]

Georgia’s Latino Bashing Misses The Mark

Mary Mata

By Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) & the GALEO Latino Community Development Fund Latinos are a growing portion of Georgia’s school population, in some places, […]

Illinois Redistricting Hurts Latino Voters

Mary Mata May 25, 2011

A new map of legislative boundaries in Illinois drawn up by legislators violates the rights of Latino voters, according to a Latino legal rights group. The Mexican American Legal Defense […]

Will Democrats Pass The DREAM Act This Time? Prolly Not

Mary Mata

Do you remember the disappointment you felt when the DREAM Act didn’t pass? I do, it was a heavy kind of disappointment, the kind you know will last for a […]

News Taco To Go: Suicide, Tech, Pawlenty, Chávez & Cops

Mary Mata

Cops Shoot Latino Marine 71 Times, Deny Him Care In Arizona Judge Blocks César Chávez Street Renaming In Texas Attempted Suicides High Among Young Latinas Pawlenty’s Latino Voter Pitch: Immigrants […]