Navajo Congressional Candidate Focused On Jobs In Arizona

Navajo Congressional Candidate Focused On Jobs In Arizona

Mary Mata December 21, 2011

Wenona Benally Baldenegro  would be the first Navajo woman to serve in Congress  if elected to congressional district 1,  in 2012. The district encompasses Flagstaff, as well as 11 Indian […]

Did The U.S. Gov Supply The Gun That Killed Jaime Zapata?

Mary Mata December 12, 2011

By Cindy Casares Operation Fast and Furious—the Arizona-based federal gun-tracking program that led to the death of a U.S. agent at the hands of Mexican criminals—could be underway in Texas, […]

Arizona’s SB 1070 May Now Help Latinos Turn State Blue

Mary Mata December 6, 2011

By Rubén Gallego, Arizona State Rep. District 16 Phoenix, Arizona — My first racist experience in Arizona was when my mother told me about the rude call she had received.  Like any other […]

Joe Arpaio Accused Of Ignoring Sex Abuse Cases

NewsTaco December 5, 2011

It turns out that Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been so busy harassing undocumented workers that he’s neglected to go after sexual predators, the type that assault little girls as young as three years-old […]

Latinos May Be Key To Obama Win In Arizona

NewsTaco December 2, 2011

¿Como se dice “karma’s a witch?” Latest case in point: The New York Times reports that because of a boom in the Latino population of Arizona, and because of a swell of Latinos reaching voting age […]

Update On José Guerena Case

Mary Mata

It’s been almost seven months since the death of Jose Guerena Ortiz, the Iraq War veteran who was shot and killed inside his Arizona home by the Pima County SWAT […]

Group In Arizona Explores Brewer Recall

Mary Mata November 29, 2011

The group behind the historic recall of SB 1070 sponsor Russell Pearce is currently gathering feedback from voters on whether a recall of AZ Governor Jan Brewer should be attempted in 2012. […]

Perry Endorsed By Arpaio, Romney By Former DREAM Act Supporters

Mary Mata

Today Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry was endorsed by hardline Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Mitt Romney by three prominent Latino Republicans in Florida. All of this, of course, in light […]

5 Jobs For Recently Unemployed SB1070 Sponsor Russell Pearce

Mary Mata November 22, 2011

Times are tough. After his recent recall in Arizona, the architect of Arizona’s SB1070, Russell Pearce, is out of work and hanging around a Home Depot east of Tempe hoping […]

Why Aren’t Americans Taking The Dirty Jobs In Alabama?

NewsTaco November 14, 2011

Back to Alabama for the moment, because I read something that I hadn’t seen regarding the issue of work and immigrants and that state’s economy. I came across an article in Bloomberg Businessweek titled: Why […]