Is There Justice Two Years After Brisenia Flores’ Death?

Is There Justice Two Years After Brisenia Flores’ Death?

Mary Mata May 31, 2011

On May 30, 2009 Brisenia Flores and her father Raúl were killed in their Arizona home. Brisenia’s mother Gina was also shot. Two years later, two of those accused of […]

José Guerena Killed For Nothing No Drugs Found, Video

Mary Mata May 27, 2011

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department didn’t find drugs or anything else close to drugs in the home of deceased Marine José Guerena, reported the Arizona Daily Star: Reports show about […]

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

Mary Mata

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

Where’s Justice For Marine José Guerena, 71 Bullets Later?

Mary Mata May 26, 2011

When you shoot at a man 71 times in 7 seconds, your intentions are clear: kill — not subdue or arrest. When a Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) shoots […]

Drug And Human Smuggling Under Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Nose

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Maybe Sheriff Joe Arpaio should be paying closer attention to what’s happening in his own department. The controversial Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, has made a name for himself persecuting undocumented immigrants […]

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

Mary Mata May 25, 2011

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 […]

Has The State Level Anti-Immigrant Push Lost Steam?

NewsTaco May 24, 2011

Movement on the anti-immigrant front has pretty much stalled. The fervor that  was ignited by Arizona’s controversial SB1070 has, in the words of the Associated Press, fizzled. This doesn’t mean that we can […]

News Taco To Go: “Hispanic Hunting,” Brisenia, 2012 & Brownface

Mary Mata May 18, 2011

Georgia Cops Go “Hispanic Hunting” With New Law Third Suspect In Brisenia Flores Murder To Be Tried How The Latino Vote Matters In 2012 The Top 5 Actors Who Play […]

News Taco To Go: Chávez, Santana, Español & Sports

Mary Mata May 17, 2011

Carlos Santana: Shame On  You Georgia And Arizona Navy To Name Ship In Honor Of César Chávez Google Chrome Allows Anyone To Read En Español Latino Sports Fans Grow, Latino […]

Georgia Gov Signs Anti-Immigrant Bill Into Law

Mary Mata May 13, 2011

Today Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, a Republican, signed into law HB 87, The Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011, which targets Latino immigrants in a variety of different ways. We […]