Latino Republicans Work To Recall Arizona’s Pearce

Latino Republicans Work To Recall Arizona’s Pearce

Mary Mata January 28, 2011

A group of conservative Arizona Latinos, Somos Republicans, is behind a move to recall that state’s senate president Russell Pearce. For those not in the know, this is the kind […]

Border Vigilante Trial Begins For Girl’s Death

Mary Mata January 26, 2011

And now for a very sad story from Arizona. In May of 2009 two people entered the home of Raul Flores Jr., his wife Gina Gonzalez and their daughter Brisenia […]

What Ever Happened to the Virtual Border Fence?

NewsTaco January 24, 2011

The Houston Chronicle posted a very good piece about the infamous virtual fence along the US-Mexico border. The fence is at the heart of many political issues and mine fields, […]

Resumen Noticiero: Giffords, Congress, Salud and King

Mary Mata January 14, 2011

It’s been a crazy week, but 2011 is just getting started. We wanted to wrap up what was so that we can get down to the business of what will […]

Tucson: When Tea Party, Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Collide

Mary Mata January 13, 2011

[Editor’s Note: This column by Somos Republicans founder DeeDee Garcia Blase is being reposted with permission, for more from Somos Republicans visit their website.] Not all Tea Party members are […]

Maricopa Co. Attorney Calls For Violence Same Day Giffords Shot

Mary Mata

The day Arizona Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot outside of a supermarket, Saturday morning, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery was joking to a crowd about violence and calling for […]

Cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz Lampoons Palin’s Tucson Response

Mary Mata

La Cucharacha cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz created a cartoon this week to highlight Sarah Palin’s missteps leading up to, and following, the shooting of Arizona U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. As Politico […]

Ethnic Studies Illegal In Arizona, Profiling Still Ok

Mary Mata January 4, 2011

Ethnic studies — like African-American studies or Chicano studies — are now officially illegal in Arizona. This goes back to a bill that passed around the same time as SB […]

Iowa Congressman Wants To Deport Taxpaying Immigrants

Mary Mata December 29, 2010

¡Dios mío! These things just keep getting worse. Iowa U.S. Representative, and Republican, Steve King said in a recent interview that, if he were to become chairman of the House’s […]

Latinas Are Economic Engine of Arizona

NewsTaco December 27, 2010

This article, by Maritza Lizeth Félix, appeared in the Prensa Hispana, and it’s got interesting facts that support the positive contribution of Latinos, Latinas specifically, to the Arizona economy. It goes […]