Sheriff Arpaio Stand’s Down His Dragnets, but…

Sheriff Arpaio Stand’s Down His Dragnets, but…

NewsTaco December 27, 2010

So at first I read this little item from Fox News in Phoenix and felt mildly concerned. Arizona’s sheriff Joe Arpaio has eased off on his famous traffic patrols in […]

Arizona Population Down: Economy vs Immigration

NewsTaco December 22, 2010

If there’s any place where the Census and immigration would cross paths and clash it would be Arizona. And it’s taken exactly one day for folks in that state to […]

The Battle Against SB1070 is Just Beginning

NewsTaco December 17, 2010

Challenges continue to be heard against Arizona’s controversial SB1070, and they continue to be shot down. But that’s not entirely a bad thing. The latest battle concerned a suit filed […]

Why A New Texas Republicano Matters

Mary Mata December 16, 2010

Texas State Representative Aaron Peña just switched parties this week, from Democrat to Republican, conveniently a month after his mostly-Democratic constituency re-elected him after eight years of service to them. […]

Could Salma Hayek, ‘Brown’ Bushes Be Undocumented?

NewsTaco December 8, 2010

They’re not, and that’s neither here nor there. What matters is why we ask the question. Salma Hayek admits, in an article published in the Tucson Sentinel, that at a […]

VIDEO: Carlos Guerra – Pass The DREAM Act

Mary Mata December 2, 2010

Carlos Guerra tells us a little bit about why he thinks it’s important to pass the DREAM Act.

AZ Loses $605M, Has A $31B Latino Market

Mary Mata November 29, 2010

Okay, these are the facts. Arizona passed SB 1070. About 100,000 Latinos left the state. Lots of people, like celebrities and professional organizations, called for a boycott of the state. The result […]

No English? You May Be Murdered

NewsTaco November 24, 2010

If you’re Latino, where you live and the thickness of your accent can make you more prone to be a victim of violence, even murder. The statement is the result […]

Hulk Smash…Immigrants?

Mary Mata November 19, 2010

So apparently the original Hulk — that’s actor Lou Ferrigno — wants to smash immigrants (figuratively speaking). According to a recent news report: “Television ‘Hulk’ actor Lou Ferrigno has joined […]

Hunger Strike, Student Government, New Laws and the Constitution: A day in the Life of Immigration Reform

NewsTaco

Education, politics, a hunger strike, constitutional law, the cost of sb1070 and a surprising revelation are all part of immigration news across the country. Let me put it in some […]