To Mobilize 12 Million Latinos, Register 15 Million

To Mobilize 12 Million Latinos, Register 15 Million

Mary Mata June 29, 2011

Before we begin mobilizing Latino voters for the 2012 presidential election, we must understand the population of available voters in our community as well as the total number of Latino […]

News Taco To Go: Military, Arkansas, Veterans & Ay!

Mary Mata

Latina Army Wife Quits Job To Be With Husband On Leave Arkansas Could Get A Latino State District Bien Hecho: Working To Remember Latino Veterans The Top 5 Instances Of […]

Arkansas Could Get A Latino State District

NewsTaco June 28, 2011

Word is that the Arkansas state legislature will have it’s first Latino-majority district in time for the next legislative session. That’s right, Arkansas, catty-corner to Texas, stuffed between Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana: where […]

News Taco To Go: Latino Students, Babies, Immigrants & More

Mary Mata June 24, 2011

Georgia Sees Immigrant Farmworkers Aren’t So Replaceable Half Of Male Grads Of Color End Up in Jail, Jobless Or Dead White Babies In Minority, Latinos Growing On Both Coasts Outed […]

Thoughts On America As The Future Mother Of A Non-White Baby

Mary Mata June 23, 2011

So I neither have children, nor am I pregnant. Despite these minor details, I do hope one day to make babies and race through my own familial bliss. But as […]

White Babies In Minority, Latinos Growing On Both Coasts

Mary Mata

The big news this morning is that white babies are now in the minority, while non-white babies make up the majority currently being born in the United States. We’ve written […]

Latino Leaders Critical Of California Redistricting Map

Mary Mata June 22, 2011

Newly drawn maps for congressional districts in California are being criticized for not adequately representing Latinos, with one prominent Latino leader calling them the “worse-case scenario for Latinos in California.” […]

News Taco To Go: Green Energy, Latino Cities, McCain & China

Mary Mata

Latino Politician Takes Lead On Green Energy Policy The Top 10 Cities With The Largest Latino Populations Sinvergüenza Spotlight: Mexicans & McCain Mexico Buys American and the U.S. Buys Chinese

The Top 10 Cities With The Largest Latino Populations

Mary Mata June 21, 2011

Last week we looked at the Top 10 States With The Largest Latino Populations. As I wrote then, understanding these trends is important not only to how Latinos are growing […]

Texas GOP Redistricting Plan: Biased, Prejudiced, Bigoted

Mary Mata June 20, 2011

News Taco interviewed Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair and San Antonio-area Democratic Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez, who spoke to us about the prejudicial undertones of the Texas Republicans’ redistricting plan in […]