The Browning of America – In Context
The Browning of America – In Context
It’s happening, but we can’t let it happen on its own – the Census tells us, what we know tells us, what we see and hear tell us, America is […]
News Taco To Go: Arizona’s Law, Budget, Civil War, Japan’s Radiation And More
The judges of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that Arizona’s immigration law, SB 1070, was unconstitutional. Today is the 150th anniversary of the start of the […]
Tons Of Money Coming For Redistricting Fights
As we reported last week, redistricting in places where Latinos pushed most of the growth (like Texas), are getting their redistricting fights on. Now The Atlantic reports that this already […]
2 New Latino Congressional Seats Suggested In Texas
A group of Latino advocacy organizations in Texas have taken matters into their own hands when it comes to redistricting in the state. Calling themselves the Texas Latino Redistricting Task […]
Alabama Legislature Moves On Arizona-Style Law
If you’re keeping score, Alabama is the latest state to move on enacting an Arizona-type immigration law. The measure, that approved by the alabama House of Representatives by a vote […]
Census Data In Picture, Map Form
The Center for American Progress has put together both an interactive map with Census data and an infographic called “The New Demographics,” see it below. The map, “America’s Changing Demographics,” shows […]
Texas Redistircting Turns Into Latino-lead Courtroom Fight
If Texas is an indication of what the rest of the country will be like and look like in the future-and we at News Taco have been pounding that drum […]
Latinos Saved Dying US Cities
Here’s another way to look at the incredible growth of the Latino community over the past ten years: if not for Latinos 50 of the nation’s largest cities would have […]
News Taco To Go: Govt Shutdown, Wisconsin, Decapitated Bald Eagle And More
The government is on the verge of a shutdown as Republicans and Democrats have been unable to come to an agreement over the budget. A beheaded bald eagle was found […]
Latino Growth in Texas Starts GOP Congressional Infight
We’ve been saying at News Taco how Texas has become the face of the new America, where Latinos have grown in numbers and influence, where most of the kids in […]