Morning NewsTaco

Wednesday July 11, 2012 Joe Biden to Latino voters: Mitt Romney “wants you to show your papers, but he won’t show us his” (Houston Chronicle):  Vice President Joe Biden used […]

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Editor I live in Texas. No, my daddy doesn’t grow oil, and I don’t wear boots or ride a horse. On the other hand, yes, Rick […]

By Peter Malof, Public News Service – TX UPDATE :Gov. Perry announced Monday morning that his administration will oppose Texas participation in the Medicaid expansion provision of the Affordable Care […]

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Editor Forty five years ago the Voting Rights Act (VRA) was all but a slam-dunk. In 1965 the law was approved by the US House of […]

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Editor The big news this week for those handicapping the Presidential horse race came from the recent Gallup poll that measured political identity among Latinos. It matters among the […]

Thursday July 5, 2012 U.S. immigration agent injured in Mexico border shooting (Reuters):  A U.S. immigration agent was shot and wounded during a surveillance operation on a desolate stretch of […]

Tuesday July 3, 2012 Half of U.S. Hispanics Identify as Political Independents (Gallup):  A majority of U.S. Hispanics identify as political independents (51%) rather than as Democrats (32%) or Republicans […]

By Kathleen Ryan, Public News Service – CO DENVER – Colorado’s Latino voters, like many other Americans, think the economy is the top concern facing the nation, according to results […]

By Stephanie Carroll Carson, Public News Service – FL TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – President Obama’s recent immigration policy changes are igniting enthusiasm among Latino voters, according to a recent survey. The survey found that […]

PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States Supreme Court issued an order rejecting the State of Arizona’s attempt to avoid a Ninth Circuit ruling that the state must accept […]