Will Democrats Pass The DREAM Act This Time? Prolly Not
Will Democrats Pass The DREAM Act This Time? Prolly Not
Do you remember the disappointment you felt when the DREAM Act didn’t pass? I do, it was a heavy kind of disappointment, the kind you know will last for a […]
More Latinos Than Amish In Amish Country
Here’s a statistic I didn’t see coming. According to a report in Pennlive.com Latinos have surpassed the Amish in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, which is considered the geographic center of the US Amish culture. […]
Alligators In Border Moats Is Funny Stuff, I Should Know
I grew up 2 blocks from the US-Mexico border, on the Mexican side. True story, I was born in Texas so I’m a US citizen, but I lived in Mexico […]
Democrats Can Take Congress Back In 2012
Democrats may be able to take back Congress, according to a CNN poll and a former congressman News Taco spoke to this week. The CNN poll asked more than 1,000 […]
Republicans “Lousy” With Latino Outreach
According to a senior Republican strategist, the party organization has been “lousy” with its outreach to Latinos. The Hill reported something that we all already know when Republican National Committee Chairman […]
Texas Legislator: I Was Undocumented
By Melissa del Bosque In a statement Monday, Governor Rick Perry applauded the passage of one of his legislative emergency items—HB 12, otherwise known as the “sanctuary cities” bill. The […]
Ricardo Sanchez To Run For Senate In Texas
We reported previously that retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez was probably going to run for Kay Bailey Hutchison’s soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat, well, now he’s formally announced. Today Sanchez, former U.S. Commander […]
Republicans Fibbing About Violence Along The Border
It’s a tired line — one that’s been in vogue at least since the 1980s — “we cannot consider immigration reform until the border is secure.” Texas Congressman Silvestre Reyes, […]
Obama In Texas To Promote Immigration Reform
President Barack Obama plans to push forward with his call for immigration reform in El Paso, Texas on Tuesday. For the last several weeks, the President has taken visible steps […]
Latino Voting Power In Nebraska Diminished
Last week in our national Latino redistricting roundup, we reported that in Nebraska Latino voter power was set to be diminished under a recently adopted redistricting plan. This week the […]