Will Democrats Pass The DREAM Act This Time? Prolly Not

Will Democrats Pass The DREAM Act This Time? Prolly Not

Mary Mata May 25, 2011

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

NewsTaco May 23, 2011

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

NewsTaco May 20, 2011

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

Mary Mata May 13, 2011

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

Mary Mata May 12, 2011

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

Mary Mata

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

Mary Mata May 11, 2011

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

Mary Mata May 10, 2011

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

Mary Mata May 9, 2011

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

Mary Mata

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 […]