McCain Dismises DREAM Act Supporter

McCain Dismises DREAM Act Supporter

NewsTaco December 8, 2010

The DREAM Act is set for an important vote in the US Senate today. Majority leader Harry Ried plans to bring up the act for a cloture vote, but he […]

Tea Party: Limit Voting to Property Owners

NewsTaco

¡Mira que bien! (read that with dripping irony) This has been churning around the Internet for a few days but I paid it no mind. It’s so ridiculous, how could […]

Young Latinos Changing The Future Of U.S.

Mary Mata December 6, 2010

The Economist wrote a really interesting story telling us what we already knew: A growing number of Latinos in the U.S., many of them young, is changing the way the […]

The Real Story Behind The DREAM Act

Mary Mata December 3, 2010

[Editor’s Note: Stace Medellin is a hard core blogger of DosCentavos.net and will be a regular NewsTaco contributor.] On December 1 — shortly after San Antonio DREAMers were arrested at […]

Professor Fights Latino Stereotypes in Textbook

NewsTaco December 2, 2010

Props to Dr. Nancy Rudner Lugo, a former professor of the University of Central Florida, for taking the school to task over negative Latino stereotyping, and losing her job in […]

Diabetic DREAMer On Day 23 Of Hunger Strike

Mary Mata

Felipe Vargas, 33, is on day 23 of a hunger strike. He’s diabetic and he supports the DREAM Act. Vargas was one of 16 DREAM Act protestors arrested at the San […]

VIDEO: Carlos Guerra – Pass The DREAM Act

Mary Mata

Carlos Guerra tells us a little bit about why he thinks it’s important to pass the DREAM Act.

Teacher Fined for Cussing in Spanish in Classroom

NewsTaco December 1, 2010

I had a teacher in middle school who called me a “friega quedito.” I think we all know what he really meant. But he was a decent man and would […]

So Who Really Ordered SA DREAMers Arrested?

Mary Mata November 30, 2010

There is more to the arrest of the SA DREAMers’ story than has yet met the eye. Depending on the source, 15 or 16 students and activists were hauled off […]

UPDATE: All San Anto DREAMers Released

Mary Mata

UPDATE: All the DREAMers from San Anto, but for Rev. Lorenza Andrade Smith who continues her protest in jail, have been released. Everyone else has been charged with Class B […]