Dems In Florida Don’t Know How To Attract Latino Votes

Dems In Florida Don’t Know How To Attract Latino Votes

Mary Mata July 6, 2011

While this story in particular highlights Florida, I think it’s safe to say a similar pattern is playing itself out in the rest of the country. Although Florida’s Democratic voter […]

This Is What Racial Gerrymandering Looks Like

Mary Mata June 27, 2011

The old adage goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, although I think you might agree with me when you take a gander at the latest redistricting map to […]

Ken Salazar: Latinos & Obama’s 2012 Pitch

Mary Mata

At the recent NALEO conference in San Antonio, Texas News Taco had the opportunity to ask U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar about President Obama’s campaign and the importance […]

Latino Voters Will Come Out In Record Numbers In 2012

Mary Mata June 23, 2011

[Editor’s Note: The following is an editorial from NALEO.] San Antonio, Texas — Latinos will turnout in record numbers in the next Presidential election, with at least 12.2 million casting […]

Latino Legislators Gather In Texas

Mary Mata

This week in San Antonio, Texas hundreds of Latino legislators from all across the country, across levels of government, will gather to discuss a wide variety of issues affecting the […]

Let’s Mobilize 1 Million Latino Voters In 10 Texas Cities

Mary Mata June 22, 2011

By the 2012 presidential election, I believe that we can achieve a 60% Latino voter rate in the state Texas. We have just under five hundred days to mobilize a […]

Texas GOP Redistricting Plan: Biased, Prejudiced, Bigoted

Mary Mata June 20, 2011

News Taco interviewed Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair and San Antonio-area Democratic Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez, who spoke to us about the prejudicial undertones of the Texas Republicans’ redistricting plan in […]

Latinos Care More About Immigration Than The Economy

Mary Mata June 14, 2011

According to a national poll released on Monday, the issue of immigration has surpassed that of the economy and jobs as the top concern for Latinos. The poll, conducted by […]

How To Get 2 Latinos Into The White House

Mary Mata

By Dr. Henry Flores, Ph.D. San Antonio, Texas — Bueno, those of us in the know already have decided that Julián Castro will be either the first Latino President of […]

Tequila Party Kicks Off In Arizona

Mary Mata June 9, 2011

By Lourdes Medrano Tucson, Arizona — In 2010, Arizona produced the nation’s toughest immigration law. This year, lawmakers pushed – but failed – to overturn birthright citizenship for children of illegal […]