Latina, Katherine Archuleta, Will Head Obama’s 2012 Campaign
Latina, Katherine Archuleta, Will Head Obama’s 2012 Campaign
The Obama For America organization picked Latina, Katherine Archuleta, to run the organization as political director. The Denver Post reported: Katherine Archuleta, a staffer for former Denver Mayors John Hickenlooper and […]
Redistricting Roundup: CO, IL, WI, NV, FL & TX
Thought it would be another good time to look at redistricting around the country and how that’s affecting Latinos. We’ve written about some recent cases: Nebraska California Texas and Texas […]
What’s Mitt Romney Selling To Latino Voters?
So Mitt Romney is running as a Republican for president in 2012. Here at News Taco we thought it’d be a good idea to look briefly at his history of […]
Cornel West, Latinos Are Also Disappointed In Obama
What do President Obama, Professor Cornel West, Latinos and Immigration Reform have to do with each other? A lot! A great deal, actually! Last week Professor Cornel West, an eminent […]
News Taco To Go: Arizona, Drugs, Redistricting & Georgia
Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Immigration Law Drug And Human Smuggling Under Sheriff Arpaio’s Nose Georgia’s Latino Bashing Misses The Mark GOP Inaction On Redistricting May Cost Texas Big Bucks
GOP Inaction On Redistricting May Cost Texas Big Bucks
The way it breaks down is this: Republican-dominated state houses in Texas have not taken up congressional redistricting, now it may be too late, and if a special session needs […]
Georgia’s Latino Bashing Misses The Mark
By Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) & the GALEO Latino Community Development Fund Latinos are a growing portion of Georgia’s school population, in some places, […]
Illinois Redistricting Hurts Latino Voters
A new map of legislative boundaries in Illinois drawn up by legislators violates the rights of Latino voters, according to a Latino legal rights group. The Mexican American Legal Defense […]
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 […]
News Taco To Go: Suicide, Tech, Pawlenty, Chávez & Cops
Cops Shoot Latino Marine 71 Times, Deny Him Care In Arizona Judge Blocks César Chávez Street Renaming In Texas Attempted Suicides High Among Young Latinas Pawlenty’s Latino Voter Pitch: Immigrants […]