You Know Julian Castro’s Star Is Bright When…
You Know Julian Castro’s Star Is Bright When…
Victor Landa, NewsTaco So he did the big speech at the DNC, big yawn… The true test of a national politician is when late night comedians mention your name. But you know […]
First Mexican American Delegate From Tennessee Is Newly Minted Citizen
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Ivan Serna is an unlikely delegate to the Democratic National Convention, but he doesn’t see it that way. He’s the first Mexican-American delegate from the state of […]
Undocumented Immigrant Makes History At DNC
By Latinovations Benita Veliz became the first-ever undocumented immigrant to speak at a national party convention Wednesday night when she introduced talk show host Cristina Saralegui at the Democratic National […]
Undocubus Arrives In Charlotte, Protesters Taken Into Custody
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco One block from the entrance to the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte North Carolina, one hour before the Democratic National Convention was to begin last Tuesday, ten undocumented persons laid out a large sloganed tarp in […]
Julian Castro Is All The Buzz In Charlotte
Victor Landa, NewsTaco There were Julian Castro sightings early in the afternoon. Some members of the San Antonio delegation saw him on his way to a workout; some elected officials had him looking […]
Tonight Is Castros’ Night – The Young Latino Takes The DNC Stage
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Stages don’t get much bigger than this, spotlights don’t get any brighter. San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro is scheduled to speak tonight, at television prime time, […]
Young Latina Will Have The Spotlight At The DNC
Victor Landa, NewsTaco Alejandra Salinas is playing with the big boys this week. She’s a well spoken Latina from Laredo, Texas, the first Latina elected national president of the College Democrats of America, and […]
Julian Castro – The Buzz, The Opportunity, The Responsibility
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco A day before the Democratic National Convention officially kicks off and there’s a buzz in certain circles about Julian Castro, this year’s young keynoter. I popped-in on the […]
Mitt Romney’s Magic Number with Latinos
By Gabriel Sanchez, Latino Decisions Mitt Romney’s campaign has identified 38% as the “magic number” of Latino voters they need to secure victory over President Obama in the November election. This seems […]
Mexicans Pay in Blood for America’s War on Drugs, Part 5
Editors note: This article was published by the Phoenix New Times in July. With their permission, News Taco is reprinting it in five installments throughout the week to inspire debate […]
