Word Of The Day: “Legal Alien”

Word Of The Day: “Legal Alien”

Mary Mata February 23, 2012

By Tia Tenopia Pat Mora is a poet, novelist and author of children’s books. Her writings often reflect the conflictive nature of being bilingual and bi-cultural. Here she reads the […]

CA Apology To Deported Mexican Americans 80 Years Too Late

NewsTaco

There are many parallels between what’s happening today with regard to immigration in America, and what happened 80 years ago during the Great Depression. The obvious comparisons are the economic […]

Facebook Allows Advertisers To Target Latinos

Mary Mata

Facebook is now allowing its advertisers to select their targeting based on ethnicity — specifically Latinos. This makes sense, considering that 1 in 6 Americans are now Latino, which represents a […]

I’ve Learned To Love Babies, Now I’m Waiting Until I’m Ready

Mary Mata February 22, 2012

Sometimes it amazes me how much we’re ruled by biology. When I was younger, I would blatantly ignore any babies that I saw. It wasn’t that I was trying to […]

CA’s José Hernández’s Congressional Platform: Jobs And Ed

Mary Mata

San Diego, California — Migrant farmworker-turned-astronaut José Hernández is running for Congress as a Democrat in the 10th district of California on a very simple platform: “Jobs, jobs, jobs and […]

Mexican Scramble, Or Huevos A La Mexicana

Mary Mata

Only a few things are so easy and quick to prepare than eggs. And if we talk about a mix of mexican flavors, a mexican scramble could be the most […]

Arizona To Create An “Armed Militia” Along Its Border

Mary Mata

America for the most part has been cringing and shaking it’s head at the state of Arizona’s absurd behavior in recent years. Aside from the few advocating that we should […]

When The Drug Cartels Are The Guys Down The Street

Mary Mata

By Wuicho Vargas Violence, I must admit, is taking over the southernmost part of Texas. Here in the Rio Grande Valley we have grown accustomed to it. Sad, but true, […]

AZ Senate Candidate Richard Carmona Talks Immigration, Jobs

Mary Mata February 21, 2012

Former Surgeon General Richard Carmona is running as a Democrat for Senate in Arizona because, as he told NewsTaco, he hopes to use his unique set of experiences to bring […]

Romney’s “Self-Deportation” Policy Is No Joke

Mary Mata

By Raul A. Reyes, OtherWords.org I bet Mitt Romney has a sweatshirt that says I (heart) Florida. His victory in the Sunshine State revitalized his campaign for the GOP presidential […]