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NewsTaco May 23, 2012

Wednesday May 23, 2012 Pizza Patron’s free deal for Spanish orders raises eyebrows (USA Today):  Pizza Patrón, a 104-unit, carry-out pizza chain headquartered in Dallas, is raising eyebrows both inside […]

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NewsTaco May 18, 2012

Friday May 18, 2012 Could Immigration Decide The Election? (The New Yorker): Hispanic voters were key to Barack Obama’s win in 2008. But that was when he was telling them that […]

Minority Children Reach Tipping Point: U.S. Identity In The Balance

NewsTaco May 17, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco At church this Sunday my wife remarked at the number of children that there were at the service. I guess it’s one of those things that you don’t […]

When Labels Don’t Fit: Are Latinos Really More Conservative?

Mary Mata May 16, 2012

By Adriana Villavicencio, Being Latino Latinos tend to be seen as more conservative than others, but a new survey shows that they are no more or less likely than the […]

Romney Camp’s Honest Implosion On Immigration

NewsTaco May 9, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco You know that feeling when you’re at the movies, watching the trailers before the feature and you go through a mental check list: “I’d pay money […]

Romney Hispanic Outreach Backfires

Mary Mata

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi WASHINGTON — A Mitt Romney Hispanic outreach event melted down Tuesday when its director declined to answer a question about the Republican’s position on immigration because “he’s still […]

Mitt Romney’s Sole Spanish Language Ad May Not Be Enough

Mary Mata May 8, 2012

By Latinovations Mitt Romney’s lack of campaign advertisements in Spanish has some in the Latino community wondering if his claims that he “believes” in the Latino population are true. At […]

Mitt Romney’s Latino Running Mate! PACO!!! {via The Onion}

Mary Mata May 4, 2012

Mitt Romney’s Latino Running Mate! Marco Rubio?! No, PACO!!! {via The Onion} From the texmex obsessed imagination of William A. Nericcio Romney Courts Hispanic Vote With Animated Sombrero-Wearing Parrot here’s the […]

Group That Funds War On Latinos Is Losing Support

Mary Mata

By Jim Hightower, Other Voices No one likes a smart aleck — or a stupid one, for that matter. A really stupid one is called ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange […]

Will Latinos Get it Done for Texas Democrats?

Mary Mata May 3, 2012

By Anthony Gutierrez With Latinos quickly becoming the largest demographic group in Texas, there is no shortage of speculation on the political ramifications of that demographic trend. In fact, several recent columns […]