Texas Redistricting Case Is In The Hands of 3 Federal Judges

Texas Redistricting Case Is In The Hands of 3 Federal Judges

NewsTaco September 16, 2011

All of the arguments in the federal law suit against the State of Texas’ redistricting scheme have been made. The Plaintiffs – The Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC); LULAC; MALDEF – have […]

Rick Perry Throwing Latinos Under The Bus To Win

Mary Mata September 15, 2011

By Raul A. Reyes, otherwords.org Texas Governor Rick Perry had a busy summer. In July, he told reporters he felt “called” to run for president. In August, he hosted “The Response,” […]

Santorum Slip Reveals GOP Bias

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A big stink was raised recently about a comment made by Senator Rick Santorum during the Tea Party  presidential debate broadcast on CNN. The senator was on the offensive, joining […]

Bachmann: Asian Exclusion Act Worked “Very Well”

Mary Mata September 14, 2011

Not to harp on immigration, because I know many people don’t consider it to affect them, but when mainstream presidential candidates begin to promote exclusionary policies based on race or […]

Security, Voter ID As Racializing Immigration Reform

Mary Mata September 13, 2011

The single most important public policy issue for Latinos of all nationalities is immigration reform. According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) which used to be called Immigration and Naturalization […]

Political Icon Joe Bernal Testifies In Redistricting Trial

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The legal battle that’s unfolding in a Federal courtroom in San Antonio, Texas, could well have repercussions across the country. News Taco has reported on the trial and how Texas’ Mexican […]

Susana Martinez Blasts Rick Perry: What Is She After?

NewsTaco September 12, 2011

By the latest accounts Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry has surged ahead of the GOP presidential crowd. The most recent CNN/Opinion Research poll puts him at a […]

Tea Party Associated With Racist Immigration Group FAIR

Mary Mata September 8, 2011

That an Ohio chapter of the Tea Party blatantly announces its affiliation with FAIR, or the Federation of Americans for Immigration Reform (FAIR), highlights the fact that the Tea Party […]

Voter ID Laws In Wisconsin Target Latino Voters

Mary Mata

In May Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a Republican, signed a voter ID bill requiring voters to show ID when they went to vote. This meant that, without an ID, people could […]

Rick Perry’s Latino Campaign Strategy: Dilute Their Votes

Mary Mata September 7, 2011

Rick Perry is not a pro-Latino candidate; we’ve said this before and this week as a lawsuit over Texas’ recent redistricting makes its way through the courts, this fact is […]