California’s Redistricting Maps Released
California’s Redistricting Maps Released
In California the redistricting process is controlled by the non-partisan Citizens Redistricting Commission, which just released the maps today. Check them out here and see the commission’s press release below: Today California takes […]
Tequila Party Kicks Off In Arizona
By Lourdes Medrano Tucson, Arizona — In 2010, Arizona produced the nation’s toughest immigration law. This year, lawmakers pushed – but failed – to overturn birthright citizenship for children of illegal […]
Anti-Gay, GOP-Funded Group Pushing Anti-Abortion To Latinos
You might have heard of this group, Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, which is pushing the anti-abortion message to Latinos with billboards in Los Angeles. What are these people selling 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 […]
Latinos In Congress Are In Texas, More May Be On The Way
The Texas congressional redistricting map is out and, as is always the case with these things, there are winners and losers. One big winner may be San Antonio — one […]
New Georgia Immigration Laws May Affect Your Pocketbook
There’s a direct link between what’s happening with the latest SB1070-type laws in Georgia and your trip to the supermarket. It has to do wiht the availability of labor and […]
In Texas, Behold The White-Power Legislature
By Bob Moser BACK IN FEBRUARY, AT A RALLY PROTESTING ANTI-IMMIGRANT legislation, state Rep. Lon Burnam raised some eyebrows by letting loose with the “R” word. “You are here,” he […]
What’s Worse Than Lazy Racism?
You know what I think is worse than racism? Lazy racism. That’s the kind of racism that you just kind of adhere to because — because. I mean, I don’t […]
Texas Legislature Approves Voter ID
It’s not like we didn’t see this one coming. What with the Texas GOP reading population tea leaves, fighting for dear life in the redistricting process and seeing their waning popularity in […]