U.S. Students Made To Recite Mexican Pledge Of Allegiance

U.S. Students Made To Recite Mexican Pledge Of Allegiance

NewsTaco October 19, 2011

I went to school in Mexico, from the third grade through to the ninth, and I don’t remember reciting the pledge of allegiance to the Mexican flag, ever. So I was curious about a controversy that broke out when a […]

Record ICE Deportation Numbers Are Nothing To Be Proud Of

Mary Mata

 By U.S. Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez Today, the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Bureau released new statistics on how many people are being deported from the […]

U.S Citizens Lack Stamina To Do Alabama Agriculture Work

NewsTaco October 18, 2011

Alabama’s Governor Rob Bentley says he’s insulted. The idea that Americans, Alabamans in this specific case, can’t or won’t do the work available in the state’s tomato fields is…anti-American. But the […]

Latinos To Mobilize Against Immigration Policy In 10 Cities

Mary Mata

By Presente.org Latinos, immigrants and their allies will hold a National Day of Action called “Obama, Immigration and the Latino Community” on Tuesday, October 18 in 10 cities across the […]

Cain On Immigration: Electric Fence, Barbed Wire, Alligators

NewsTaco October 17, 2011

Herman Cain, the GOP darling du jour, was in Tennessee this past weekend where he shared 2 main points about his ideas on immigration: build a fence;  electrify it. Context […]

Steven Seagal Hunting Immigrants In Texas

Mary Mata

By Melissa del Bosque Last seen driving a SWAT team tank through a man’s home in Phoenix, which resulted in a dead puppy and a lawsuit, middle-aged action hero Steven […]

BREAKING: Parts Of Alabama Law Blocked In Federal Court

Mary Mata October 14, 2011

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta blocked the enforcement portions of Alabama’s harsh immigration law, according to CNN. The Obama Administration requested that Alabama’s law be put on […]

Latino Civil Rights: Héctor P. García

Mary Mata October 13, 2011

Héctor Pérez García was born in Mexico and immigrated to south Texas during the Mexican Revolution. His hard won education — he had to hitchhike 30 miles each way to […]

Texas Hiding The Truth About Voter ID

Mary Mata

By Kirsten Gray, Texas Democratic Party Communications Director Recently, we described the shameful Republican scheme to disenfranchise Latinos and other voters. Governor Rick Perry’s “emergency” photo voter ID legislation, passed […]

Alabama Law Pushes Parents To Desperate Measures

NewsTaco October 12, 2011

This is heartbreaking, but understandable. In the wake of Alabama’s new and strict immigration law, HB56,  we’ve reported about how businesses and schools are being affected. We’ve talked about the immense amount […]