Georgia Tries To Win Latinos Back With “Baby, Please” Letter

Georgia Tries To Win Latinos Back With “Baby, Please” Letter

Mary Mata August 18, 2011

Georgia is just one of many states to introduce an SB 1070 copycat law and skip arm-in-arm with Arizona down the no-nonsense, iron-fisted-crackdown path as a way to deal with […]

Alabama Immigration Law Isn’t Working – No One Knows Why

NewsTaco August 17, 2011

What’s happening in Alabama that has experts and educators scratching their heads about Latinos and what was expected of them? Pretty much everyone who thought they knew what would happen […]

Judge Denies Challenges to Recall Election of SB1070 Sponsor

Mary Mata August 16, 2011

An Arizona judge has agreed to move forward with the recall election of Sen. Russell Pearce (R), sponsor of the state’s controversial anti-immigrant law SB 1070.  As reported in La Plaza earlier […]

Pawlenty’s Out, But Anti-Latino Rhetoric Remains

Mary Mata August 15, 2011

Now that Tim Pawlenty has quit the race for the GOP presidential nomination, it serves to take a look at the anti-Latino rhetoric that’s still alive in the race. We’ve […]

Tea Party: Rick Perry Is Too Weak On Immigration

NewsTaco August 12, 2011

On paper Rick Perry looks like the Republican Party’s best bet for 2012. He’s the Governor of Texas, a state that has managed to grow its economy and add jobs through the […]

My Immigrant Mother Became Someone Else In The U.S.

Mary Mata August 11, 2011

Dear Martha: Since we came to the United States, my family has changed a lot. My parents separated and my mom, who works really hard for her four kids, has […]

Arizona, Jan Brewer Take SB 1070 To Supreme Court

Mary Mata

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer appealed to the Supreme Court Wednesday to overturn the ruling that put a hold on key provisions of the state’s immigration law. The law, which requires […]

News Taco To Go: Emmys, Rail, La Migra, And Beauty

Mary Mata

Latino Documentary Filmmaker Nominated For An Emmy High Speed Rail Can Help Push Economic Development In Texas La Migra Cracks Down On Immigrants Leaving U.S. Searching For Real Beauty Between […]

La Migra Cracks-Down On Immigrants Leaving U.S.

NewsTaco August 10, 2011

Okay, so now I’m confused – and a little worried. It used to be, in the good ole days, that all I had to keep in mind was the possibility […]

At The End Of The Day, No One Cares About Racism In Baseball

Mary Mata August 9, 2011

Tony Bruno is a syndicated radio sports talk host who relies on his spitfire vocal prowess and razor wit to keep his phone lines buzzing nationwide. However, last Friday night […]