California Law To Give Farmworkers Union Rights
California Law To Give Farmworkers Union Rights
By Dylan J. Anderson, United Farm Workers Recently, both the California Senate and Assembly passed SB 104, “The Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act.” Introduced by Senator Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), SB 104 […]
Texas Senate Passes Sanctuary Cities Bill
By Melissa Del Bosque After 9 hours of testimony Tuesday by Senate Democrats against SB 9, the controversial immigration bill passed anyway along a party-line vote. It’s pretty certain SB 9 will […]
Racist Statement Uncovers Real Tea Party
Let’s give this “problematic Latino Texas legislators” thing one more go-around; it’s that important. News Taco reported yesterday that a prominent Texas Tea Party activist had single-handedly determined that the […]
Latinos Care More About Immigration Than The Economy
According to a national poll released on Monday, the issue of immigration has surpassed that of the economy and jobs as the top concern for Latinos. The poll, conducted by […]
Immigration Is A Dangerous Wedge Issue For All Latinos
News Taco interviewed Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair and San Antonio-area Democratic Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez, who spoke to us about the tragic consequences of using immigration as a wedge issue. […]
Tea Party: “The Problem Is These Hispanic Legislators”
The following pretty much speaks for itself, so here’s a brief introduction. The Texas Democratic Party sent out a press release today including the remarks of a Texas Tea Party […]
New Alabama Immigration Law “Toughest In Nation”
On Thursday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed an anti-illegal-immigration bill that is being hailed the toughest in the nation. The law, similar to that of Arizona’s anti-immigrant SB 1070, which […]
States React Differently To Immigration Law
A controversial immigration enforcement program has been suspended in New York, while Texas looks to expand it. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently suspended the Secure Communities program, which is […]
Anti-Immigrant Laws May Begin To Proliferate, Again
Already the ripples of the U.S. Supreme Court decision on immigration that I spoke about recently are starting to be felt. Already the wave of premature celebration over piecemeal legal victories […]
Civil Rights Groups Take Georgia Immigration Law To Court
Georgia’s anti-immigrant law inspired by Arizona’s SB 1070 is facing a lawsuit from several civil rights groups that oppose the measure calling it “hate rhetoric.” The groups that have banded […]
