“Anchor Baby” SEAL Part Of Bin Laden Raid

“Anchor Baby” SEAL Part Of Bin Laden Raid

NewsTaco May 3, 2011

News about the fact that one of the Navy SEALs involved in the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden was an “anchor baby” spread, in some circles, almost as fast as […]

Latino Immigrants Integrating Better Than Past, Not As Well As Others

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It’s a double-edged sword, but good news overall – and it flies in the face of the nay-saying, anti-immigrant, nativist lot. According to a report by the Migration Policy Institute, […]

Birthers To Obama: Show Us Your Papers

NewsTaco May 2, 2011

This has been bothering me since President Barack Obama released his long-form birth certificate. Depending on who you talk to the release was either a brilliant political move or a raw capitulation. Trump and […]

Immigration Hall Of Shame For Anti-Latino Politicos

Mary Mata April 28, 2011

Immigrants’ List (IL), a bipartisan political action committee, recently revealed the names of 10 Washington politicians who made it into their “Immigration Hall of Shame.” These politicians, both Republicans and […]

Obama Asking Latino Celebrities For Help With Immigration

Mary Mata

President Barack Obama is asking Latino celebrities to help him overhaul the nation’s immigration system. Yes, it’s true. For some reason, the president feels that enlisting celebrities — as opposed […]

Immigrant Kids Not Receiving Legal Rights In U.S.

Mary Mata

By Melissa del Bosque Unaccompanied Mexican migrant children are not receiving the government protections from human trafficking, and exploitation that they should, according to a report released today by the nonprofit […]

Obama Criticizes Georgia Immigration Bill

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The President came out swinging against state-level immigration bills at one of his many scheduled interviews. That’s not really headline worthy; he’s raised the tone and volume of his immigration […]

Paul Ryan Compares Latinos To Animals, Decries “Anchor Babies”

Mary Mata April 27, 2011

Yesterday, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan held several town halls, one of which stirred up the topic of immigration and so-called “anchor babies.” What ensued, were  some rather insensitive comments from […]

Free Jolito!

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Ten minutes is all it’ll take to watch this. It was posted in William Nericcio’s blog: The Tex[t]*Mex Galleryblog. Jolito is undoubtedly so Mexican, that he’s a bean: literally. Like […]

Brisenia Flores Murderer Given 65 Years In Addition to Death Penalty

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I’m not sure how this works in the practical world, but in the halls of justice (and even symbolism) it’s a big deal. Shawna Ford, 49, who was sentenced to […]