Friday Mexico, Border Violence and Immigration Update

Friday Mexico, Border Violence and Immigration Update

Mary Mata November 11, 2010

As always, there’s a lot happening with Mexico, the border and the U.S. response.  Here’s a quick roundup: The U.S. and Mexico’s relationship is deepening, including sharing information, soldier training, […]

Border Patrol: The Most Racist Video Game Ever

Mary Mata November 10, 2010

Just because it’s Wednesday and the repercussions of the election are starting to become clear, I thought it’d be interesting to take a look at one of the most racist […]

Texas Legislator Files Arizona-Style Anti-Immigrant Bills

Mary Mata November 9, 2010

Texas State Rep. Debbie Riddle – R of the Houston area filed several Arizona-style immigration bills this week. Looks like Riddle is going after undocumented immigrants, having law enforcement in […]

‘Latino Vote’ Doesn’t Equal ‘Pro-Immigrant’

Mary Mata

Much has been made about how instrumental the Latino vote was in keeping the Democrats with some kind of power this election cycle — even if they didn’t deserve it […]

New Mexico Governor-Elect says No, No! to SB1070

NewsTaco November 8, 2010

We’re beginning to get a taste of how things will unfold after the election dust settles.  New Mexico Governor-elect Republican Susana Martinez made clear how she feels about Arizona’s controversial […]

Latino Voters Emerge as Political Wild Card

NewsTaco

I don’t know if it’s the need to prop legs under the Latino vote story, or that a week after the election there are fewer ways to package it, but […]

Surprise! Immigrants Didn’t Commit Voter Fraud!

Mary Mata November 5, 2010

Carlos Guerra wrote about the racist extremes people claiming to protect against “voter fraud” were willing to go and, surprise surprise, today NPR reported that, in fact, people without papers […]

Latinos Saved Harry Reid, Nevada and the Senate

Mary Mata November 4, 2010

The Los Angeles Times wrote up an interesting piece about the critical boost Latino voters gave Harry Reid in this election (in case you don’t remember, Sharron Angle has a […]

Susana Martinez: First Latina Governor

Mary Mata

Let’s get to know Susana Martinez , the next governor of New Mexico, a Republican/Tea Partier who will likely be tough on border security, reports Slate: “Martinez, who grew up […]

Wait! Before You Vote…

NewsTaco November 1, 2010

…there’s one more thing you need to know. Actually, you should know it regardless of the election, as something you keep in your stash of important facts. Because conversations inevitably […]