Obama’s Popularity With Latinos Soars After Immigration Push

Obama’s Popularity With Latinos Soars After Immigration Push

Mary Mata February 22, 2013

By Benjy Sarlin, Talking Points Memo Led by senators like John McCain (R-AZ) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), Republicans are now trying to craft a bipartisan immigration deal that they hope […]

Mexicans Are Largest Group Eligible For Citizenship

NewsTaco February 21, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Here’s something to put into your bag of facts as we move into a full throttle debate on immigration reform. According to a study compiled by […]

2nd gen. Immigrants: More Mobile & Liberal Than Mainstream

Mary Mata February 20, 2013

By Pilar Marrero, NewsTaco One of the persistent myths around the immigration of today (mostly Latino, majority Mexican) is that today´s immigrants and their descendants are somehow less able to […]

Ted Cruz: The Latino Joseph McCarthy?

Mary Mata

By Tony Castro, Voxxi If you’re a Hispanic parent dreaming your child will grow up to be a United States senator, be careful what you wish for. You may dream […]

McCain Confronts Radical Right on Immigration

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco No one said selling immigration reform was going to be easy. Sure, there seems to be bipartisan agreement that reform should be done, especially after the […]

How Smart Will Immigration Reform Be?

Mary Mata

By Robert Brischetto The overhaul of our immigration laws is likely to be the first significant bipartisan legislation to break the deadlock that has characterized Congressional politics in recent years. […]

The Olmos / Brewer Photo – No context

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco My Dad once told me a story about the village milkman in the place where he grew up, Agualeguas, Nuevo Leon, México. He said the lechero […]

Congress is Posturing, We’re Waiting for the Punchline

NewsTaco February 19, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco There’s a story I heard when I was a kid about a group of Mexican generals plotting to make themselves seem more important. My Dad and […]

Remember Hazleton, PA? Things Have Changed, Somewhat

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Back in 2006 Hazleton, PA, became the poster-city for immigration intolerance. It’s not that the city leaders didn’t like immigrants in general, they just didn’t like […]

If Immigration Reform Stalls, DREAMers at Risk

Mary Mata

By David Von Drehle, TIME When President Obama and Democrats in Congress say they would like to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill this year, it’s entirely possible that they mean exactly what […]