Ted Cruz and Knee-Jerk Opposition to Immigration Reform

Ted Cruz and Knee-Jerk Opposition to Immigration Reform

Mary Mata February 15, 2013

By Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post It is not surprising that some lawmakers instantly reacted negatively toward the bipartisan immigration reform proposal rolled out on Monday. But I must say I was disappointed, based […]

Three Latino Nominees for District Judges Pending Approval in Congress

Mary Mata

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi Three notable individuals of the Hispanic community, who were nominated by president Obama, are still in the process of their confirmation for district judges, but Senators […]

State of the Union: 3 Things we Didn’t See Coming

NewsTaco February 14, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco For what it’s worth, President Obama’s State of the Union Speech delivered. In other words, it did what it was supposed to do: satisfy a constitutional […]

Latinos Fail to win Latino Electoral Districts

Mary Mata

By Nathan L. Gonzales, NBCLatino One year ago, Democratic state Sen. Ruben Kihuen declared himself the best candidate to represent a newly-drawn, Hispanic-heavy congressional district in North Las Vegas. Thirteen days […]

Latinos are the Holy Grail of the Religious Right

Mary Mata February 13, 2013

By Dr. Victoria M. De Francesco Soto, NBCLatino What do Evangelicals, Catholics, and Mormons all have in common?  And no, this is not the beginning of a joke. The growth of […]

Why the GOP is Setting Itself up for a Rubio Letdown

NewsTaco February 12, 2013

Vcitor Landa, NewsTaco I don’t envy Marco Rubio. Especially not tonight, sandwiched as he will be between the President and the Tea Party. I don’t envy the attention, or the hyped expectation. […]

Can Fox News Become More Latino- Friendly?

Mary Mata

By Eliza Gray, New Republic Roger Ailes is kvetching. “The president likes to divide people into groups,” he huffs into the phone. “He’s too busy getting the middle class to […]

House GOP, Tweeting in Spanish

Mary Mata

By Elizabeth Llorente, Fox News Latino A Spanish-only Website. A Twitter account aimed at Latinos. New staff members focused uniquely on building relationships with Hispanics. It’s all part of a new […]

Staunch Anti- Immigrant CO Congressman has Change of Heart

Mary Mata February 11, 2013

By Nic Turiciano, Denver Post Mike Coffman, a Republican who has proposed anti-immigration legislation in the past, said his change in stance was personal because of interaction with various families. […]

NewsTaco/ Latino USA: Menendez, Geraldo & More…

Mary Mata

By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA While journalist Geraldo Rivera talks about a Senate run, Sen. Robert Menendez faces prostitution related allegations; and a new study looks at Mexican immigrants and […]