Minority groups: Dems still falling short in consultants’ diversity

Minority groups: Dems still falling short in consultants’ diversity

NewsTaco February 5, 2015

*The thing about Republicans is that their lack of real inclusion is blatant. With Democrats the lack of inclusion is not so blatant, but real nonetheless. That’s been one of […]

House Postpones Contentious Border Bill Indefinitely

NewsTaco February 4, 2015

*For all of the insistence on securing the border as a requisite of moving on immigration reform, GOP legislators are squandering their first, best chance. The problem? An end game […]

How America inspired the Third Reich

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*This is eerily similar to present anti-immigrant rhetoric. Not the blatant death camp Holocaust, let’s make that clear. But the point is that the calls for stopping “disease ridden illegals” […]

Congressman Speculates ‘Illegal Aliens’ Could Be To Blame For Measles Outbreak

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*There’s so much to lay-out here. First off, Mo Brooks’ ill timed, ill thought statement makes a case for comprehensive immigration reform. If those immigrants he calls “illegal” were documented […]

From Stereotypes to Prototypes

NewsTaco February 3, 2015

*This was written by my friend Raul Lomeli, published in Spanish in a Mexico City Newspaper. It’s troubling to see how the stereotypes of U.S. Latinos prevail as well south […]

Why Are Cubans So Special?

NewsTaco February 2, 2015

*Many Latinos in the U.S. have been asking this immigration question for decades. The change in U.S.-Cuba relations should bring an end to this favoritism. VL By Ann Louise Bardach, […]

Freedom Summit Signals to the Latino Electorate

NewsTaco January 30, 2015

*Good analysis of anti-immigrant leader, Steven King’s, Freedom Summit. It’s not so much who was there, but who wasn’t. VL By Thomas Schaller, Latino Decisions What is the meaning of […]

Pope mulls crossing U.S.-Mexico border to show solidarity with immigrants

NewsTaco January 29, 2015

*The Papal visit is beginning to look very interesting. What do you think, game changer? No? VL By Fox News Latino The U.S.-Mexico border may someday see a high-profile crosser […]

MALDEF lawyer ready if Texas House seat opens

NewsTaco January 28, 2015

*Exciting news coming out of Texas. VL By Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express News Marisa Bono is a likely candidate in an election that might not take place. Bono, a […]

The Power of Two

NewsTaco January 27, 2015

*There’s no denying the Castro brothers’ star is quickly rising. HUD Secretary Julian Castro appeared on The Daily Show this week, and Congressman Joaquin Castro will be on the Bill […]