President Luis Gutierrez? Latino group begins draft movement

President Luis Gutierrez? Latino group begins draft movement

NewsTaco October 8, 2014

*Here’s the timeline: Centro Sin Fronteras will begin gathering signatures on a petition on Nov. 4. If Pres. Obama doesn’t act on immigration by Nov. 27 CSF will act on […]

Even Bigoted Hispanics Will Vote for Blacks—and 4 Other Surprises About ‘Latino America’

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*Two things are surprising about this article published in the National Journal: the headline that reads “Even bigoted Hispanics will vote for blacks… ” belies a lack of awareness of […]

Seriously flawed Latino polling in Georgia leads to wildly incorrect speculation

NewsTaco October 7, 2014

*Georgia is considered a swing sate because of it’s growing Latino voting population. Pollsters are trying to gauge the Latino vote, but their methodology falls short – when pollsters work […]

Will Latinos Turn Texas Blue?”

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*A response to an article published in Politico that claims that Texas won’t be turning politically blue, even though Latinos will soon be the majority in that state. Dr. Henry Flores […]

Previewing the 2014 Latino Electorate

NewsTaco October 6, 2014

*Today is the last day to register to vote for the midterm elections in many states across the country. For all you politicos and politics junkies, here’s a panoramic preview […]

Hispanics Won’t Turn Texas Blue

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*Interesting GOP perspective on Texas Latinos and Latino politics. Thorburn’s numbers make sense, what doesn’t is his shortsightedness. Latinos in Texas will continue to grow in numbers, education, wealth and […]

Obama at CHCI: A Promise of a Next Big Moment, If It Comes

NewsTaco October 3, 2014

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Thursday night was the latest big moment in U.S. immigration politics. There have been several, so when President Obama took the podium at the Congressional Hispanic […]

Immigration Politics Has Gotten So, Cliché

NewsTaco October 2, 2014

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I heard a drum roll in my head when I read that President Obama was planning to make an announcement about immigration at the Congressional Hispanic […]

Latinos: How Politicos Are Missing The Boat

NewsTaco October 1, 2014

*The big secret about Latino politics? It’s that politicians and campaign folks don’t bother to see the trends until after they happen. The political mother-load would be to track Latino […]

Inside the Koch Brothers’ Multi-Million Dollar Campaign to Win Over Latinos

NewsTaco September 30, 2014

*LIBRE Initiative leaders say the organization is non-partisan. They don’t tell people who to vote for, but they do tell them who to not vote for. And they’ve got the […]