Immigrant Advocates Call on Obama to Be Brave and Swift

*Good report. It draws a straight line from what President Obama said he would do regarding immigration, to what his options are, and what some activists want him to do. […]

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco We’ve come a long way from the days when politicians remembered the Latino community only around election time. In deep South Texas they threw parties on […]

*Good article, lay’s out the political work to be done: elect more Latinas, elect more Latinos in non-Latino majority districts, and persuade young Latinos to go to the polls on […]

*The “x’s” and “o’s” of immigration reform can be difficult to follow. Public opinion, swing districts, they play into speculation of likely or unlikely outcomes. This is a good graphic […]

*John Huppenthal is the highest ranking education official in the state of Arizona. He’s crying because he was caught after years of making anonymous disparaging comments against Latinos, immigrants and […]

*A not-so-subtle move by Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) may look like a loss, but he’s caught the attention of Republican leadership, the Tea Party and right wing radio talk. He’s […]

*This isn’t because of a lack of minority-owned consulting forms. It is indeed a disturbing “racket” that clearly illustrates how the Democratic Party takes Latinos  and other  communities for granted. […]

*Two takeaways from this article: First, the Koch Bros. see Latinos as an important constituency (think of it as legitimizing Latino voters in a creepy way), and second, their effort […]

By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco I just finished looking at the video of Hillary Clinton stumbling through a Q & A on immigration reform.  She responded well to a professor’s […]

*Voting rights is a central issue for the Latino community. The fact that MALDEF is part of this coalition underlines it’s importance. After the Shelby v Holder decision the idea […]