States React Differently To Immigration Law

States React Differently To Immigration Law

Mary Mata June 10, 2011

A controversial immigration enforcement program has been suspended in New York, while Texas looks to expand it. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently suspended the Secure Communities program, which is […]

New York Suspends Obama’s Anti-Immigrant Law

Mary Mata June 3, 2011

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he would suspend that state’s participation in the immigrant hunting operation known as “Secure Communities.” While the program is ostensibly set to target […]

Coors’ Message To Puerto Ricans: You’re All Drunks

Mary Mata June 2, 2011

You may or may not have heard of this campaign yet, but for the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade, sponsor MillerCoors decided to run ads saying “Emborícuate.” Now, if you […]

News Taco To Go: Arnold, Comedy, Chávez, Español, Redistrict

Mary Mata May 19, 2011

Arnold Fathered Child With Latina Comedy Central Taps Latino As Contributor For The Daily Show California Politico: Don’t Name Ship For César Chávez Texas Redistricting “Horrible” For Latino Voters NY […]

National Latino Redistricting Roundup

Mary Mata May 6, 2011

We at News Taco have been doing our best to keep you informed of redistricting battles affecting Latino population areas (really redistricting affects all Latinos everywhere, but that’s a pretty […]

The Brains Behind The Anti-Immigrant Movement

Mary Mata April 19, 2011

The New York Times published a great piece on Sunday about John Tanton, who the story noted was probably one of the most influential, yet unknown people in the country. Essentially […]

Interactive Census Map Includes County Data

Mary Mata March 25, 2011

The New York Times created an interactive map that allows users to see county-by-county Census data for the entire country. Click on a county and demographic information for that county […]

Dominicans Set To Overwhelm Puerto Ricans In NYC

Mary Mata January 19, 2011

Although puertorriqueños are often associated with New York City as the go-to Latino group there, things are changing, according to a recent report. Apparently, Dominicans, Ecuadorians and Mexicans are replacing […]

Latino Democrats Gain Power In New York Senate

Mary Mata January 10, 2011

Latino Democrats in the New York state Senate are gaining power, according to a recent report, even as the Democrats recently lost control of that house. According to The New […]

Staten Island’s First Latina Assemblywoman Sworn In

Mary Mata January 5, 2011

Staten Island, New York recently elected its first Latina assemblywoman — Nicole Malliotakis, 30. The half-Cuban, half-Greek Malliotakis is a Republican and has worked in public affairs and handily defeated […]