President Obama Supports Same-Sex Marriage

President Obama Supports Same-Sex Marriage

Mary Mata May 10, 2012

By Hector Luis Alamo, Jr., Being Latino On May 9, President Barack Obama became first sitting commander-in-chief to endorse same-sex marriage. “Kinda,” writes The Nation’s Richard Kim. “Today, by endorsing a ‘state’s rights’ […]

OPINION: Romney’s Way Out Of The “Latino Problem”

NewsTaco April 26, 2012

By Victor Landa OK, so it’s happening. For better or for worse, armchair political strategists are coming out of the  shadows to give the presidential candidates advice on how to win […]

Morning NewsTaco

Mary Mata April 23, 2012

Monday, April 23, 2012 Justices to Rule on Role of the States in Immigration (New York Times): The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Wednesday on the bitterly disputed immigration enforcement law that was passed […]

Obama Says He’ll “Try” To Pass Immigration Reform

NewsTaco April 16, 2012

President Barack Obama has learned a few things in his three years in office. He’s learned to edit his comments and he’s learned that campaigning for president as a Senator […]

Deportation of parents of US children ‘unacceptable’

Mary Mata April 5, 2012

By Raisa Camargo The revelation  that immigration officials deported an estimated 46,000 parents of U.S. children during the first part of 2011 is “completely unacceptable,” several members of the Congressional Hispanic […]

4 Questions With San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro

Mary Mata March 30, 2012

San Antonio, Texas — We recently had the privilege of sitting down with San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and chatting about a few different things. Castro is one of President […]

How Will The Healthcare Reform Decision Affect Latinos?

NewsTaco

Whether the U.S Supreme Court will uphold the Healthcare Reform Act or not is something I won’t bother to speculate. There are enough opinions and soothsayers out there to satisfy […]

White House To Honor Cesar Chavez “Champions of Change”

Mary Mata March 28, 2012

On Thursday the White House is set honor 10 leaders from across the country, who will be recognized as Champions of Change, for dedicating their lives to improving the lives of […]

Outgoing Hispanic Congressional Chair: There’s Still Lots To Do

Mary Mata March 27, 2012

San Antonio, Texas — Outgoing Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair and Texas Congressman Charlie Gonzalez is currently working on a graceful exit, given that he has chosen not to seek reelection, […]

The Affordable Care Act And Latinos

Mary Mata March 23, 2012

By Alejandra Campoverdi, White House Deputy Director of Hispanic Media As we commemorate the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act this Friday, it’s worth taking a look at the many […]