The Price of Immigration Reform is Steep
The Price of Immigration Reform is Steep
By David Bacon, Rosalinda Guillen and Mark Day, New America Media As the Senate prepares to vote on comprehensive immigration reform, it’s important to remember that workers and immigrants have never made significant […]
When it comes to Latino vote, Karl Rove is plain wrong
By James Aldrete, NewsTaco In PolitiFact, Gardner Selby recently took on Karl Rove’s claim that Texas Republicans get on average 40% of the Latino vote. While I’m sure Rove – […]
House Talks on Immigration Reform Near Collapse
Rep. Raul Labrador is a member of the House “Gang of Eight.” By Jim Avila, ABC News Bipartisan meetings in the House of Representatives on a comprehensive immigration reform bill […]
1.4 million Latino voters are not asleep
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco 1.4 million more Latinos voted in the 2012 presidential election than in 2008. The number seems to be lost in the latest round of national political […]
California Latino Caucus says FBI did not search its office
(Editor’s note: Thanks to Taquista Roger Salazar for alerting us to this update.) By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee FBI agents at the state Capitol raided two offices connected with Sen. Ron Calderon on […]
Florida Gov. vetoes immigrant driver license bill
By Steve Bousquet, Tampa Bay Times Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed children of immigrants who are not U.S. citizens to get Florida driver […]
GOP report: Republicans have failed young Latino voters
By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino “Dismal” – that’s how the College Republican National Committee (CRNC) describes their outreach and messaging to young voters, in particular young Latinos, after examining the scathing results of […]
New poll shows Latino voters want path to citizenship, not ‘border first’ excuses
By Pili Tobar, Latino Decisions Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and other Republican Senators are making it clear that they need to see even more enforcement and a tougher path to citizenship in this compromise legislation. This is raising […]
Immigration Reform Bill To Pass Senate By July 4th, Says Sen. Schumer
By Fox News Latino One member of the “Gang of Eight” is predicting comprehensive immigration reform will overwhelmingly pass the Senate by July 4 while House Republicans cautioned that they would […]
Organizers of Arpaio Recall Vow to Continue Fight
By Valeria Ferandez, New America Media PHOENIX, Az. – An effort to recall Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio fell just shy of the signatures needed before the deadline lapsed on Thursday. It’s […]