Joe The Plumber: Put Fence On Border, Start Shooting

Joe The Plumber: Put Fence On Border, Start Shooting

NewsTaco August 16, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Remember Joe the Plumber? The blue-collar, all American,  Tea Party poster boy  who took then candidate Barack Obama to task on the campaign trail over taxes […]

No Latinos In Presidential Debates: Univision Goes Rogue

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Political insiders tend to call it the fourth quarter of presidential politics, the October debate season. Plans for that part of the game are already in progress, although […]

Latino Students Forced To Eat On Floor Get $500,000 Settlement

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Four and a half years after 15 Latino 5th grade students were forced to eat their lunch on the floor in a Camden, New Jersey elementary school the […]

As Deferred Action Begins, There Is Work To Be Done

Mary Mata August 15, 2012

By Latino Rebels Today, the United States government initiates a deferred action process providing temporary relief from possible deportation to young people “who were brought into this country through not fault of […]

Deferred Action: A Youth Grassroots Movement, Fraught With Uncertainty

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Depending on who’s counting, anywhere between 800,000 and 1.4 million (OK, 1.7 million according to some counts) young undocumented immigrants will begin the process of applying for […]

Morning NewsTaco

Mary Mata

Tuesday August 15, 2012 Study to focus on political advertising and Latinos (CNN):  The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Kantar Media/Campaign Media and Analysis Group launched a project […]

New Voter Registrations Highlight Potential Of Latino Vote In Key Ktates

Mary Mata

By Matt Barreto, Latino Decisions New analysis of state voter registration counts by Latino Decisions reveals strong growth in Latino registered voters across the 50 states.  In July, Ruy Teixeira and William […]

Meet The Most Powerful Latinas In U.S. Politics

Mary Mata August 14, 2012

By Kalyn Belsha, Voxxi Whether they’re serving on the bench, in Congress or at the White House, these six powerful Latinas have each made political history in their own way. Hilda Solis, […]

The Road to Deferred Action – Tracing The Story Of The DREAM Act

Mary Mata

By Aaron Leaf, Feet In 2 Worlds The Deferred Action program, which starts on August 15, is a milestone for DREAMers.  Introduced by the Obama administration in June, the program is aimed […]

Ambassador’s Brief: The U.S. Election And Latin American Relations

Mary Mata

By Antonio Garza, U.S. Ambassador (Ret.) There’s no question we are in the midst of historic change in the world. The international policy agenda has never been more diverse and […]