Only U.S. Citizens Allowed At New Hampshire Rick Perry Event

Only U.S. Citizens Allowed At New Hampshire Rick Perry Event

Mary Mata November 16, 2011

New Hampshire-based Associated Press writer Steve Peoples reported on Twitter that staffers at a Rick Perry campaign event there were asking reporters if they were U.S. citizens because only citizens […]

Newt Gingrich: Spanish “The Language Of Living In A Ghetto”

Mary Mata November 15, 2011

Current presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich seems to think that Spanish and bilingual education are the characteristics of people living in “the ghetto,” at least he did, who knows how he […]

67% Of Hate Crimes Targeted At Latinos In 2010

Mary Mata

The FBI released its annual data for hate crimes this week, uncovering a startling revelation in light of all the anti-immigrant legislation currently active in the country: 66.6% of all […]

17 Years Ago CA Prop. 187 Declared Unconstitutional

Mary Mata November 14, 2011

If there’s ever been a case to prove that history repeats itself, Proposition 187 is the perfect example. Let’s go back to the 90s and revisit California’s failed attempt at […]

No One Is “Illegal,” Tell The Associated Press

NewsTaco November 11, 2011

I don’t need to signal my bias, I’ve never hidden it – I deplore the word “illegal” when used in referenced to undocumented workers in the United States. I use it only […]

Georgia Authorities Silence Immigrant Rights Advocate

Mary Mata November 10, 2011

Jerry Gonzalez, an engineer and the Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO), was invited to speak on a professional panel on immigration in Rome, Georgia recently. […]

Of Confederate Flags, Slavery, Treason And Patriotism

Mary Mata

By Dustin Mendus Flags are remarkably simple things. They are pieces of colored fabric occasionally with symbols adorning them, generally in a rectangular shape — sans the few odd flags […]

Russell Pearce Recall About More Than Immigration

NewsTaco

Yes it was historic – the first state senate president to be recalled since the birth of the nation. Yes there was an overflow of reactive energy – starting with Latinos and spreading to […]

Russell Pearce’s Recall Shows Power Of The Vote

Mary Mata November 9, 2011

Do you remember April 23, 2010? That was the day that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed SB 1070, the most heavy-handed immigration state law in the country at the time, […]

SB 1070 Sponsor Russell Pearce Recalled In Arizona

Mary Mata November 8, 2011

With 16 of 16 precincts reporting, Senate President and SB 1070 sponsor Russell Pearce has been recalled. The results were: Pearce 9,188 (45.36%) and Republican challenger John Lewis 10,816 (53.4%). As we’ve reported, he’s […]