Is the 2010 Census Driving the GOP Mad?

Is the 2010 Census Driving the GOP Mad?

NewsTaco April 1, 2011

by Herny Flores, Ph.D. I’ve been out of the country for a couple of weeks and have had a chance to view United States politics through the eyes of non-Americans.  […]

April Fools or Día de Inocentes?

NewsTaco

I’m always on guard on April 1st because my life is filed with pranksters. My natural skepticism is enhanced (it’s a skill I developed over decades as a working journalist). And it’s not easy this year because I […]

Hate Crime In Orange County

Mary Mata March 31, 2011

A man in Orange County was charged with two felony counts of a hate crime battery causing injury this week after he attacked two Latino men who were with their […]

NAACP Evolves To Include Latino Leadership

Mary Mata

The NAACP — National Association for the Advancement of Colored People — which bills itself as the oldest civil rights organization in the country, is growing and changing to include Latino […]

VIDEO: Pitting Immigrants, African-Americans Against Each Other

Mary Mata March 30, 2011

African-Americans and immigrants are often pitted against each other by politicians in this country trying to convince us all that there’s only so much to go around, and so we […]

VIDEO: The Fate Of Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Mary Mata

The future of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) is in serious doubt and for this reason, it’s important to work toward reform in steps, according to Oscar Chacón, Executive Director of […]

VIDEO: Why Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Is Anti-Latino Sentiment

Mary Mata

We recently had the chance to chat with the executive director of the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC), Oscar Chacón, about several issues. Interestingly, Chacón points out that […]

Brisenia Flores Killer, Jason Bush Found Guilty

Mary Mata

Jason Bush, 36, was found guilty of shooting 9 year-old Brisenia Flores in the face and killing her. Bush was also found guilty of killing Flores’ father, Raúl. He is […]

News Taco To Go: Oil, Jobs, Muslims, Walmart And Radiation

Mary Mata

President Obama is set to cut U.S. oil imports by 1/3 over the next decade due to unrest in the Middle East and rising prices. There were 201,000 jobs added […]

Racist Arizona Substitute Teacher Choked Wife, Abused Children & Family Dog

Mary Mata March 29, 2011

Anthony Hill, the racist substitute teacher who claimed his eighth grade class was filled with Latino students who only wanted to be gangbangers, is surprisingly a troubled individual. Excellent reporting by […]