A Growing Intolerance Toward Foreigners in Mexico
A Growing Intolerance Toward Foreigners in Mexico
Here’s a sobering finding by a Mexican agency that deals with discrimination: “‘The prevailing image of Mexico as supportive and open towards foreigners is debatable,’ notes the study for reflection […]
Iowa Congressman Wants To Deport Taxpaying Immigrants
¡Dios mío! These things just keep getting worse. Iowa U.S. Representative, and Republican, Steve King said in a recent interview that, if he were to become chairman of the House’s […]
“You Spics Don’t Have Rights Here.”
That’s what Santiago Malave says that police told him when they arrested him for disorderly conduct in East Haven, Connecticut. The rub is this: Malave is a Puerto Rican born […]
Sheriff Arpaio Stand’s Down His Dragnets, but…
So at first I read this little item from Fox News in Phoenix and felt mildly concerned. Arizona’s sheriff Joe Arpaio has eased off on his famous traffic patrols in […]
Getting “The Look” For Speaking Spanish In Public
Do you ever get “the look” when you speak Spanish in public? You know what I mean. You’re out in public with your family or friends, telling a funny story […]
Latino Tries To Get Elected In Compton
The Los Angeles Times wrote an interesting story this week about a Latino who’s been trying like heck to get himself elected to pubic office in Compton, an area that […]
Soap Operas Are Only Trashy When Latinos Do Them
Running up to the DREAM Act debate in the U.S. Senate everyone knew a lot of Latinos would be watching. The Daily Kos’ version of this was tinged with a […]
Arizona Population Down: Economy vs Immigration
If there’s any place where the Census and immigration would cross paths and clash it would be Arizona. And it’s taken exactly one day for folks in that state to […]
Obama Meets With Hispanic Caucus, Talks Immigration
There’s bad news in the Comprehensive Immigration Reform front (not that we didn’t see it coming). President Obama met with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus yesterday. The bostonherald.com reports: […]
DREAM Act: A Call to Action
During the past few weeks many News Taco readers have asked for specific ways in which they can help the DREAM Act cause. This is a action alert, distributed through […]