Tom Tancredo To Raise Tons Of Money Against 14th Amendment

Tom Tancredo To Raise Tons Of Money Against 14th Amendment

Mary Mata August 19, 2011

Former Colorado congressman and virulently anti-immigrant personality Tom Tancredo has filed paperwork to form the American Legacy Alliance, a political action committee that has one purpose: stemming illegal immigration and […]

Pawlenty’s Out, But Anti-Latino Rhetoric Remains

Mary Mata August 15, 2011

Now that Tim Pawlenty has quit the race for the GOP presidential nomination, it serves to take a look at the anti-Latino rhetoric that’s still alive in the race. We’ve […]

These Are A Few Of Michele Bachmann’s Least Favorite Things

Mary Mata August 9, 2011

Michele Bachmann’s head literally explodes when asked about undocumented gay fetuses’ right to carry concealed weapons. She hates: Gays. (She hates them so much that she married one just to keep […]

Mitt Romney’s Mexican Family: Caution On Immigration

Mary Mata July 25, 2011

Lots of folks have been mentioning this Washington Post story about Mitt Romney’s Mexican relatives. In case you don’t remember, and as we previously reported, Romney’s ancestors fled to Mexico […]

Democrats Recruit Latino Support With Spanish Video

Mary Mata July 22, 2011

 Not really sure what to make of this, but the Democratic National Committee has created a Spanish language video in an effort to reach out to Latinos in Reno, Las Vegas, […]

Texas Senator John Cornyn Heckled At NALEO Over DREAM Act

Mary Mata June 25, 2011

San Antonio, Texas — Last night during a speech to NALEO attendees, Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn gave what many believed was a great speech. He said right off the […]

Texas Senate Passes Sanctuary Cities Bill

Mary Mata June 15, 2011

By Melissa Del Bosque After 9 hours of testimony Tuesday by Senate Democrats against SB 9, the controversial immigration bill passed anyway along a party-line vote. It’s pretty certain SB 9 will […]

Immigration Is A Dangerous Wedge Issue For All Latinos

Mary Mata June 14, 2011

News Taco interviewed Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair and San Antonio-area Democratic Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez, who spoke to us about the tragic consequences of using immigration as a wedge issue. […]

Tea Party: “The Problem Is These Hispanic Legislators”

Mary Mata June 13, 2011

The following pretty much speaks for itself, so here’s a brief introduction. The Texas Democratic Party sent out a press release today including the remarks of a Texas Tea Party […]

Will Democrats Pass The DREAM Act This Time? Prolly Not

Mary Mata May 25, 2011

Do you remember the disappointment you felt when the DREAM Act didn’t pass? I do, it was a heavy kind of disappointment, the kind you know will last for a […]