Texas GOP Redistricting Plan: Biased, Prejudiced, Bigoted

Texas GOP Redistricting Plan: Biased, Prejudiced, Bigoted

Mary Mata June 20, 2011

News Taco interviewed Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair and San Antonio-area Democratic Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez, who spoke to us about the prejudicial undertones of the Texas Republicans’ redistricting plan in […]

John McCain: Arizona Wildfires Caused By Immigrants

NewsTaco

John McCain says that the wildfires that have destroyed almost half a million  acres of land in Arizona were caused by undocumented immigrants. Seriously. I saw the fires, literally, as […]

News Taco To Go: Rubio, Fathers, Venezuela & Immigration

Mary Mata June 17, 2011

The Two Marco Rubios On Immigration Who Are We Celebrating On Father’s Day? Texas Anti-Immigrant Bill Is Filled With Inconsistencies Socialist Dreams And Beauty Queens: Arriving In Venezuela  

Texas Anti-Immigrant Bill Is Filled With Inconsistencies

NewsTaco June 16, 2011

The big news has been the vote in the Texas state senate to approve a bill, SB 9, called the sanctuary cities bill, which allows local police officers to question […]

Election Season Breeds Latino Voter Cynicism

NewsTaco June 14, 2011

Forgive me for being cynical, but we’re getting to the point in the political season when candidates become suddenly aware of the Latino community and spend money and time paying […]

The Tequila Party: A Shot At Suppressing The Latino Vote?

Mary Mata June 13, 2011

By Dr. Henry Flores, Ph.D. Bueno, we’ve had La Raza Unida Party, the Tea Party, the Coffee Party — I even had a party in my backyard but nobody heard […]

New Alabama Immigration Law “Toughest In Nation”

Mary Mata

On Thursday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed an anti-illegal-immigration bill that is being hailed the toughest in the nation. The law, similar to that of Arizona’s anti-immigrant SB 1070, which […]

California’s Redistricting Maps Released

Mary Mata June 10, 2011

In California the redistricting process is controlled by the non-partisan Citizens Redistricting Commission, which just released the maps today. Check them out here and see the commission’s press release below: Today California takes […]

Tequila Party Kicks Off In Arizona

Mary Mata June 9, 2011

By Lourdes Medrano Tucson, Arizona — In 2010, Arizona produced the nation’s toughest immigration law. This year, lawmakers pushed – but failed – to overturn birthright citizenship for children of illegal […]

Anti-Gay, GOP-Funded Group Pushing Anti-Abortion To Latinos

Mary Mata

You might have heard of this group, Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, which is pushing the anti-abortion message to Latinos with billboards in Los Angeles. What are these people selling and […]