Anti-Immigrant Sheriff Arpaio Misspent $99 Million

Anti-Immigrant Sheriff Arpaio Misspent $99 Million

Mary Mata April 15, 2011

There’s no other way to say it but that the infamous anti-immigrant Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been found to have misspent about half his department’s annual budget, which […]

News Taco To Go: Arizona’s Law, Budget, Civil War, Japan’s Radiation And More

Mary Mata April 12, 2011

The judges of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that Arizona’s immigration law, SB 1070, was unconstitutional. Today is the 150th anniversary of the start of the […]

Alabama Legislature Moves On Arizona-Style Law

NewsTaco April 7, 2011

If you’re keeping score, Alabama is the latest state to move on enacting an Arizona-type immigration law. The measure, that approved by the alabama House of Representatives by a vote […]

Brisenia Flores Killer, Jason Bush Found Guilty

Mary Mata March 30, 2011

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 […]

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 […]

Offensive Against Arizona-Type Laws Gains Momentum

NewsTaco March 28, 2011

Last week’s defeat of five stringent immigration bills in the Arizona legislature was no fluke. Ever since that state’s notorious SB1070 was signed into law, Arizona has become the focus […]

Arizona Senator Reads Racist Letter: Latino Kids Are Gangbangers

Mary Mata March 22, 2011

An Arizona Republican state senator, Lori Klein, decided to add her name to the list of racist politicos in that state last week when she read what she said was […]

Brisenia Flores Killer On Trial, Has No Defense

Mary Mata

The man who shot 9 year-old Brisenia Flores point blank in the face is currently on trial. Jason Bush, 36, also killed Brisenia’s father Raul when he and his accomplice […]

AZ Senate Says NO to Immigration Bills

NewsTaco March 18, 2011

I read the reports twice, just to make sure, then I went back to read them again. There were five bills dealing with stringent measures that would add spikes to […]

Arizona Senate Takes Up New Crop Of Hate Bills

Mary Mata March 17, 2011

Promise Arizona sent out a press release yesterday announcing that the Russell Pearce-led Arizona Senate would be taking up for a vote a slew of anti-immigrant bills today: SB1611 — […]