Wyoming Kills Anti-Immigrant Law

Wyoming Kills Anti-Immigrant Law

NewsTaco January 25, 2011

A bill in the Wyoming legislature that would have mimicked Arizona’s sb1070 had died a neglected death. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Pete Illoway, R-Cheyenne, went before a committee where […]

Immigration Issue Gains Momentum Across States

NewsTaco January 19, 2011

State GOP legislators from across the country have wasted no time in filing and promoting Arizona type immigration bills. It’s no surprise, we all knew they were coming. But neither […]

14th Amendment Fight Could Get Ugly

NewsTaco January 12, 2011

So what would King Solomon, the wise, do with an anchor baby? Order it to be hacked in half to see if the birthers flinch? It may just come to […]

Are Anti-Immigrant Laws Hate Speech?

NewsTaco January 11, 2011

So with all the talk about all our caustic political arguments and how they may or may not be to blame for the massacre in Tucson, we have this (not […]

Ethnic Studies Illegal In Arizona, Profiling Still Ok

Mary Mata January 4, 2011

Ethnic studies — like African-American studies or Chicano studies — are now officially illegal in Arizona. This goes back to a bill that passed around the same time as SB […]

A Growing Intolerance Toward Foreigners in Mexico

NewsTaco January 3, 2011

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

Mary Mata December 29, 2010

¡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 […]

2011 Will Bring Slew of State Immigration Bills

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Get ready for the onslaught. Almost every state legislature across the continental US will be taking-on immigration law proposals in 2011. Most of them, as you’d imagine, parrot Arizona’s sb1070. […]

Latinas Are Economic Engine of Arizona

NewsTaco December 27, 2010

This article, by Maritza Lizeth Félix, appeared in the Prensa Hispana, and it’s got interesting facts that support the positive contribution of Latinos, Latinas specifically, to the Arizona economy. It goes […]

Sheriff Arpaio Stand’s Down His Dragnets, but…

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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 […]