VIDEO: Taking Kansas’ Peck To Task

Presente.org’s campaign to gather 50,000 signatures to demand that Kansas Rep. Virgil Peck resign after calling for the shooting of immigrants from helicopters was wildly successful. Presente.org’s National Campaign Director […]

500 Higher Education professionals gathered in San Antonio to  discuss the emergency situation of Latinos in Higher Ed, set some goals, and get to work. The first step, as it […]

After we posted a story about a bill in the New Hampshire legislature that would restrict the voting rights of college students on the grounds that “they lack life experience […]

We pick up where we left off. UC Berkeley Professor David Montejano sat with NewsTaco to chat about his new book “Quixote’s Soldier’s– A Local History of the Chicano Movement, […]

There is little known about the origin of the national Chicano movement – where it started, how it started, what brought about the discontent that resulted in the creation of […]

I do not pretend to understand everything, but some things are beyond my comprehension. If you recall, I happened upon these ridiculous boots at the pulga (flea market) last year […]

Republicans want a return to workplace immigration raids US steps up illegal workers crackdown Bills Denying Birthright Citizenship to be Introduced in Arizona California Republicans Split Over Push to Create […]

As someone who is originally from Los Angeles and has lived in Texas for many years, I often am asked by my California-inclined friends why I would stay in such […]

To hear Texas State Rep. Joaquín Castro tell it, the very existence of the American Dream in Texas hangs in the balance given the current budget crisis. We spoke to […]

In case you haven’t heard, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison decided not to seek another term in the Senate. This is especially awesome because she didn’t vote for the DREAM Act […]