Immigration
The Guzman Show: Your Stereotypical Family
Last week, the Latino Rebels were presented with the opportunity to write about a new web series called "The Guzman Show," which is the story about a stereotypical Mexican family that includes a cholo baby, pregnant teen and a goat, described as “a Latin-American Family Guy drenched in Tapatío hot sauce and created by a […]
No Somos Rubios
Is the US Latino community going to educate the rest of the nation that Florida Senator Marco Rubio does NOT represent the views of Latino voters? The Miami Herald reported that the NO SOMOS RUBIOS campaign protested Rubio's appearance today in Miami. Here is an excerpt: In the lead-up to Rubio's speech, critics from […]
“Gingrich’s Plan: Court Hispanics While Bashing Blacks” GUEST POST by @Raul_Ramos
GUEST POST BY RAUL RAMOS Y SANCHEZ OF RAULRAMOS.COM Do not underestimate Newt Gingrich. He is a cunning political strategist who understands the demographic death spiral facing the Republican party — and he clearly has a plan. Gingrich knows the Republican candidate in the November election will fail without support from U.S. minorities. Yet the GOP base will not nominate […]
500 Tacos Delivered to East Haven Mayor—Then Donated to New Haven Soup Kitchen
Looks like the Facebook campaign to deliver tacos to East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo worked out, as 500 tacos arrived today at Maturo's office today. According to local Connecticut outlets, the tacos arrived around 1:30 PM EST but Maturo was not there. Instead his office issued the following statement: "The Town of East Haven has […]
El Gallito Rebelde And The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Take On HB2281
On Monday, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights expressing "grave concern" over the Arizona Revised Statute §§ 15-112 that subsequently banned the TUSD MAS program. In the letter the Congressional Hispanic Caucus urged the Office for Civil Rights to investigate due to "the language […]
Connecticut Reacts to East Haven “Taco Mayor”
Yes, this story is now national, but as with any story, it is always good to check in on the local angle. Courant.com offers some good videos about the coverage of East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo's "taco" comments. Too bad Courant.com doesn't have an embed option on their page, since we would be more than […]