Amid Intense VP Buzz, Julián Castro Tours Iowa for Clinton

Amid Intense VP Buzz, Julián Castro Tours Iowa for Clinton

NewsTaco January 25, 2016

*This past weekend U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce CEO Javier Palomarez endorsed Julián Castro for Vice President. Castro wasn’t there for the endorsement, he was traveling through Iowa, stumping for […]

For Many Latinos, Race Is More Culture Than Color

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*This is an old issue, but this article focuses, in part, on the political consequences of the answer. Political representation (voting districts) is divided by racial identification with the idea […]

Migrants’ interest in voting rises

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*Back in June, when Donald Trump made his infamous “Mexicans are rapists” campaign kick-off speech, there was a prediction: that Latinos would be so insulted by his remarks that they […]

Why immigration is a big deal to conservatives

NewsTaco January 22, 2016

*You may have been asking yourself this same question. One answer is to brand immigration opponents as nativist – there’s a history of intolerance tied to extreme conservatism that’s hard […]

If you’re a teacher, say “please” and “thank you”

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*Ray Salazar tells us there’s a new no-nonsense trend in education. It requires teachers to be direct and to focus on instruction – “don’t say please and thankyou.” Ray takes […]

Minneapolis students stage walkout to protest immigration policies

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*Many of the student protesters said they have been personally affected by the Obama Administration’s recent deportation raids. There’s no mention in the story about the similarity with the L.A. […]

Adios Underworld Pioneer Sana Ojeda – I think

NewsTaco January 21, 2016

*Sam Quiñones always writes fascinating stuff. This time he tells us the latest about California’s Latino criminal underground. The history of California’s criminal groups is a part of the history […]

22-Year-Old Latina Sabrina Pasterski May Be The Next Albert Einstein

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*She was wait listed at MIT, now she studies space-time and black holes at Harvard. I get the feeling that even without Ivy league schools she would find a way […]

U.S. illegal immigrant population falls below 11 million

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*Facts are pesky things when you’re trying to convince voters that immigrants are swarming across the U.S. border. The number of undocumented in the U.S. has been declining steadily for […]

Déjà Vu in Oregon. Not exactly.

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*It’s unfortunate, Eduardo Diaz tells us, that in the reporting of the takeover of federal lands in Oregon the claims of tribal sovereignty have been ignored. In the summer of […]