Budget compromise includes $1.6 billion to resettle latest undocumented minors
Budget compromise includes $1.6 billion to resettle latest undocumented minors
*The compromise appropriations bill is expected to reach the president’s desk for his signature later today. VL By Morgan Chalfant, The Washington Free Beacon A massive appropriations bill expected to be […]
Bagels And Bongos: The Jewish-Latin Music Connection
*This is so cool. A good way to end the week, con mambo! VL By Jasmine Garsd, alt.latino This week on Alt.Latino, we explore the deeply intertwined roots that connect […]
Journalist Sam Quinones is on a Mission to Photograph Every Mural of La Virgen de Guadalupe In LA
*Sam Quiñoes has been making pictures of Virgen de Guadalupe murals in Los Angeles since 2010. He does it on his spare time and has lost count of the mural […]
Graduation gap continues to narrow for Latino high school students
*Nowhere near where it should be, but the trend is encouraging. When you consider what a high school diploma does to prepare a young person for today’s workforce, the road […]
History of Latino Conservatism (Part 1)
*I’ll start with what I don’t like about this article. It’s a first part and it leaves you wanting to keep reading. There is so much about this that I […]
Unclear whether Fed’s rate hike will help Latinos continue climbing economic ladder
*After seven years of a net-zero rate the Fed yesterday raised the prime. The U.S. unemployment rate is 5 percent, but for Latinos its 6.4 percent. Increases in the prime […]
Many Arizona Latinos Dissatisfied with Two Major Political Parties
*A recent Univision poll had similar results. That poll said there was a large group of Latino voters who didn’t identify with either political party and were therefore “persuadable.” Critics […]
Carla Hernandez from UT Austin Caused an Uproar Over Her GOP Debate Question
*It was a simple question, but it mixed religion and politics and it was directed to candidates who lean on their religion to explain their politics. Why did it make […]
El Salvador concerned over spike in child migration to U.S.
*Reports from the border say a surge has already begun. There have been twice as many unaccompanied child crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border in October and November than there were […]
Will women have to register with the Selective Service?
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco On December 3rd Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced the Obama administration’s decision to open all combat positions to women, without exceptions. That means women now have […]
