Latino workers file discrimination lawsuit
Latino workers file discrimination lawsuit
*It’s hard to read this and not get your blood boiling. Not only were Mexican workers paid less than less experienced non-Mexicans, but the treatment is appalling – to spit […]
Federal judge refuses to lift injunction on Obama’s immigration order
*Aside from the obvious news about the legal battle over the president’s executive action on immigration, I found this article interesting on two levels. One is the backdoor posturing and […]
Religious Intolerance and Racial Hatred
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco This Easter morning I contemplated the condition of humankind. This is a season, for Christians at least, of rebirth, rejuvenation, and recommitment to being Christians. […]
Rahm Emanuel Elected Chicago Mayor, Defeats Jesus “Chuy” Garcia
*In the end Emanuel received 56% of the vote, to Garcia’s 44%. VL By Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won a historic runoff over challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia […]
Voters Head To The Polls In Chicago’s First Mayoral Runoff
*According to the AP, 142,300 Chicago reidents voted early, compared to 90,000 early voteers in the February general election. VL By Sophia Tareen and Sara Burnett, Associated Press/HuffingtonPost CHICAGO (AP) […]
Immigration Fluency in the GOP Primary Field
*Two things to take note of: one is that the author, Thomas Shaller, gives us a different perspective from which to gauge the GOP presidential candidates. Specifically, he says the […]
Rand Paul: ‘I am running for president’
*And now there are two. There will be more GOP presidential contenders by the end of the month. Sen. Marco Rubio is set to announce his candidacy next week. VL […]
How to even the educational playing field for Latino kids
*I’m skeptical of “How to” headlines that assume knowledge of a secret sauce to fix a problem. But I can’t help myself, I click on them anyway, that’s what the […]
Latino Groups Plan Protest, Vigil and March to Mark two Months Since Pasco Police Shooting
*Latino community organizations in Pasc, Washington, have been relentless in their organizing and in their calls for an independent investigation into the shooting of Antonio Zambrano-Montez. Pasco police shot and […]
Jeb Bush identified himself as ‘Hispanic’ in 2009 form
*Wait. What? This opens a crate filled with cans of worms. The Hispanic/ Latino/ Indigenous/ Mestizo/ Chicano/ Mexicano/ Salvadoreño/ Dominicano/ Boricua/ etc… community has been in “dialogue” about the issue […]
