Immigration Reform 2014: President Obama Reportedly Considering Green Card Change
Immigration Reform 2014: President Obama Reportedly Considering Green Card Change
*Even though media attention has been on the Middle East and Ferguson, the immigration issue hasn’t gone away. It seems President Obama may take a step on immigration, to help […]
Robert Rodriguez’ Heartfelt Speech at SAAHJ – His Motives, and Latinos in Film
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Those of us seated at the annual San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists (SAAHJ) awards gala last month got a rare glimpse of Film Director Robert […]
Two Ancient Maya Cities Unearthed In Mexican Jungle
*The cities have been named Lagunita and Tamchen. They could date back as far as 300 B.C. VL By Justine Alford, IFL Science Archeologists are starting to unlock even more Maya […]
Mexican Women’s Mitochondrial DNA Primarily Native American
*Science explains what many of us see when we look in a mirror. VL By DNA-eXplained In the paper, “Large scale mitochondrial sequencing in Mexican Americans suggests a reappraisal of […]
NAHJ Condemns Washington Post for “Fajitas” SubHeadline
By National Association of Hispanic Journalists NAHJ Familia, On Tuesday, the Washington Post ran a column about HUD Secretary Julian Castro that had the sub-headline “we’ll need more fajitas.” This was clearly […]
It’s not just Ferguson: US cops are less diverse than the people they police
* “… nationwide it appears the Hispanic share of the population is about 50 percent bigger than the Hispanic share of local cops.” VL By Danielle Kurtzleben, Vox One of the […]
Report: Latinos want environment-friendly candidates
*Pollution, climate change; Latino support of environmental causes crosses political parties, gender and age. VL By Laura Barron-Lopez, The Hill Hispanics are increasingly more likely to vote for candidates who support […]
Recipe: Mayonesa Texana – Chipotle/Yerbaniz Mayonnaise
*Great to go with a summer afternoon bbq. VL By Adán Medrano, Adán’s Blog This mayonnaise has a pinkish color from chipotles and a robust aroma that comes from yerbaniz, an […]
Stop assigning schools by students’ addresses
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco This fall will be the first in which white students are no longer the majority population in U.S. public schools. Although this demographic shift had been […]
Surviving ‘La Bestia’ – A High School Freshman Recalls His Journey to the U.S.
*If more stories like this were told and made public many of the lies and misconceptions about the undocumented minor border crisis could be untold. This is a real story, […]
