NYT Farmer Headline Doesn’t Anger Latino Farmers
NYT Farmer Headline Doesn’t Anger Latino Farmers
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I was amused last week with the reaction to a headline on a New York Times article about how many Latino farmers have transitioned from farm work […]
Chicana Films Need to be Included in Mexican American Studies Curricula
*Why should Chicana films be included in Mexican American Studies? Here’s why, with a list of films to watch. VL By Linda Garcia Merchant, Newstaco I finally met Tony Diaz in person, […]
Linda Ronstadt talks Tucson, Mexico and border fence
*Not long after being awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities at a White House ceremony, Linda Ronstadt sat for an interview about life in Arizona and border issues. She […]
‘Hunting Humans’ Brings the Fringe to the Center
*So much to take in: “The press becomes complicit in ushering extreme ideas into the center when “hunting humans” is treated as acceptable behavior.” And this: “I’m reminded of the […]
The data on white anxiety over Hispanic immigration
*This comes as no surprise to Latinos. Many U.S. whites are OK with immigration, unless it’s immigration from Latin America. This is a very telling study, especially the revelations between […]
Puerto Rican Population Declines on Island, Grows on U.S. Mainland
*The main reasons for migration of any kind are economy and safety. An economic push is moving people from Puerto Rico to the U.S. mainland. VL By D’Vera Cohn, Eileen […]
Confronting a Crisis: Child Refugees at our Southwest Border
By Rep. Joe Garcia and Claude Fontheim, Special for NewsTaco The U.S. faces an urgent and mounting humanitarian crisis – in the past nine months, 52,000 unaccompanied Central American children […]
DACA Day: Eligible Undocumented Youth Stay for College and Work
*Good information for any DACA eligible students you may know. DREAMer Day! VL By John Michaelson, Public News Service AUSTIN, Texas – The tens of thousands of young people without documentation […]
At Photo-Op with Soldiers, Rick Perry Offers Few Details on Border Deployment
*All eyes are on Ferguson, Missouri, and rightfully so. Meanwhile the militarization of the Texas border continues. Texas Gov. Rick Perry posed for pictures with soldiers and their weapons this […]
How the Republican Party Can Strike a Nail Into Their Own Coffin
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Before I start I want to be perfectly clear, this is not my regular column but just a short commentary on the recent polling results […]
