Laundromats proposed as immigrant welcome centers
Laundromats proposed as immigrant welcome centers
*A good idea is spreading. They’ve tried these laundry/welcome centers in NYC with some success. Now they’re doing it in Charlotte. VL By Mark Price, Charlotte Observer The Charlotte City […]
Latino students ‘left behind’ in Washington state
*This happens way too often. As unions battle government, inner city children (read Latino) suffer the consequences. Kids should not be an afterthought. VL By John Benson, Voxxi Latino students are […]
Latino Children As Young As 7 Laboring In U.S. Tobacco Farms
*Outrageous. This is the crux of the problem: “In the agricultural industry it is legal for children as young as 12 to work for unlimited hours. While there is a […]
‘White Power’ Signs Aim To Push Hispanics Out Of Denver
*There’s no need to frame this. This isn’t the subtle, dog whistle racism we see so often now. This is throw-back, blatant racism that isn’t as throw-back as we’d hope. […]
Surviving The Mexican Revolution
*Stories like these are at the heart of U.S. Latino culture. It’s enriching to listen to them, they never get old. VL By Lesley McClurg , Latino USA Some lessons are learned […]
NM Latina among challengers vying to oust Susana Martinez
* While NM Gov. Susana Martinez defends her administration against allegations of corruption, a slew of Democratic challengers is lining up to oppose her. Latina vs Latina would make an […]
Latino Students Found to be Discriminiated Against in Colorado Schools
*Take note. The Department of Education Office for Civil Rights found that not only Latino students, but teachers and administrators as well experienced “national origin harassment” in the Adams County […]
Boehner: Politics is Not Driving Whether to Do Immigration
*The immigration debate drones on. Of course Boehner would say that acting on immigration is not about politics. What’s noteworthy is that some politicians still think that platitudes about “what’s […]
Six months from midterms, Latinos should pay more attention to voting, voting rights
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Reports about immigration get a disproportionate amount of attention in Latino media and in the mainstream media’s attempts to cover the Latino community – and deservedly […]
America Lacks Multicultural Literature
*There are wonderful, brilliant Latino writers in the U.S. But editors, publishers, press decision makers, not so much – at least not in the big-box bookselling universe. All the more […]