What Americans Can Learn From Gabriel García Márquez About Immigration
What Americans Can Learn From Gabriel García Márquez About Immigration
*It’s hard to resist the headline, but the story makes a good case of viewing Garcia Marquez’s work and personal story in the light of global immigration, and immigration in […]
NAHJ demands MSNBC apology for discriminatory segment on Cinco de Mayo
By Hugo Balta, This is simply the worst example I have seen of a discriminatory stereotypical portrayal of any community by any media. The fact that this was done by […]
Undocumented-Immigrant Housing Ban Allowed by High Court
*Since 2012 the U.S. Supreme Court has side-stepped the issue of harboring undocumented immigrants. That year SCOTUS struck down parts of Arizona’s sb1070, and that’s as far as it’s gone […]
Studies highlight teacher-student ‘diversity gap’
*This matters. 48 percent of students in U.S. public schools are not white. Of the 3.3 million teachers in America’s public schools, only eighteen percent are racial, ethnic or cultural […]
Under The Volcano
*Read this. The respect Bourdain has for Mexico, its cuisine, its culture, and people is palpable. His defense of immigrants is very cool as well. Granted, the piece includes a […]
Cinco De Mayo: Whose Holiday Is It, Anyway?
*Two things come to mind: Cinco de Mayo is celebrated more in the U.S. than in Mexico, and the celebration here is more about beer and marketing. It can be […]
Millions of Legal Immigrants Skipping U.S. Citizenship
By Lori Abbott, Public News Service Many legal immigrants in California and across the country are not pursuing citizenship. Even though more than 8 million nationwide are eligible to apply, many […]
Why Latinos Didn’t Get Obamacare
*The problem with Latinos and the Affordable Care Act is that the outreach was too little, it was too late and it was bungled. It was also ill conceived. An […]
The 10 best Latin American books of all time
*I’m not partial to clickbait lists and such, but this is good as a conversation starter. I think Gallegos’ “Doña Bárbara” should be on the list. What do you think? […]
Boehner was right. Immigration reform is too hard for GOP.
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The problem with the GOP’s stance on immigration is that it’s untenable. It’s untenable because it’s contradictory, and it’s contradictory because it’s not serious. If the […]