Diaz-Balart: If we don’t move on immigration, Obama will go it alone
Diaz-Balart: If we don’t move on immigration, Obama will go it alone
*There is a three-and-a half month window for the GOP to act on immigration. This isn’t to say that immigration reform is possible, but it does say that if House Republicans […]
LGBT Latino Seniors Face Housing Crunch, Isolation in San Francisco
*A report notes that housing and isolation are a “nationwide concern” for the older Latino LGBT population. They suffer “multiple layers” of discrimination and many can’t count on their community […]
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel Prize-winning author, dies at 87
By Chris Kraul and Anne-Marie O’Connor, Los Angeles Times Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel Prize-winning Colombian novelist whose “One Hundred Years of Solitude” enchanted millions of readers around the world and […]
Meet the Latinos Driving L.A.’s Craft Beer Revolution
*Latinos driving a beer revolution? This is a good story, but the cynic in me will wait for your uncurbed comments. VL By Sarah Bennett , LA Weekly … a handful of […]
Cuba makes Good Friday an official holiday
*Since Pope Benedict’s visit to Cuba in 2012 the Cuban government has been easing it’s restrictions against religion. It’s interesting to note that this year the national holiday commemorating Fidel […]
Federal ruling sparks policy change for jailed immigrants facing deportation in Oregon Counties
*This is an important development. The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon has ruled that holding undocumented immigrants solely for deportation violates the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. […]
Flock to the Shepherd -The Charismatic Taco al Pastor
*OK … yum! VL By Brenda Storch, La Vitamina T Whenever I visit Mexico, there is an additional ‘layover’ between the airport and my parents’ home in a suburb of […]
Politics Meets Religion at Catholic Border Mass
*A Catholic mas, celebrated at the border fence in Nogales, Arizona, shows, in a way few other things can, that immigration is a human, not political, issue. VL By Shefali S. […]
Texas Twins Campaign, but They Aren’t Sure for What
*Is a lack of Spanish fluency a “drawback” for Latino politicians in the U.S.? Jason Horowitz says as much in this NYT article. The idea, buried in the 7th paragraph, […]
The Latino Experience In Appalachia
*Latinos in Appalachia? Hernando de Soto gave the mountains their name in the 1500’s. Latinos have worked in the Appalachian coal industry since the 1800’s. Yes, there are Latinos in […]
