Latino Political Influence ‘Will be felt for Generations’

Latino Political Influence ‘Will be felt for Generations’

NewsTaco November 26, 2012

By Tony Castro, Voxxi Hispanics will account for 40 percent of the growth in the American electorate between now and 2030, ballooning to about 40 million Latinos eligible to cast […]

Good Policy Makes A Difference

NewsTaco November 22, 2012

By Noel. A. Poyo, Executive Directo NALCAB In a time of heated partisan politics, there are those on the fringes who decry any federal spending as waste, just as there […]

Latinos Less Likely To Get Time Off, Workplace Flexibility

NewsTaco November 21, 2012

By Huffington Post Latino Voices With the holidays just around the corner, most employees are thinking about taking time off work. But for many Latinos, paid leave won’t be an […]

Thanksgiving, and Don Juan de Oñate

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By Delfin Carbonell Basset, Voxxi Daniel Boone is an American legend. Don Juan de Oñate is an unknown native-born Explorador. Why the difference? Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) says in his Heroes, Hero Worship […]

Will the Supreme Court Dismantle the Voting Rights Act?

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By Raul A. Reyes, Other Words Well, that didn’t take long. Just three days after a diverse coalition of voters re-elected President Barack Obama, the Supreme Court announced that it’s […]

Mass. To Grant In-State Tuition To DREAMers

NewsTaco November 20, 2012

By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices Undocumented immigrants who qualify for deferred deportation will get tuition breaks at public colleges and universities inMassachusetts. An unnamed official told The Boston […]

Día de la Revolución: Pancho Villa and My Grandfather

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By Tony Castro, Voxxi My grandfather, Jose Angel Castro, was 14 when he first met Pancho Villa who had fled to the northern state of Chihuahua after killing an officer […]

Academic Performance Not Top Reason for High Dropout Rates

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By Hope Gillette, Voxxi Poor academic performance ranked fourth on decisive reasons for high school student drop out , states the 2012 High School Drop Outs in America study. The data indicates […]

Coal Plants Smothering Communities of Color, Report Finds

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By Brett Israel, New America Media/Daily Climate Coal plants place a disproportionate burden on poor and largely minority communities, exposing residents to high levels of pollutants that affect public health, […]

Our Pre-Mayflower Thanksgivings

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By Miguel Perez, Hidden Hispanic Heritage For Latino immigrants, no other American holiday is more precious than Thanksgiving. “El dia de accion de gracias,” as we know it in Spanish, […]