Discrimination Against Gay Immigrants

Discrimination Against Gay Immigrants

NewsTaco April 14, 2011

Imagine. if you can, discrimination inside an immigration detention facility. That would be like a swift kick at a slap festival. But that’s exactly what’s been happening at several immigration […]

Mexicans are the Hardest Working People in the World

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We’ve got a tongue-in-cheek economic indicator in South Texas. If you see white guys swinging picks and moving dirt with shovels on road crews, unemployment is high. It’s usually Latinos in phosphorescent vests doing the work in […]

Voter ID Billboard Intended to Intimidate Latinos?

NewsTaco April 13, 2011

You can file this under aggressive overkill. The City of Southbridge, Massachusetts, will have a special election soon to fill a seat in the state legislature. Part of that community is largely Latino; […]

Meg Whitman: GOP Must Change on Immigration

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Meg Whitman speaks from experience, coming from an unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign in a large Latino influenced state. She spoke to a crowd in Dallas, Texas, at a George W. Bush Institute conference […]

What does the Census Imply for Latino Leadership?

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This is one of the vital discussions we need to be having, now. There’s an interesting dynamic at play in the Latino community at large. To reiterate what we know: […]

Spanish Speaking Latinos use Restaurants Differently than Others

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Who knew? It’s one of those things that you realize once someone points it out to you. If you’re Latino and predominantly Spanish speaking you  use restaurants differently than non-Spanish […]

The Browning of America – In Context

NewsTaco April 12, 2011

It’s happening, but we can’t let it happen on its own – the Census tells us, what we know tells us, what we see and hear tell us, America is […]

Appeals Court Strikes Down Provisions of SB 1070

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Strike two! A federal appeals court has upheld the decision of a federal judge that blocked provisions of Arizona’s controversial immigration law. According to the Los Angeles Times: The panel of the […]

Maryland Approves In-State Tuition for Dreamers

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I got this from our reader/friend Linda Cuellar first thing this morning when I opened my email. Great news coming from Maryland. So far the count is eleven states that […]

Immigrant Health Care Is A National Concern

NewsTaco April 11, 2011

This makes perfect sense, and it puts the debate where it should go: in the realm of public health. According to the San Diego News, the American College of Physicians […]