Quarter of U.S. Hispanics Live in Poverty, Census Says

Quarter of U.S. Hispanics Live in Poverty, Census Says

NewsTaco September 17, 2010

One in every four U.S. Hispanics lives in poverty, a total of 12.4 million people, according to Census data from last year published on Thursday. Read the complete story from […]

Did you miss Mexico’s Bicentennial “Grito” celebration?

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SEE IT HERE AGAIN! The images from the Zocalo in Mexico City the night of the 15th, eve of Mexico’s Independence day, were at once fabulous, exciting, and surreal. You […]

Mexican resilience will win in the end

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It’s hard to imagine a more tumultuous time for Mexico to celebrate its bicentennial. Its economy is suffering; its cities are under siege by drug lords and their minions; its […]

Reid adds controversial immigration measure to defense bill

NewsTaco September 15, 2010

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday he will add the DREAM Act, a controversial immigration measure, to a defense policy bill the Senate will take up next week.

¿Hay algo que celebrar en México?

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…este país de 108 millones de habitantes -de los que el 49% sigue sumido en la pobreza- se dispone a vivir una celebración marcada por la violencia extrema de los carteles de la droga.

U.S. Unauthorized Immigration Flows Are Down Sharply Since Mid-Decade

NewsTaco September 14, 2010

According to the latest report from the Pew Hispanic Center, “The annual inflow of unauthorized immigrants to the U.S. was nearly two-thirds smaller in the March 2007 to March 2009 […]

GOP chairman changes immigration tune on Spanish TV

NewsTaco September 5, 2010

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele went on Spanish television recently, saying that Arizona’s SB 1070 didn’t “reflect the beliefs of all Republicans.” I don’t recall him saying anything remotely […]

Internet access shouldn’t be limited by income

NewsTaco August 31, 2010

Net neutrality has become the new digital divide. You remember the divide: When the Internet was new, we worried how Web access would widen the gap between those who could […]