Latino unemployment rose slightly in August

Latino unemployment rose slightly in August

NewsTaco September 2, 2016

Victor Landa, NewsTaco There was more riding on today’s unemployment numbers than in months past. The Bureau of Labor Statistics tell us that we’ve just been through two of the […]

#TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner Lampoons Trump Supporter’s Bizarre Warning, Praises Tacos

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*What’s wrong with so much of something so delicious? VL By Sameer Rao, Colorlines While Republican presidential nominee Donald Trumpx tries to sell his anti-immigration platform with less-xenophobic language than before, one of his […]

‘Cállate, imbécil’: the best Mexican responses to Donald Trump’s visit

NewsTaco September 1, 2016

*This is rich. Mexican humor is ruthless and relentless, it’s awesome. And Mexicans saw Trump’s visit for what it was, puro circo. VL By Amber Jamieson, The Guardian (4 minute read) Mexicans […]

Historic Farmworker Overtime Bill Awaits Governor Brown’s Nod

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*Do yourself a favor. Check you calendar and realize that it’s 2016 and this is just now happening. VL By Viji Sundaram, New America Media (2.5 minute read) After decades of […]

Mexican president likely hurt by ‘ill-advised’ Trump meeting

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*Yep, but when your approval rating is 23%, to quote Donald Trump, What do you have to lose? VL By Christopher Sherman and Mark Stevenson, Associated Press (3 minute read) MEXICO CITY (AP) […]

Donald Trump Gambles on Immigration but Sends Conflicting Signals

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*He wasn’t so tough in Mexico, was he? Then he comes back to Phoenix and barks again. Typical Trump. VL By Patrick Healy, The New York Times (5 minute read) Donald […]

Several Hispanic Trump surrogates reconsider support

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*From a U.S. Latino perspective, even among his supporters and GOP partisans, yesterday was a fail for Trump. VL By Katie Gluleck and Kyle Cheney, Politico (3 minute read) Several major […]

Puerto Rican Activists Shut Down the First Scheduled PROMESA Conference in San Juan

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*Well, that didn’t go well. PROMESA is the acronym for the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act, in other words the oversight organization that’s charged with steering Puerto […]

Why the Trump-Peña Nieto meeting is perfect theater

NewsTaco August 31, 2016

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (3 minute read)  All reports say that today’s visit between Donald Trump and Mexico’s president Enrique Peña Nieto, in Mexico, is to be a private affair. […]

“¡Orale Donald! ¡Como J__s!”

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*Henry Flores says his take on the Trump Mexico visit can’t be published here. You’ll have to fill-in the spaces. VL By Henry Flores, NewsTaco (4 minute read) Perdoname pero […]