The most lavish Quinceañera San Antonio has ever seen

The most lavish Quinceañera San Antonio has ever seen

NewsTaco February 19, 2016

*55,000 square foot structure at Six Flags, Pit Bull, Nick Jonas. It was an intimate little party . . . VL By Madalyn Mendoza, MySA (1 minute read) San Antonio attorney […]

‘A Day Without Latinos’ draws thousands to Wisconsin state Capitol to protest immigration bills

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*Twenty thousand Latinos went to the Wisconsin state capitol to protest two immigration laws. They closed streets, filled the capitol rotunda and spilled out onto the capitol grounds. VL By Ogechi […]

President Obama to Visit Cuba in Historic Trip Next Month

NewsTaco February 18, 2016

* The trip is planned for mid-March. VL By Jim Avila, Serena Marshall and Arlette Saens, ABC News (2 minute read) President Obama is planning a trip to Cuba in March, […]

America Is Obsessed With Identity. Thanks, Obama?

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*This is going to be very interesting. Code Switch will be exploring what they call “The Obama Effect” on identity. The premise is that President Obama, instead of ushering an […]

In Nevada, young Latinos are ‘Bernie kids’ while their parents are ‘with Hillary’

NewsTaco February 17, 2016

*Is this any different from what’s playing-out across the country? There’s a generational divide among Democratic voters and it’s present in the Latino community as well. Latinas make political decision […]

Nevada’s Coveted Latino Voters

NewsTaco February 16, 2016

*Coveted. That’s either great or terrible. Great that Latino millennials have an opportunity to flex their political muscles. Terrible because the usual politicking and pandering is in full swing. I’d […]

Famous Desegregation Case, Mendez v Westminster, Celebrates 70 Years This Weeks

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*Before Brown v Board of Education, the case that history has designated as the standard for public school desegregation, there was Mendez v. Westminster, argued before the Supreme Court seven […]

Rubio, Cruz and the politics of Latino Authenticity

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*This Rubio-Cruz “who-is-more-Hispanic” feud is the latest iteration of an old discussion. Falcon writes that the argument over the terms and over Latino-ness is “subject to a wide range of cultural […]

The Irony of Scalia’s Legacy

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*The irony, according to Ricardo, is that the groups of people most affected by Scalia’s decisions now hold the election of the next president under their sway, and the person who […]

10 Reasons Why Immigration Politics Will Affect the Latino Vote

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*These are well known reasons, but I like that they’re organized and bolstered with data. VL By David Damore, Latino Decisions Senior Analyst (4 minute read) As immigration rhetoric in the Republican […]