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Latino unemployment stays under 7 percent for second month in a row

NewsTaco November 7, 2014

*While this is good news, there are some takeaways to consider: the National unemployment rate is 5.8%; the median weekly earning for Latinos is $578; over the past six months, […]

All About Latinos and the Midterm Election: the Outcome, the Turnout and the Missed Opportunities

NewsTaco November 6, 2014

Chino-Latino Food: Leaving a Bad Taste?

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From NYC’s International Schools, Lessons For Teaching Unaccompanied Minors

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*I’m always interested in sharing stories about ideas that work. Here’s one about educating immigrant children that has seen success in NYC. VL By Alexandra Starr, NPR Flushing International High […]

The Latinoamericanización of U.S. Politics

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*So much to take-in, ruminate. Berkeley’s Roberto Lovato says that Latino politics in the U.S. follows a Latin American political pattern, that isn’t only about votes and elections but about […]

Obama will sign executive order on immigration by year’s end

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*It hasn’t taken long for this to turn into a political showdown. Yesterday, President Obama signaled he’d sign an immigration executive order by the year’s end, and the GOP is […]

Big Midterm changes, But More of the Same

NewsTaco November 5, 2014

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Let’s cut through the noise, here’s what happened last night: the voters who bothered to go to the polls gave power to a political party they […]