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Paul Ryan Hosts Budget Meeting With House Freedom Caucus. It Didn’t Go Well.

NewsTaco February 3, 2016

*Fifty-four million Latinos in the U.S. have a stake in the outcome of this meeting. Twenty-five members of the House Freedom Caucus – the same caucus that pressed for sequestration […]

Latinos are driving U.S. growth

NewsTaco February 2, 2016

Latino unemployment rate drops to 6.3 percent

NewsTaco January 8, 2016

Unclear whether Fed’s rate hike will help Latinos continue climbing economic ladder

NewsTaco December 17, 2015

*After seven years of a net-zero rate the Fed yesterday raised the prime.  The U.S. unemployment rate is 5 percent, but for Latinos its 6.4 percent. Increases in the prime […]

Is Pemex Coming to America?

NewsTaco December 1, 2015

*Apparently, yes. There’s a picture of a Pemex station under construction in Houston. The best part? Check out the photo, there’s a Taco Shack sign  at the bottom of the […]

Latino immigrants changing the face of rural populations

NewsTaco September 30, 2015

*I remember helping to organize voter registration drives in Aspen and Telluride. Even back in 2004 Latinos there were service workers, invisible to the “mainstream” community. VL By PennState News […]

Attention Presidential candidates: Hispanic voters want homeownership!

NewsTaco

*Yeah, it’s not all about immigration (although attitudes about immigration reflect how politicos value Latinos). Latinos have many concerns and housing is but one. What do you consider the top […]