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DREAM Act: A Call to Action

NewsTaco December 17, 2010

During the past few weeks many News Taco readers have asked for specific ways in which they can help the DREAM Act cause. This is a action alert, distributed through […]

Kiosko Latino, E-Commerce For Latinos

Mary Mata December 16, 2010

US Census: 22% of Latinos Live in Poverty

NewsTaco December 15, 2010

Young Latinos Mean Big Money

Mary Mata December 13, 2010

Richie and Lucía Matthews wrote an interesting piece about the big money power of young Latinos in the U.S. Not only is the Latino market in the U.S. projected to […]

Govt, Banks Loan Less To Latino-Owned Businesses

Mary Mata December 10, 2010

The California Reinvestment Coalition recently released a report entitled, “Small Business Access to Credit: The Little Engine That Could” that found from 2007 to 2009 the Small Business Administration severely cut […]

Govt Leaves Latino Farmers Hanging

Mary Mata

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently settled a discrimination lawsuit alleging that the government didn’t award loans and other federal benefits to minority farmers since the 1960s. The New York Times reports […]

Census Estimates Latino Youth are Driving Force

NewsTaco December 8, 2010

We’ve all been waiting for this, so consider the news the first wave,  indicator, yardstick… The US Census has released its first estimate of nation’s population, based on last spring’s […]