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Dispatch From the DF: What Mexicans think of the US

NewsTaco April 19, 2011

by Alejandra Garza de Gutierrez I hope most people who have a sibling will understand me on this one. There is a new study released by the Pew Research Center’s […]

News Taco To Go: Latino Harassment, Castro & Obama Takes On Immigration

Mary Mata

Hundreds Of Bodies Found In Mexican Mass Grave

Mary Mata April 18, 2011

News Taco To Go: Oil, México Violence, Tax Day, Airfares And Tornadoes

Mary Mata

Today is tax day! Airfares will probably rise about 15% this year because of rising fuel prices, making the average fare about $390. Tornadoes that hit several states over the […]

Happy Friday From Choc Quib Town!

Mary Mata April 15, 2011

Choc Quib Town is a neat group from Colombia that combines all types of music into a hip hop/latin fusion the band calls Afro-Colombian. The group members hail from the largely African […]

Addressing Tension Between Between U.S., Island Puerto Ricans

Mary Mata April 14, 2011

[Editor’s Note: The following is a post from the National Institute for Latino Policy.] By Felipe Luciano Puerto Rico, let’s be perfectly frank with each other: we’re not getting along. Most […]

Latina Politician Fights Human Trafficking

Mary Mata

By Texas State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte Human Trafficking is the second largest criminal industry in the world. I’m sure that fact, from the Polaris Project, is surprising to many of […]