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Big crowds of Trump supporters, protesters expected

NewsTaco May 24, 2016

*This happens tonight. Trump will be met by Latino protesters in Albuquerque, they plan to be many, angry and loud. VL By Matthew Reichbach, New Mexico Political Report (3.5 minute read)  The […]

Two Videos Reveal Stark Contrasts in How Clinton and Trump Appeal to Hispanics

NewsTaco May 23, 2016

Latino, Other Lawmakers Oppose GOP Requiring Use of ‘Alien,’ ‘Illegal Alien’

NewsTaco May 19, 2016

The 66 Percent: Erasing Mexican Americans in the United States

NewsTaco May 17, 2016

*Yes! This is the stuff that starts movements. Dagoberto Gilb asks about the invisibility of the Mexican-American community: “Take away the 66 percent, and what national Latino power then?” It’s the […]

It’s Gotten A Lot Harder To Act Like Whiteness Doesn’t Shape Our Politics

NewsTaco May 13, 2016

*Despite mainstream media’s prevalent version, Trumpism is about the politics of white identity. It can’t be middle-class discontent when 40 percent of the middle class are people of color and […]

Julian Castro on VP role: ‘That’s not going to happen’

NewsTaco May 11, 2016

*From what I’ve been able to gather the Castro-as-VP-Candidate talk was just that, talk. There’s also talk of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez and California Congressman Xavier Becerra as  potential Veep […]

Donald Trump’s kryptonite: millions of active – and furious – Latino voters

NewsTaco May 10, 2016

*Wonderful! A call to arms for Latino voters (recent voter registration numbers show we really don’t need one . . .  but still). Share this! VL By Sabrina Vourvoulias, The […]