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US Latino Students’ High School Dropout Rate Is 50 Percent Lower Than in 2000

NewsTaco October 27, 2014

*The good news is that something is working, the not so good news is that no one can say, for sure, what brought about the success – too many theories, […]

Playing the Environmental Card: A Winning Strategy for Mobilizing Latinos in 2014

NewsTaco October 24, 2014

Science Reveals Something Surprising About People Who Speak Multiple Languages

NewsTaco October 22, 2014

White House’s Ebola Liaison Arrives in Dallas

NewsTaco October 20, 2014

*A well known name in political circles, Adrian Saenz, a Texas native and White House Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, has been pegged to head Ebola coordination efforts in Texas. […]

A kind of Ebola that spreads like the Flu

NewsTaco October 16, 2014

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I got a flu shot this week, the one that’s supposed to engage a body’s defenses against four strains of the disease. I recommend that all […]

Majority of California Voters Support Health Care for the Undocumented

NewsTaco October 13, 2014

*More and more voters are understanding that healthcare for the undocumented is a public health issue, not a political one. VL By Anna Challet and Viji Sundaram, New America Media A […]

The Documented Border: An Open Access Digital Archive

NewsTaco October 10, 2014

*In full disclosure, I’m a border brat, so I think this is way cool. But even if I weren’t, this is important and for many reasons its time has come. […]