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White House to host Latino groups for immigration reform meeting
Washington (CNN)The White House will hold a meeting with Latino stakeholder organizations Thursday afternoon to discuss immigration reform, which could lead to a potential deal to end the government shutdown, […]
Today’s Latino News Headlines – July 23, 2018
U.S. Latino news headlines, curated daily by NewsTaco. Lupe Valdez, Texas Democrat running for governor, undaunted by odds – NBC News Democrats’ excitement over the highly competitive U.S. Senate race where […]
Latino Leaders on Latino Leadership
Latino Leaders on Latino Leadership By Angelo Falcón The NiLP Report (November 30, 2017) The Latino opinion leaders were asked about who they thought was the single most important Latinos […]
As Numbers Grow, Recognizing Generations Of Latino Veterans
As the nation honors its veterans, government officials point to the growing numbers of Latinos in the military, while Hispanic scholars and historians remind us of the generations of Latino […]
Henry Cisneros: Why Can’t Americans See Latinos Are Country’s ‘Saving Grace’?
*Good question. I think it’s because we’re not the ones telling our story. We need to fight for our narrative. VL By Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News (1.5 minute read) SAN […]
Plaintiffs Want Texas Congressional Districts Redrawn for 2018
*Why you should read this: Because this is huge! Because this could represent a crack in the GOP gerrymendered stronghold in staunch-red Texas. Because it may be the path to […]
What do you do when you get time to state your case with an incoming president and he sends his c-team?
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2 minute read) That’s what happened yesterday to a group of Latino leaders who gathered in Michigan for an audience with president-elect Trump’s transition team. To […]
Border higher ed gains began with a lawsuit
*There’s nothing glamourous about this, no clever social media tag to make it stick. This is about the work to bring higher education to the Texas-Mexico, where the Latino population […]
Podcast Episode 1: Latinos and the Iowa Caucuses, part one
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Latinos are 5 percent of the population in Iowa, that’s a given. Iowa Latinos have never gotten attention from presidential candidates or the media because of their […]
A History of Latino Conservatism, Part 2: The Rise of Latino Neoliberalism
*If you’ve asked yourself how the GOP could engender two presidential candidates with Latino last names, the answer, according to Aaron Sanchez, is 100 years in the making – and […]