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Obama to Award Arts Medals to two Latinas in White House ceremony
*Among the 18 recipients of the Medals are two Latinas: Actress Miriam Colón and historian Vicki Lynn Ruiz. VL By Darlene Spuerville, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Actress Sally Field […]
At White House Summit, Advice For 1st-Gen Latino College Students
*A wonderful story with a telling statistic: “approximately half of all Latino college students had parents whose highest level of education was a high school diploma or less.” You know how […]
Obama scolds transgender immigrant who heckled him at White House: ‘Shame on you!’
*An awkward moment, to say the least. There’s a lot to unbundle. The president refered to the White House as his house, and yes, he and his family live there […]
White House Drug Policy Office Honors Nora Gallegos of El Paso
PRESS RELEASE (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today during a ceremony at the White House, National Drug Control Policy Director Michael Botticelli honored Nora Gallegos as an “Advocate for Action.” Every year, […]
GOP needs 40% of Latino votes to win White House in 2016, Republican pollster says
*So there’s a magic number, 40%. Here’s what gets my head spinning about this: Smart, survivalist politics says the GOP understands it needs only a specific number of Latino votes […]
Road to the White House is through Latino Texas
*If Texas is a microcosm of Latinos in the U.S. – I know there are outliers: Florida, to name one – the this is significant. It proves a hunch. What […]
How David Vitter is giving the GOP White House hopefuls a headache
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The Vitter birthright amendment is starting to make some GOP presidential hopefuls and other Republicans nervous. This week Sen. David Vitter (R-Louisiana) put forth and amendment […]
White House targets immigration rollout at Latino viewers
*Things to keep in mind as you read this: Immigration is an issue of national importance, it’s not just a “Latino” issue. Not all Latinos watch Univision. Latinos are just […]
White House’s Ebola Liaison Arrives in Dallas
*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. […]
High-level White House Discussions Underway with Big Businesses On Immigration
*While it’s good to see this happening, why did it take so long? Congress has been intransigent on immigration for years; immigration has been kicked around for just as long; […]