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It Matters that Only Three Latinos are in Trump’s White House Staff
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2.5 minute read) By my count there are 94 people in President Trump’s White House staff. Three are Latinos, that’s about 3 percent of the […]
Cuban “wet-foot, dry-foot” has been a point of contention among U.S. Latinos. U.S.-Cuban relations say No More.
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The big news this morning is foreign policy, and immigration policy, and not so much Trump. Although, the Trumpian border wall and the president-elect cabinet choices […]
Why Sen. Jeff Sessions’ record in Alabama could complicate his confirmation
*This is happening today and it affects all Americans. Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, the most powerful law enforcement officer in the country, has a documented history […]
Critic joining Trump coalition means loss of important Latino voice
*I have questions for Palomarez. He has now become one of a few voices that will tell the U.S. Latino story in the Trump upper circles, where the true Latino […]
A Latina is in contention to be Trump Secretary of Agriculture
*Elsa Murano, 57, is a former undersecretary of Agriculture. The Cuban-born Texan is a former President of Texas A&M University. VL By Chris Clayton, The Progressive Farmer (3 minute read) […]
President-Elect Donald J. Trump Appoints Dr. Peter Navarro to Head the White House National Trade Council
*It’s a Latino appointment, but it’s not a cabinet position. VL By Margot Roosevelt, Orange County Register (2.5 minute read) Peter Navarro, a UC Irvine business professor who became one […]
Jovita Carranza in mix to be Trump’s U.S. trade rep
*There’s one! Maybe. Former Postal Service Administrator and former Deputy Director of the Small Business Administration Jovita Carranza met with Donald Trump for 11 minutes yesterday. The speculation is that […]
Why More Mass Deportations Would Be Bad News for the Housing Market
*Let’s hope this bit of information is somewhere on Trump’s radar. Judging by his campaign rhetoric and cabinet picks, it’s not. VL By Emily Badger, New York Times (4.5 minute […]
The U.S. Congress and the Soft Bigotry Against Latino Chiefs of Staff
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I want to draw a contrast between a headline and a reality. First the headline: Will Trump appoint any Hispanics to his Cabinet? It comes from […]
Some Thoughts Concerning the Next Four Years
*Henry Flores has sworn that he will not write or pronounce Donald Trump’s name in public. So in his columns he’ll refer to the president-elect as ESN, el señor naranja. […]