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Trump’s Muslim Ban Prepares the Way for Another “Operation Wetback”
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (5 minute read) A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will decide today whether Donald Trump’s temporary ban against travelers from seven Muslim […]
How the Spanos Family Built a Fortune Selling Bologna Sandwiches to Mexican Farmworkers
*Why you should read this: Because a family worth $2.6 billion is asking the City of San Diego, with 1.4 million Latinos – 35 percent of the population, to use public […]
Why men of color need to do more than work hard
*Hard work is not enough, men of color need to be at the right place at the right time: “They need others to give them access to opportunities.” VL By […]
Hillary’s stand with Latinos
*Aaron Sanchez raises a good question. Should we accept a politics of platitudes? America has not always been welcoming to its immigrants. It would be good to hear politicians speak […]
“Role Tide” and Obama’s Executive Action
A smart look at the President’s executive action, U.S. labor history and the emergence of El Nuevo South. VL By Eduardo Diaz, Director, Smithsonian Latino Center Like many in this country, Priscilla […]
Open Letter to Google: You’re Wasting Your Time, and Ours
Dear Google, I took the cover picture at a grocery store out of a delusional sense of pride. How wonderful, I thought, that Mexican food would have such a proud […]
Indiana Researcher: Few Benefits for Workers with Temporary Visas
*Being a bracero is no consolation: “New University of Indiana research has found that most temporary workers from Mexico who get work visas are no better off than those who […]
Cesar Chavez, the Undocumented and the Chicano Movement
By Alfredo Gutierrez, NewsTaco (Cesar Chavez, the Undocumented and the Chicano Movement is excerpted from To Sin Against Hope, by Alfredo Gutierrez, Verso Books, 1010 Jay Street, Brooklyn New York 11201. First […]
Mexican etiquette some white people need to learn on dad’s 77th birthday
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco I’ve stopped being surprised or offended when white colleagues don’t acknowledge me. I remember being 24 years old, walking down the long high-school hallway to my […]
The Price of Immigration Reform is Steep
By David Bacon, Rosalinda Guillen and Mark Day, New America Media As the Senate prepares to vote on comprehensive immigration reform, it’s important to remember that workers and immigrants have never made significant […]