Wanted: Latino Venture Capitalists
Wanted: Latino Venture Capitalists
Does anyone have $100 million they can spare? There’s a club I want to join and I’m a little short on cash to get the door opened. This is purely altruistic, so […]
Pepper Spray Cop Meme Gets Spicier
So as you may or may not have heard, Pocho.com is back — and not a moment too soon! If you haven’t seen the University of California at Davis pepper […]
Thanksgiving Stats From The Census Bureau
From the U.S. Census Bureau Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 24, 2011 In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims, early settlers of Plymouth Colony, held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful […]
Georgia Politico Wants To Revisit HB 87 Add More E-Verify
Georgia State Rep. Katie Dempsey (R-Rome) said at a recent question and answer session that the HB 87 law requiring that companies with 10 or more employees use e-verify should be changed […]
Are Latinos Gloomy About Obama?
According to at least one interpretation of at least one poll, Latinos aren’t exactly giddy about President Obama in 2012. The interpretation comes from a pollster named Joshua Ulibarri, from Lake […]
Progress On Building High Speed Rail in the U.S.
By Deron Lovaas I’ve often written about much of the industrialized world lapping us in the global transportation infrastructure competition. I don’t know if I’d go as far as George […]
Latinos Vital To Chicago’s Economy
A new report found that Chicago’s local Latino population is a vital contributor to the local economy. The report, “The State of Latino Chicago 201: The New Equation”, by the […]
Why Aren’t Americans Taking The Dirty Jobs In Alabama?
Back to Alabama for the moment, because I read something that I hadn’t seen regarding the issue of work and immigrants and that state’s economy. I came across an article in Bloomberg Businessweek titled: Why […]
White House Came To Listen At New Mexico Summit
By Maria Elena Alvarez Albuquerque, New Mexico — The White House has put a bead on the Hispanic community, and if Albuquerque were a microcosm of what is happening across […]
Immigrants Can Become Successful Without Learning English
The New York Times wrote a story this week highlighting immigrants who have become millionaires, despite not speaking English. In the context of the report, these entrepreneurs have been successful […]