Wanted: Latino Venture Capitalists

Wanted: Latino Venture Capitalists

NewsTaco November 30, 2011

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

Mary Mata November 28, 2011

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

Mary Mata November 23, 2011

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

Mary Mata November 21, 2011

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?

NewsTaco November 18, 2011

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.

Mary Mata November 17, 2011

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

Mary Mata November 16, 2011

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?

NewsTaco November 14, 2011

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

Mary Mata

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

Mary Mata November 10, 2011

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 […]