News Taco To Go: More Libya, Wisconsin, Walmart, Budget And AT&T

News Taco To Go: More Libya, Wisconsin, Walmart, Budget And AT&T

Mary Mata March 29, 2011

President Barack Obama gave a speech about Libya last night in which he clarified the U.S.’s role there, even as a woman who was claimed she was raped by Moammar […]

51% of Border Patrol Agents Set to Retire by 2012

NewsTaco March 25, 2011

This puts a whole new spin on the question “Who’s minding the store?” While some legislators in Washington and in state capitols across the country are calling for stronger border […]

If They Take Wisconsin They Might Go After Our Weekend, Too

Mary Mata March 21, 2011

By Hector E. Sanchez Workers all over the country are rising up by the thousands to defend the basic American right to collectively bargain. We can fight the anti-union ambush […]

Latinos Will Surpass the 55 Million Mark

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So now that we’re 42 states into the 50-state Census roll-out reveal it’s a good time to pause to see where we are and what to expect. Back in the […]

5 Things to Know About Utah’s Immigration Law Model

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News last week that the Arizona state senate had rejected five stringent anti-immigrant bills seemed to signal a turning point in the fear-the-immigrant narrative that has been spreading across the country […]

Latinos Push UFC Growth

Mary Mata March 18, 2011

Latino viewers are powering the growth of the UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship, league, which is a growing sport. According to a report from MediaPost, Latinos make up 1 out of […]

The Economics Of Deciding In An Uncertain World

Mary Mata March 15, 2011

[Editor’s Note: The following was written by economist Robert Cavazos] How do people make decisions? How do we make sense of the world? Per our policymakers, grounded upon the whispers […]

Combating Abuse In Predatory Lending To Latinos

Mary Mata March 11, 2011

Photo by Jen ReelProgreso Financiero kiosk in a Houston Fiesta grocery store. [Editor’s Note: The following story was written by Melissa Del Bosque originally appeared in the Texas Observer.] GROWING […]

Latino Children are Now the Majority in California

NewsTaco March 9, 2011

The Census numbers are out for California and there’re two big stories to talk about; first, that Latino children are now the majority in California, and second, that as Latinos […]

Obama’s Choice: Appoint a Latino Secretary of Commerce

NewsTaco March 8, 2011

Here’s a choice to ponder. We can either complain about how we’re not taken seriously, or we can take ourselves seriously. We’ve been talking a pretty big game about the […]