Crushing College Dreams

Crushing College Dreams

Mary Mata May 21, 2012

By Marc Morial, Other Words As graduation season swings into high gear, a new economic crisis confronts thousands of this year’s high school and college grads — crushing college student […]

Giant Sun-eating Space Dragon Chased Away By Pot-banging Hippies

Mary Mata

By Obé Juan Xinobé, Pocho Ñews Y Satire (PNS reporting from MALIBU) Pot-banging hippies gathered on Southern California beaches yesterday and chased away the space dragon that was swallowing our Sun. “We totally knew this […]

Latino Leaders To George Washington U: Revoke Carlos Slim’s Degree

Mary Mata May 18, 2012

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire -USNewswire/ — NBC’s Brian Williams is GW University’s Commencement Speaker Amidst growing daily protests at George Washington University, coalition leaders call on NBC’s Brian Williams […]

Needed: Tour Guides, Not Experts, To Explain Latinos

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco If I were a visitor from another planet (I ask friends and family to hold their sarcasm) and I were trying to understand U. S. Latinos […]

Leaders Discuss Policy At National Latino Congreso In Chicago

Mary Mata May 17, 2012

By Voxxi This is the first time the National Latino Congreso will take place outside of the Southwest region and this year’s focus iLatino leaders, activists and policy makers will […]

Minority Children Reach Tipping Point: U.S. Identity In The Balance

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco At church this Sunday my wife remarked at the number of children that there were at the service. I guess it’s one of those things that you don’t […]

Call For Stories: Aged-Out Child Of a Legal Permanent Resident?

Mary Mata

By Prerna Lai, DREAM ACTIVIST Here’s some good news: the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to re-hear the Child Status Protection Act class action litigation, Cuellar de Osorio v. […]

Education Tops Immigration On Issues for Latino Voters

Mary Mata May 16, 2012

PRESS RELEASE (via PR Newswire) WASHINGTON, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Education ranks behind only the economy and jobs as the most important consideration among likely Latino voters in five battleground states, […]

CUNY Opening Mexican Studies Institute! Via The NY Times…

Mary Mata May 15, 2012

From the textmex obsessed imagination of Memo Nericcio This post first appeared in the textmex galleryblog. William Anthony Nericcio, aka “Memo,” is the Director of San Diego State University’s ever-evolving MALAS program(The Master […]

OPINION: What GOP Can Learn From Latinos And Same Sex Marriage

NewsTaco May 11, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The initial reaction was almost predictable. As soon as President Obama declared he was personally in favor of same sex marriage the ripple effect was scrutinized from all conceivable […]