Marco Rubio’s Alternative Dream Act: Is It A Bad Dream?

Marco Rubio’s Alternative Dream Act: Is It A Bad Dream?

Mary Mata April 18, 2012

by Griselda Nevárez, Voxxi Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has revealed that he is crafting an alternative version of the DREAM Act that would legalize but not promise citizenship to undocumented […]

My mother, The Most Unfortunate Pilgrim

Mary Mata

Once upon a time, I believed what my first grade teacher told me.  I thought I was the descendant of a pilgrim. I took her word for it. I thought […]

GOP: We’re Listening To Latinos

Mary Mata April 17, 2012

By Reince Priebus, RNC Latinos are the fastest growing demographic group in the United States. This year alone, 500,000 Latinos will turn 18, making them eligible to vote. And after […]

The Undocumented And Taxation Without Representation

Mary Mata April 13, 2012

By Matias Ramos, Other Words Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free. I’ll give them some taxation without representation. With apologies to Emma Lazarus, […]

Apathy is perhaps the biggest crisis confronting Latinos

Mary Mata April 10, 2012

By Duke Machado Apathy may be our undoing. In the political world, everyone’s talking about Hispanics. Are we really going to make the difference? Will we actually show up and vote? Are […]

What Does “Go Back To Mexico” Really Mean?

NewsTaco

For the past 20 years I’ve written a weekly opinion column for the San Antonio Express-News (technically, I started writing for the San Antonio Light, but it closed not too […]

Autism Cases On The Rise Among Latino Children

NewsTaco April 9, 2012

Here’s an alarming statistic that’s been churning beneath the surface: according to a Latino Ed Beat report, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) says “autism prevalence among Latino children (the […]

School Bullies: Sometimes Latinos Pick On Their Own

Mary Mata April 5, 2012

By José A. Healy Latino students — and immigrant students as a group — are often most vulnerable to being bullied and teased by their classmates. They’re easy prey because of their […]

Walmart Model: Latinos Are Great Hope For U.S. Economy

NewsTaco April 4, 2012

I read this sentence this morning: Hispanics are achieving a status as super-consumers that is making other minority groups and even the mainstream consumer look anemic. After I was done […]

Sesame Street Hires Latino Expert

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I’m curious to see exactly how Sesame Street is going to portray Latinos. The iconic children’s television show recently hired an expert to guide them in their effort to accurately include the […]