Detailed List of the Effects of the Federal Budget Cuts on Latinos

Detailed List of the Effects of the Federal Budget Cuts on Latinos

NewsTaco April 14, 2011

Wendy Carrillo and the good folks at Voto Latino have put together a comprehensive list of the impact that the biggest budget cuts in history will have on the Latino community. Political […]

Discrimination Against Gay Immigrants

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Imagine. if you can, discrimination inside an immigration detention facility. That would be like a swift kick at a slap festival. But that’s exactly what’s been happening at several immigration […]

Meg Whitman: GOP Must Change on Immigration

NewsTaco April 13, 2011

Meg Whitman speaks from experience, coming from an unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign in a large Latino influenced state. She spoke to a crowd in Dallas, Texas, at a George W. Bush Institute conference […]

What does the Census Imply for Latino Leadership?

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This is one of the vital discussions we need to be having, now. There’s an interesting dynamic at play in the Latino community at large. To reiterate what we know: […]

Spanish Speaking Latinos use Restaurants Differently than Others

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Who knew? It’s one of those things that you realize once someone points it out to you. If you’re Latino and predominantly Spanish speaking you  use restaurants differently than non-Spanish […]

The Browning of America – In Context

NewsTaco April 12, 2011

It’s happening, but we can’t let it happen on its own – the Census tells us, what we know tells us, what we see and hear tell us, America is […]

Immigrant Health Care Is A National Concern

NewsTaco April 11, 2011

This makes perfect sense, and it puts the debate where it should go: in the realm of public health. According to the San Diego News, the American College of Physicians […]

How Budget Cuts Will Affect Latinos

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The eleventh hour negotiated national budget may have staved a government shutdown, but the bickering, er, negotiating, is far from over. All that the announcement of Friday last did was […]

Latinos: 4.5% of Journalists in US Newsrooms

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If it weren’t for the dismally low number of Latino journalists in US newsrooms there would probably be no need for News Taco. It’s that simple. News Taco was conjured […]

Latino Influence Should Follow Latino Population Growth

NewsTaco April 8, 2011

Votes and political power have much to do with influence, and as more Latinos become eligible and vote the influence will follow. But there’s a lot to be said about […]