Young Latinos Want Less Govt, Spending
Young Latinos Want Less Govt, Spending
[Editor’s note: The following is a press release from Generation Opportunity.] Hispanics 18-29 years old want to see less government interference, lower taxes on business profits, reduced federal spending in […]
Romney’s LA Visit & The Lameness Of Latino Voter Pitches
Mitt Romney continued his pitch to Latinos in Los Angeles yesterday and the mayor of that city, Antonio Villaraigosa held a tele-press conference to seize the moment and call foul. […]
How To Ensure Prosperity For 1.5 Million Latinos
Texas congressional candidate Joaquín Castro says he has a winning formula for economic prosperity for the nearly 1.5 million Latinos that reside in a cluster of six central Texas counties […]
Broadband Internet Can Level The Playing Field For Latinos
The White House Initiative on Education Excellence for Hispanics was originally helmed by the administration of President George H.W. Bush to address the disparity in education rates between Latinos, whites, […]
The Border As An Economic Engine For The U.S.
There’s more to the border than drugs and violence, says Noel Poyo, executive director of the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders. On the contrary, Poyo told News Taco, […]
I Was Dumped After I Was Laid Off
Dear Martha, I have lived with my partner for the six years since I arrived from Mexico, we are lesbians and she has two children whom I have raised and […]
Latina Army Wife Quits Job To Be With Husband On Leave
UPDATE: Wells Fargo Spokesman Joe Stroop told News Taco that the company is working with Mendez to find a mutually beneficial resolution to this issue. Cynthia Mendez was forced to […]
Bien Hecho: Latinitas Inspires Girls With Media, Tech
Latinitas Magazine started off in 2002 as a way to help empower young Latinas with media and technology. By allowing young women to participate in school programs, teen internships, Saturday and […]
Texas Congressman: Drug Test The Unemployed
Texas Congressman Blake Farenthold recently told a town hall meeting audience in Brownsville, Texas that people who are unemployed and on other public benefits should probably be drug tested, because it’s […]
Education Cuts Will Increase Latino Unemployment
By Efrain Nieves At 17.7 percent Connecticut has the third-highest unemployment rate in the nation with Latinos at the lead. Only Rhode Island, with 21.8 percent unemployment, and Nevada, 18.6 percent, have […]