the Latino daily – Your Monday morning brief
the Latino daily – Your Monday morning brief
MONDAY, March 28, 2016 Good morning Taquistas! ►Monday’s numbers 43.8 – The percentage of workers aged 58 or older who work in physically demanding or difficult working conditions. 60.7 – […]
Rosario Dawson Pens Forceful Open Letter To Dolores Huerta (is that news?)
*I post this story about the Rosario Dawson letter to Dolores Huerta, and not the letter itself, for a specific reason. I’m not interested in what Dawson has to say. Neither […]
the Latino daily – Your Friday morning brief
FRIDAY, March 25, 2016 Good morning Taquista! I saw a report this morning that claims that whites will no longer be a majority in the U.S. by the year 2045. […]
Democrats See Promise And Peril In Efforts To Mobilize Latinos Against Trump
*Take a step back and give this thing a good, long look. Rich white liberals have to be convinced to spend money on Latino voter registration and mobilization, so they […]
the Latino daily – Your Thursday morning brief
THURSDAY, March 23, 2016 Good morning Taquista! I checked, the next presidential primary elections (actually it’s a cacus) is the Democratic contest this weekend in Washington State. After that, in […]
Maricopa County election officials writing off voters? You bet
*The revolving irony in this story is direct and dizzying. Let’s follow the dots: Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell, who is in charge of administering the election, decided to cut […]
Hillary Clinton Prevails In Arizona Democratic Primary
*Somewhere behind the wall-to-wall coverage of the Brussels attack there was this. Voters and caucus goers in Arizona Utah and Idaho (the American Samoa as well) chose presidential candidates. Trump […]
John McCain Concedes the GOP May Have Lost Hispanics
*Ya think? VL By Pema Levy, Mother Jones Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., appears to have conceded that the Republican Party has alienated Hispanic voters and will have to rely increasingly […]
Cuban Refugees Flocking to Texas Border
*President Obama spoke of improved relations between Cuba and the U.S. But for many Cubans improved relations means an end to the Cuban Adjustmant Act (CAA) that gives anyone who […]
Three narratives to avoid in conversations about unauthorized immigration
*This was written for journalists, but it’s pertinent to everyone who engages in conversations about immigration. If we’re to change the Latino narrative the first effort should be to change […]
