Bill Richardson on the presidential election: “I’ve never seen anything like it”
Bill Richardson on the presidential election: “I’ve never seen anything like it”
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Bill Richardson laughs when you ask him what he thinks about the presidential election. It’s not a loud boisterous laugh, it’s more a surprised chuckle. And there’s more […]
Undocumented Immigrants’ State and Local Tax Contributions
*Eleven million undocumented workers paid $11.64 billion in local, stae and federal taxes. The numbers stand on their own. VL By Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (1 minute read) An […]
Meet the woman who hopes to become the first Latina from Texas in congress
*Dolly Elizondo has the momentum leading to Super Tuesday and the Democratic primary in Texas. Emily’s List, Wendy Davis, Kirsten Gillibrand have all endorsed her. VL By Cristina Arreola, Latina (5.3 minute […]
No Trump – you are not “number one with Hispanics” in Nevada
*The fascinating, yet scary thing about elections is how an adept candidate can conjure alternate realities that voters who don’t know better easily accept as truth. So no, Trump didn’t […]
NewsTaco Podcast Network, Episode 2: Two Laredenses
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I catch up with my high school friend Billy Nericcio, now a Chicano literary theorist, cultural critic, American Literature scholar, and Professor of English andComparative Literature at […]
Could Surname Be Key in Texas GOP Supreme Court Race?
*Ross Ramsey makes a good case for a Texas GOP aversion to Spanish surnamed down ballot candidates. In this case, a Latina incumbent State Supreme Court candidate, endorsed by Sen. […]
Neither side was quite right on that Dolores Huerta ‘English-only’ shout-down
*Perspective, gente. . . This is a needless squabble, it accomplishes nothing. On the other hand, there’s nothing like a good political spat to get the partisan blood boiling, the […]
Conservative Hispanics pressure GOP laggards to drop out
*The word from conservative Latinos seems to be “anyone but Trump or Cruz.” With Jeb out of the race, they’re geling behind Rubio. VL By Eliza Collins, Politico (4.3 minute […]
‘A Day Without Latinos’ draws thousands to Wisconsin state Capitol to protest immigration bills
*Twenty thousand Latinos went to the Wisconsin state capitol to protest two immigration laws. They closed streets, filled the capitol rotunda and spilled out onto the capitol grounds. VL By Ogechi […]
President Obama to Visit Cuba in Historic Trip Next Month
* The trip is planned for mid-March. VL By Jim Avila, Serena Marshall and Arlette Saens, ABC News (2 minute read) President Obama is planning a trip to Cuba in March, […]
