The unarmed Latinos killed by police in 2015

The unarmed Latinos killed by police in 2015

NewsTaco December 22, 2015

*This year to date, the count is 16 unarmed Latinos kiilled by police. The count is a raw number, it doesn’t explain circumstances. Still, I think Al Día News is […]

Many Arizona Latinos Dissatisfied with Two Major Political Parties

NewsTaco December 17, 2015

*A recent Univision poll had similar results. That poll said there was a  large group of Latino voters who didn’t identify with either political party and were therefore “persuadable.” Critics […]

Introducing the America’s Voice/Latino Decisions 2016 Senate Project

NewsTaco December 16, 2015

*For those of you who like political inside baseball, X’s and O’s and all that, you’re gong to love this. America’s Voice and Latino Decisions will do three waves of […]

U.S. Rep. Gene Green: Garcia Challenge A “Hail Mary”

NewsTaco December 15, 2015

*So here’s the deal: Adrian Garcia quit his job as Sheriff of Harris county, Texas to run for Mayor of Houston. He cane in third.  His county Democratic Party big-wigs […]

Central American Migration: New Concerns As Numbers Rise One Year After Unprecedented Influx

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*This news has been less than a trickle in mainstream media. The presidential horse race, today’s poll, whatever Trump said and the fear of terrorism have taken over the headlines […]

Hispanic Conservatives: Cruz “Perhaps Worse” Than Trump

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*That’s saying a lot. Especially given that tonight will be the last GOP presidential debate of the year, and that Cruz is surging in the polls, and that Trump has […]

Cuban-American billionaire launched campaign against Trump

NewsTaco December 11, 2015

*Fernandez made his billions in the health care sector and has paid for a full page ad in the Miami Herald that criticize Trump’s comments about Latinos. Any bets on […]

Why immigrants aren’t afraid of Trump

NewsTaco December 9, 2015

By Victor Landa There’s a reason immigrants in the U.S. aren’t attracted to the Trump political circus, regardless of what he might say about them. It has to do with […]

Analysis: Texas narrowly defends one-man, one-vote apportionment stance before Supreme Court

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*After yesterday’s epic day at the U.S. Supreme Court where the concept of one-man, one-vote was challenged by a well organized group of extreme right-wing activists, that same group returned […]

8 things to know about Latinos and Islam

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*Six percent of practicing Muslims in the U.S. are Latino. Fifty percent of these are women. VL By Raquel Reichard, Latina Anti-Muslim sentiments are high in the U.S., with leading […]