Clinton Hires Veteran Obama Operative To Run Paid Spanish-Language Media Operation
Clinton Hires Veteran Obama Operative To Run Paid Spanish-Language Media Operation
*This isn’t new to the more “plugged-in” Taquistas among you, but I post it anyway because it’s about one of our fold. Taquista James Aldrete, a loyal NewsTaco and Latino […]
So, now Trump’s a problem? – A letter to the mainstream
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Since last summer the political class – including politicians, pundits and reporters – have been asking how far would be too far for Donald Trump’s fear […]
A Politician Walks Into King Taco … A Look At The Political Term ‘Hispandering’
*Loved this piece because it asks an important question. Why isn’t pandering to Blacks, or women, or other groups called-out and given a name? I think the answer is in […]
An Anthropologist Unravels the Mysteries of Mexican Migration
*That’s a title you’d probably only find in National Geographic, and it did the trick for me – I clicked and read all the way through because an anthropologist talking […]
The Meaning of ‘One Person, One Vote’
By Henry Flores, NewsTaco Soon a case will be argued before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) that may have far-reaching implications for how state legislatures should be […]
5 facts about undocumented immigration in the U.S.
*At a quick glance, the number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. has leveled off; Mexicans make-up about half of undocumented immigrants but their number is declining; 60% of the […]
Latino voters favor gun restrictions
*Given the events of this week in San Bernardino, and acknowledging that the mass murder was probably terror related, I though I’d re-post this survey, by Latino Decisions. If for […]
Citing surge in families at border, feds ask to speed immigration appeal
*The DOJ is asking the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to get off the slow lane on this case. A ruling is pending since September and there’s a new surge of […]
How I Earned My Citizenship Defending This Country
*This essay is one of a series of personal accounts compiled by CUNY Graduate School of Journalism student Rachel Glickhouse. The series is titled “My Time in Line,” in which immigrants […]
‘Hispandering’ or just campaigning? Some try to give Latino outreach negative spin
*Good question. Where’s the line between campaigning and pandering? I ask because I’m sure there will be as many different answers as there are readers of this article. Next question, […]
