Latino Principles of Immigration Reform
Latino Principles of Immigration Reform
By Matt Barreto, Latino Decisions Since the record defeat that Republicans suffered among Latino voters in 2012, prominent GOP voices have lined up to encourage their party to do a better […]
Sobremesa – Sen. Leticia Van de Putte on tacos, politics, cultura and the state of Latinos
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco If you want to get to the truth of matters in the Latino community have a conversation over a meal, the traditional sobremesa that follows a […]
Latino Candidate Falls Short of Making History in San Diego
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco We were keeping a close eye on this race. San Diego City Councilman David Alvarez launched a historic campaign for Mayor of his city and a […]
The Reason Greg Abbott Should Take Back his ‘Third World’ Remark
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Any smart politician worth their weight in political advise would take back what Greg Abbott said about South Texas. Abbott is the Texas Attorney General and […]
Minority political candidates just need a chance
By Science Codex EAST LANSING, Mich. — It’s not necessarily voters who should be blamed for the lack of minorities in state legislatures, but instead the two major political parties […]
The Politics of Immigration Reform, By the Numbers
Victor Landa, NewsTaco If it’s Tuesday, then immigration reform is possible. But check with me on Wednesday, because that may change. We could follow this pattern, week-in and week-out, for […]
Report: Latinas vastly underrepresented in elected offices
By Nia-Malika Henderson, The Washington Post In a year when everyone is talking about two demographics–women and Latinos–a new report shows that Latinas represent just 1 percent of elected officials […]
Notre Dame panel debates role of Latino vote in 2014
By Emma Borne, The Observer In light of recent focus on the Latino vote as the 2014 midterm elections approach, Notre Dame hosted a panel discussion Wednesday evening in McKenna Hall […]
Will Obama throw Latinos a bone?
By Tony Castro, Voxxi In his State of the Union last week, President Barack Obama made an expected plea for passage of the long-awaited immigration reform legislation that pleased America’s […]
Adelfa Callejo’s activism was part of her lifelong strategy
By Mercedes Olivera, Dallas Morning News Strategize. That was Dallas attorney and civil rights advocate Adelfa Callejo’s favorite word. Her eyes would sparkle like diamonds, and a smile would cross her […]
