Trump’s hard line on immigration could threaten the accuracy of the census

Trump’s hard line on immigration could threaten the accuracy of the census

Victor Landa September 6, 2017

The Trump administration has used the most of its federal authority to crack down on immigrants in the United States. But when it comes to the 2020 census, it will […]

Many Latino College Students are Homeless, Hungry

Victor Landa July 25, 2017

NewsTaco HEALTH TUESDAY By Eric Moreno, Salud Today (2.5 minute read)   There are more Latino college students than ever before. The bad news is that the high cost of higher education […]

Texas High Schoolers Rise Against Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Law

Victor Landa July 15, 2017

By Viri Sanchez and Karla Quinones  (2.5 minute read) Four months ago, on February 16, thousands of high school students across Texas joined in a collective effort to stand up […]

New Study Finds Latino Parents Feel Strongly Against Using Student Loans to Afford College

NewsTaco June 19, 2017

*Researchers think it’s odd that Latino parents are optimistic about their children’s future, but don’t want them to take out education loans.  They don’t understand that Latino optimism is about […]

Study finds blacks, Latinos get worse care for neurological disorders

NewsTaco June 13, 2017

* NewsTaco HEALTH TUESDAY By Dave Lindorff, Salon (4 minunte read)  A pioneering study published recently in the Journal of the American Academy of Neurology has found that black and Latino […]

Meet Jolt, the Latino Organization Aiming to Shake up Texas Politics

NewsTaco April 13, 2017

*Why you should read this: Because turning Texas blue is key to the Democratic Party’s national agenda. Because Latinos are the front line in the in the battle to turn […]

Justice Sonia Sotomayor Speaks Out on Latino Identity and Civic Engagement

NewsTaco April 4, 2017

*Why you should read this: Because Justice Sotomayor call us out, but does it in an encouraging way. Because she preaches truth: “None of us can afford to be bystanders […]

Latinos stand with Democrats, and will shape nation’s political future

NewsTaco December 20, 2016

* I’m going to hold my judgement of the Democratic Party until I see some change. Remember the GOP “autopsy?” The one that said they needed to be more inclusive, […]

A Member on Trump’s Transition Team Spent 55 Pages Explaining How Latinos Already Make America Great

NewsTaco December 15, 2016

*We’ve been referring to the study mentioned in this piece all week on NewsTaco. Our Taquista friends at the Latino Donor Collaborative, who sponsored the study, sent us a copy […]

The Media Cometh

NewsTaco December 6, 2016

*If you read nothing else on NewsTaco today, read this. Jesse get’s it. It’s what we’re about. VL By Jesse Treviño, HispanicLatino I often am asked to identify the most […]