For Latinos, Religion And Politics Don’t Mix

For Latinos, Religion And Politics Don’t Mix

NewsTaco December 12, 2011

Do Latinos see the role of government differently than others? For all the pundits and strategists who are trying to figure and plot Latino behavior at the polls, I have […]

The Internet Is Key To Latino Politics

NewsTaco December 7, 2011

Here’s something interesting to think about while you tap away at your keyboard: P365 dusted-off a Forrester Research study that claims: forty percent of Latinos used the Web for content creation and […]

Are Latinos Gloomy About Obama?

NewsTaco November 18, 2011

According to at least one interpretation of at least one poll, Latinos aren’t exactly giddy about President Obama in 2012. The interpretation comes from a pollster named Joshua Ulibarri, from Lake […]

Why Aren’t Americans Taking The Dirty Jobs In Alabama?

NewsTaco November 14, 2011

Back to Alabama for the moment, because I read something that I hadn’t seen regarding the issue of work and immigrants and that state’s economy. I came across an article in Bloomberg Businessweek titled: Why […]

No One Is “Illegal,” Tell The Associated Press

NewsTaco November 11, 2011

I don’t need to signal my bias, I’ve never hidden it – I deplore the word “illegal” when used in referenced to undocumented workers in the United States. I use it only […]

Russell Pearce Recall About More Than Immigration

NewsTaco November 10, 2011

Yes it was historic – the first state senate president to be recalled since the birth of the nation. Yes there was an overflow of reactive energy – starting with Latinos and spreading to […]

State Immigration Laws Could Begin To Fall Like Dominoes

NewsTaco November 4, 2011

South Carolina is up next, they’re calling it Alabama-lite. Think of it as the next falling domino in the contrived line of  state-level immigration laws. The Alabama  law has become the high standard […]

Poverty, Stress Contribute To High Asthma Levels In Latinos

Mary Mata November 3, 2011

A new report  found that miscommunication ranks at the top of contributing factors for high rates of asthma among the Latino community. The report “Luchando por el Aire: The Burden of Asthma […]

New Standards Aim To Reduce Health Disparities Among Latinos

Mary Mata November 2, 2011

In an effort to improve its ability to highlight disparities in health status and target interventions to reduce them, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced final standards […]

Study: Latinos Rank Lowest In Saving For Retirement

Mary Mata October 31, 2011

According to a recent study, U.S. Latinos are the least likely group to save money in retirement savings accounts like 401(k)s and only 10% have individual retirement accounts. As discussed […]