I Define Myself: Undocumented and Unafraid (Video)
I Define Myself: Undocumented and Unafraid (Video)
By Reyna Jacqueline Peña, Gozamos On Thursday, June 28th, Gozamos joined The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum for “I Define Myself: Undocumented and Unafraid.” The Museum collaborated with the national Coming Out of the Shadows campaign […]
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Friday July 6, 2012 27 – Median Age for Hispanics is Lower Than Median Age for Total U.S. Population (Pew Research Center): Hispanics in the United States on the whole […]
Finding Oscar: A Father And Son Reunite Three Decades Later
By Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica Read our original story, “Finding Oscar: Massacre, Memory and Justice in Guatemala.” It was a day of firsts for Tranquilino Castañeda, a 70-year-old farmer from a jungle village […]
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Thursday July 5, 2012 U.S. immigration agent injured in Mexico border shooting (Reuters): A U.S. immigration agent was shot and wounded during a surveillance operation on a desolate stretch of […]
Family Of Slain ICE Agent Files Claim Against U.S. Government
By Cindy Casares, The Texas Observer On June 20th, the same day a House panel voted to hold U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress over failure to […]
How Obamacare Impacts People Of Color
PRESS RELEASE Washington, D.C.—Ahead of the Supreme Court ruling on the consitutionality of Obamacare, Progress 2050 released the following infographic showing how many people of color, including Latinos, African Americans, […]
Mexico’s First Female Presidential Candidate Still Inspires
By Kalyn Belsha, Voxxi Josefina Vázquez Mota, the woman who vowed to be Mexico’s “first presidenta,” conceded in the race for Mexico’s president last night as exit polls put the ruling party’s […]
Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio Launches Own Tequila Brand
By Eresnerd, Pocho Ñews Service (PNS reporting from BOCADECACA, AZ) Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arapio is launching his own brand of tequila, Arpaio Viejo, he told random diners at Gallego’s Mexican Cafe here yesterday. […]
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Tuesday July 3, 2012 Half of U.S. Hispanics Identify as Political Independents (Gallup): A majority of U.S. Hispanics identify as political independents (51%) rather than as Democrats (32%) or Republicans […]
Energized Latino Voters? Do They Matter, and When?
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Editor At face value the recent Supreme Court rulings regarding immigration and health care will do nothing to move the needle on Latino votes. Don’t misunderstand […]
