From potential vice president to the political wilderness, what’s next for Julián Castro?

From potential vice president to the political wilderness, what’s next for Julián Castro?

NewsTaco December 2, 2016

*What’s next for the Secretary of Housing? No real plan is a world of opportunity. VL By Jamie Lovegrove, Dallas News (65.5 minute read) WASHINGTON — Just a few short months ago, […]

Some Thoughts Concerning the Next Four Years

NewsTaco December 1, 2016

*Henry Flores has sworn that he will not write or pronounce Donald Trump’s name in public. So in his columns he’ll refer to the president-elect as ESN, el señor naranja. […]

Practical Tips: How Undocumented Immigrants Can Prepare For A Trump Presidency

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*The interesting thing about this article, and others like it, is that three weeks ago we’d never guess that such lists would be needed. VL By Erin N. Marcus, New America […]

The Latino Voting Surge That Never Happened

NewsTaco November 30, 2016

*A couple of things to note. This article is from the National Review, a decidedly and unapologetically conservative publication. But it begins to spread a narrative that isn’t surprising. After […]

Of Wages and Sin

NewsTaco November 29, 2016

*What about the Trump voters that went against their best interests? The two-jobbers that might lose health insurance and wages? VL By Jesse Treviño, HispanicLatino (3.5 minute read)   It […]

Trump Embraces Caudillo Politics as Latin America Shuns It

NewsTaco November 23, 2016

*This is an opinion piece, written by Diego Von Vacano, an associate professor of political science at Texas A&M University. Vacano writes that the Trump figure is well known to […]

Our Democracy After the Election

NewsTaco November 18, 2016

*This is beautiful. Do yourself a favor, read it and find yourself in it. VL By Aaron Sanchez, Commentary & Cuentos (4 minute read) My mother cried on election night.  […]

In this election, the media’s Latino coverage came up short

NewsTaco November 17, 2016

*I’m going to keep publishing articles about the misrepresentation and miscount of the 2016 Latino vote because I can’t let the “Trump got 30 percent of the Latino vote” story […]

Did Trump’s election expose ‘secret’ divisions among Latino voters?

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*Secret Latino divisions? Like Mexican vs Cuban, like that? Whats’ your read? VL By Rebekah Sager, Fox News Latino (2.5 minute read) Following last week’s presidential election, many people in […]

Is the Latino voting bloc just a myth? It’s complicated

NewsTaco November 16, 2016

*It’s interesting how even conservative Latino writers are at a loss to explain the Latino vote. It’s funny that we find common ground in the not really knowing. VL By […]