Texas leads 10 states in urging Trump to end DACA

Texas leads 10 states in urging Trump to end DACA

NewsTaco June 29, 2017

By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune   Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and officials from nine other states on Thursday urged the Trump administration to end an Obama-era program that’s allowed hundreds of […]

Victims in Thousands of Potential Hate Crimes Never Notify Police

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By Joe Sexton, ProPublica (3 minute read)   More than half of the people who said they were the victim of a hate crime in recent years did not report […]

Most Latino parents don’t want their children to get student loans

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SPONSORED CONTENT By NewsTaco (2.5 minute read)   There’s a Latino education paradox that some researchers are having a hard time understanding. While many Latino parents in the U.S. are […]

New Census Data Show US Becoming More Diverse

NewsTaco June 22, 2017

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1.5 minue read)   This may be why the Caucasian voters at Trump rallies have become angry-white voters: The county is getting browner. At least, that’s […]

The Senate bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, explained

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*Vox has a very good summary of the Republican Healthcare plan. I share it because I’m a fan of bullet points. But also because it goes on to a lengthier […]

The Literal Whitewashing of Chicago’s Latino Murals

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*For some this is progress, for others it’s displacement. At a deeper level it’s erasing culture. VL NewsTaco CULTURE THURSDAY By Andrea Penman-Lomeli, Citylab (3.5 minute read)   Iconic images—of […]

Latinos could start to change Trump’s rural America

NewsTaco June 21, 2017

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco  (2 minute read) The disgruntled rural and small town voter has gotten a lot of attention since Trump was elected president. They’ve become the cautionary tale, […]

Only 1 In 5 New Board Appointees At Fortune 500 Companies Are Not White

NewsTaco June 20, 2017

*It’s not close to where is should be, but 6.4% Latinos in Fortune 500 company boards is better than 4%. VL By Stacie Jones and Grace Donnely, Fortune (2.5 minute […]

I’m the first House Democrat elected since Trump. Here’s what my party should do.

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*The first Democrat elected to congress after Trump is Latino, He says the first order of business should be getting past the midterms. Then, communicate. VL By Jimmy Gomez, Washington […]

What is Health Equity and How Can We Achieve It?

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*Everything is connected. Poverty is a health issue, education is a health issue. VL NewsTaco HEALTH TUESDAY By Eric Moreno, Salud Today (2.5 minute read)   Health equity can be […]