Immigration and Trust
Immigration and Trust
*This is fascinating. Trust equals assimilation and the trust level of second-generation Americans is the same as that of Americans whose families have been in the U.S. for at least […]
Do Apps Like Instagram Hurt or Help Mental Health among Latinos?
*What do you think? A pop-up that warns you when you’ve been on social media too long? VL NewsTaco HEALTH TUESDAY By Eric Moreno, Salud Today (4.5 minute read) […]
Julián Castro addresses potential presidential run in 2020
*Castro for President in 2020? He didn’t say no. VL By Kelsey Bradshaw, mySA (1.5 minute read) San Antonio native and former Mayor Julián Castro continued to fuel the 2020 […]
This Man Created the ‘Aztec of the City’ Comic to Give Mexican Americans the Superhero They Deserve
*This comic book artist is trying to raise money to take the characters he created in 1993 to the next level and a larger audience. VL NewsTaco CULTURE THURSDAY By […]
More Latinos are needed in the Federal Workforce, but there is a vital step for young men
SPONSORED CONTENT By NewsTaco (2.5 minute read) According to the Federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) there are 1.4 million federal employees – and of these only 8.4 percent are […]
California House race is a test of Latino, Korean influence
*This will be very interesting to watch. This is the race to fill the seat left vacant when Xavier Becerra left congress to become California’s Attorney General. The vote is […]
A Proposed New Tax, Mainly On Latinos, To Pay For Trump’s Border Wall
*This happened yesterday, while the rest of us were mesmerized by the Peckinpahesque implosion of the Trump administration, congress was moving a piece of legislation that would fund the Trumpian […]
Trump’s Border Wall: A ‘Progress’ Report
* By Jane C. Timm, NBC News (7.5 minute read) More than four months into his term, how close is President Donald Trump to making good on his signature […]
Spanish-speaking Patients Looking for Someone to Talk To
*The lack of Latino health professionals means many patients don’t get the treatments they need. Here’s a real world consequence: Nearly 1 in 5 Latinos suffers a mental health problem that could […]
After Reporting Protesters to ICE, Texas Lawmaker Threatens to Shoot Colleague
*Of all the stories written about the Memorial Day legislator scuffle in Texas, this one from the Tribune News Service and published in Governing, has the most complete background and context. […]
