Jill Stein Is The Only Presidential Candidate Embracing the Term Latinx This Election

Jill Stein Is The Only Presidential Candidate Embracing the Term Latinx This Election

NewsTaco October 4, 2016

*I’m not a fan of the whole Latinx thing because I get mired in pronouns: is it hx, shx, thxm, hxr, and what about our? Xxr? Anyway . . . VL […]

Tuesday’s numbers

NewsTaco September 27, 2016

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The Latino daily subscribers get a daily dose of Latino numbers – about the economy, education, health, census, immigration –  in their inbox as part of […]

U.S. Latino Population Growth and Dispersion Has Slowed Since the Onset of the Great Recession

NewsTaco September 9, 2016

*Lower Latino migration and birthrates mean Latinos are no longer the fastest growing group in the U.S. VL By  Renee Stepler and Mark Hugo Lopez, Pew Research Center The nation’s […]

the Latino daily – Your Friday morning brief

NewsTaco June 24, 2016

José Landaverde, an Anglican Catholic priest and community activist, has begun a protest walk that will take him from his from his Guadalupe Church parish in Chicago’s Little Village to […]

For Many Latinos, Race Is More Culture Than Color

NewsTaco January 25, 2016

*This is an old issue, but this article focuses, in part, on the political consequences of the answer. Political representation (voting districts) is divided by racial identification with the idea […]

New Census data shows Latinos driving shift in U.S. population demographic

NewsTaco June 25, 2015

*This is a lot like watching food cook. We know what’s happening, it’s been happening since before the 2000 Census discovered Latinos. The growth is statistically undeniable and the yearly […]

A gorgeous visualization of 200 years of immigration to the US

NewsTaco March 19, 2015

*Two things I like very much here: data visualization and context. This is a very cool, interactive way to see how immigrants have come to the U.S., from all over […]

Damien Cave: On The Way North

NewsTaco July 9, 2014

*I grew up where I-35 begins, at its southernmost point.  I always imagined a trip like the one Damien Cave took, straight up to Duluth, MN. I was curious about […]

Latino Whiteness? They’re Asking the Wrong Question

NewsTaco May 22, 2014

Victor Landa, NewsTaco Here’s a fact: In the 2010 Census many Latinos, given the option, chose to identify as “white,” as opposed to black or Asian. Other Latinos chose to […]

Not Just Cubans: Many Latinos Now Call Miami Home

Mary Mata March 7, 2014

By Carmen Sesín, NBCNews MIAMI — After studying medicine in Caracas, Venezuela, Luis Arias packed his bags and headed to Miami for his residency, and later to Boston to complete […]