Declining white population is spawning fears, bias

Declining white population is spawning fears, bias

Victor Landa July 23, 2018

Over the last three decades, demographers have told us that there would come a day when the declining white population would become less than half of the U.S. population. The […]

Post-hurricane rebuilding will be done by undocumented workers — and they need protection

Victor Landa October 13, 2017

In Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, mammoth hurricanes have left behind a colossal amount of work. The cleanup and reconstruction efforts are going to take years. That […]

In Trump’s Most Important County, a Surge of Hispanic Voters

NewsTaco November 7, 2016

*Some observers say that Florida Latinos will stop Trumps electoral advance early on Election Day. VL By Joshua Green, Bloomberg Politics (5 minute read) Donald Trump’s campaign has always understood that […]

The Story of Marlins Pitcher José Fernández Is One of Courage

NewsTaco September 26, 2016

*Fernández’s death is shocking and sad. Miami’s fan base and the entire MLB mourns today. VL By Jason Page, NBC News (2.5 minute read)  Imagine arriving in the United States […]

Carlos Lopez-Cantera Sworn In As Florida’s First Hispanic Lieutenant Governor

Mary Mata February 4, 2014

By Bill Cotterell, Reuters/Huffington Post TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb 3 (Reuters) – Florida Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera, a longtime legislative insider and the first Hispanic to hold that office, was sworn […]

The winning art – and the artist – of the American Latino Museum Design Contest

Mary Mata June 21, 2013

By Kristina Puga, NBCLatino Two decades ago, Ana Maria Villegas was a chemical engineering professor in her native Mexico City, and last year, she almost lost her life due to a bout with […]

Florida Gov. vetoes immigrant driver license bill

Mary Mata June 5, 2013

By Steve Bousquet, Tampa Bay Times Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed children of immigrants who are not U.S. citizens to get Florida driver […]

Florida Republicans Target Foreign Language Voting

Mary Mata April 18, 2013

By Marc Caputo, Miami Herald Desiline Victor, the 102-year-old North Miami voter who became a symbol of Florida’s elections woes, could again find it tough to cast a ballot now […]

Aprendiendo in the Outdoors

Mary Mata March 7, 2013

By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco We highlight getting to the Outdoors for a wide range of benefits, especially relating to physical and cognitive health. But a recent story by the National […]

Pre-Election Polls Got it Wrong in Florida

Mary Mata November 15, 2012

By Casey A. Kolfstad, Latino Decisions Gary Segura recently provided a discussion of how exit polls often misrepresent Latino voters (Badly!), pointing out that exit polls often rely on small samples […]