5 Reasons To Reconsider Child Labor

5 Reasons To Reconsider Child Labor

Mary Mata July 21, 2011

El Guapo is a problem-solver. It is his nature.  He usually slaps on his finest hairnet, jumps into his trusty lowrider, Rocinante, and travels the world righting wrongs and attacking […]

GOP Cuts To Medicaid Would Devastate Latino Families, Kids

Mary Mata

[Editor’s Note: The following comes courtesy SEIU.] By Dr. L. Toni Lewis Medicaid covers one of every two Latino children across this country, and one of every four adults. It […]

Books At Home Can Benefit Your Child’s Literacy

Mary Mata July 19, 2011

My son is almost one year old. It will still be a couple of years before he’s reading, but as his father I’ve made sure he already has more books […]

Take Your DREAM (Act) And Shove It, Young People

Mary Mata July 14, 2011

The DREAM Act — to put it succinctly — would provide young people who were brought to the United States as children an opportunity to work towards citizenship.  It has […]

Immigrant, Minority Babies Boosted Number Of U.S. Kids

Mary Mata July 13, 2011

Data from the 2010 Census indicates that immigrant and minority births boosted the nation’s share of children, which reached a record low of 24%. Since 2000, the number of children […]

Caylee & Brisenia: Why The Difference In Coverage?

NewsTaco July 6, 2011

When was the last time you heard Nancy Grace rail obnoxiously from the television screen about the murder of Brisenia Flores? You know who I’m talking about – it’s hard […]

Border Residents Delivered By Midwives Barred Entry To U.S.

Mary Mata June 30, 2011

By Jazmine Ulloa Published: May 13, 2010 IT WAS JUST ANOTHER SWELTERING MONDAY MORNING in August. Yuliana Trinidad Castro sat in her truck with her mother, sister, and newborn daughter, windows […]

Latina Army Wife Quits Job To Be With Husband On Leave

Mary Mata June 28, 2011

UPDATE: Wells Fargo Spokesman Joe Stroop told News Taco that the company is working with Mendez to find a mutually beneficial resolution to this issue. Cynthia Mendez was forced to […]

Alabama’s New Immigration Law Is Already Unconstitutional

Mary Mata

Alabama’s state law HB 56 that passed on June 9 is a racist piece of legislation because it deputizes state officials to carry out federal appraisals solely based on appearance […]

News Taco To Go: Latino Students, Babies, Immigrants & More

Mary Mata June 24, 2011

Georgia Sees Immigrant Farmworkers Aren’t So Replaceable Half Of Male Grads Of Color End Up in Jail, Jobless Or Dead White Babies In Minority, Latinos Growing On Both Coasts Outed […]