Latin@ high school students are rising to protest hateful SB 4 law in Texas.

Texas High Schoolers Rise Against Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Law

Victor Landa July 15, 2017

By Viri Sanchez and Karla Quinones  (2.5 minute read) Four months ago, on February 16, thousands of high school students across Texas joined in a collective effort to stand up […]

The Trump whisperer: Marco Rubio has the president’s ear on Latin America

Victor Landa July 6, 2017

*This should surprise no one, there is no structure at the State Department to deal with Latin America, and Marco Rubio has emerged as Trump’s hemispheric expert – think Cuba […]

Trump nods to Cuban exiles, rolls back ties: Experts react

NewsTaco June 19, 2017

*The only people who seem to benefit from the Trumpian Cuba roll-back are the entrenched anti-Castro Cuban exiles in Miami. And aside from some travel restrictions, not much has changed […]

Trump’s Border Wall: A ‘Progress’ Report

NewsTaco May 30, 2017

* 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 […]

The face of Latin American migration is rapidly changing. US policy isn’t keeping up

NewsTaco April 6, 2017

*Why you should read this: Because Trump’s rhetoric has been specifically anti-Mexican, but migration from there is at a standstill. Because Trump’s policies address a perceived problem from a past […]

Why Chicanos Love Fidel Castro But Hate Cuban Exile Politics

NewsTaco December 2, 2016

*A very interesting point of view. Especially in light of this past election when Cuban-Americans and Mexican-Americans voted very differently. VL By Gabriel San Roman, OC Weekly (9 minute read) […]

Trump Embraces Caudillo Politics as Latin America Shuns It

NewsTaco November 23, 2016

*This is an opinion piece, written by Diego Von Vacano, an associate professor of political science at Texas A&M University. Vacano writes that the Trump figure is well known to […]

Colombia President Will Donate Nobel Peace Prize Money to Victims

NewsTaco October 12, 2016

*Juan Manuel Santos managed to broker peace with the FARC guerillas. Now he’s working on a peace deal with the National Liberation Army (ELN). VL By Associated Press (2.5 minute read) […]

Dominican Court Ends Citizenship of Some Residents

Mary Mata September 27, 2013

By The Associated Press/The New York Times SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Thousands of Dominican Republic residents have been thrown into limbo by a ruling from the country’s highest court […]

What Latino Community?

Mary Mata July 25, 2013

By Hector Luis Alamo, Jr., Gozamos The Atlantic slave trade stripped many black people of their heritage to the point where they refer to themselves nowadays with the simple label “African […]