Kushner floats deal of permanent protections for 1.8 million dreamers, LULAC chief says

Kushner floats deal of permanent protections for 1.8 million dreamers, LULAC chief says

Victor Landa January 25, 2019

WASHINGTON – Top White House adviser Jared Kushner told members of Latino advocacy organizations on Thursday that President Donald Trump was willing to give 1.8 million Dreamers permanent protections from deportation […]

White House to host Latino groups for immigration reform meeting

Victor Landa January 24, 2019

Washington (CNN)The White House will hold a meeting with Latino stakeholder organizations Thursday afternoon to discuss immigration reform, which could lead to a potential deal to end the government shutdown, […]

LULAC Sues Texas, Others Over Electoral College Vote System

Victor Landa February 26, 2018

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A coalition of activists and attorneys is suing Texas and three other states over their “winner-take-all” system of allocating Electoral College votes. The goal is to […]

LULAC Members Push For New Leadership Amid Immigration Debate

Victor Landa February 12, 2018

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – LULAC, the oldest Latino civil rights organization in the U.S. is facing turmoil over its leader’s initial support for President Donald Trump’s immigration plan and it comes […]

Podcast Episode 1: Latinos and the Iowa Caucuses, part one

NewsTaco January 29, 2016

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Latinos are 5 percent of the population in Iowa, that’s a given. Iowa Latinos have never gotten attention from presidential candidates or the media because of their […]

History of Latino Conservatism (Part 1)

NewsTaco December 17, 2015

*I’ll start with what I don’t like about this article. It’s a first part and it leaves you wanting to keep reading. There is so much about this that I […]

México emigrado y México esclavo

NewsTaco September 28, 2015

*Don’t miss this read. From the article: “We are the 43, just like we are the Syrian refugees in Europe.  We do not need to redeem Mexico with our return.  […]

In American politics, se habla español

NewsTaco August 3, 2015

*The use of Spanish in American politics is not new. Latinos, especially Mexican-Americans, have known this for generations. In fact, I’d say that part of the problem with low Latino […]

LULAC Asks Congress to Save Land and Water Conservation Fund

NewsTaco July 27, 2015

By Brent Wilkes, LULAC Sometimes it’s easy to take things for granted. We may spend a Saturday with our families at a soccer game or cookout in a park, not […]

LULAC brings its 86-year battle for equality to Utah

NewsTaco July 7, 2015

By By Brent Wilkes, LULAC In the last two years, there has been a wave of police brutality against people of color. Last month, a 14-year-old girl in McKinney, Texas, was […]