Timely Time in Latin America

Timely Time in Latin America

Mary Mata March 12, 2013

By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco One thing that has been lacking for many years and from many United States Administrations is a Latin American policy.  We have had policies, don’t […]

Obama to Nominate Thomas Perez as Labor Secretary

Mary Mata March 11, 2013

By Sari Horwitz and Lena H. Sun, Washington Post Thomas E. Perez, the likely nominee to be the next secretary of labor, was introduced to organized labor under traumatic circumstances. Perez was 12 […]

Faith Leaders to Obama: “Time Is Now” for Immigration Reform

Mary Mata

By Jordan Fabian, ABC/Univision President Obama on Friday met with over a dozen faith leaders at the White House who urged quick action to pass immigration reform. After speaking with […]

Joaquin Castro Says Obama ‘Needs to Be a Leader’ on the Budget

Mary Mata March 7, 2013

By Ron Fournier, National Journal Nothing angers President Obama and his allies more than suggesting that he bears even the minutest responsibility for resolving sequestration and the broader budget fights. He […]

Obama’s Popularity With Latinos Soars After Immigration Push

Mary Mata February 22, 2013

By Benjy Sarlin, Talking Points Memo Led by senators like John McCain (R-AZ) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), Republicans are now trying to craft a bipartisan immigration deal that they hope […]

White House Continues Own Work on Immigration Legislation

Mary Mata February 18, 2013

By Michael D. Shear, The New York Times The White House is working on early drafts of a comprehensive bill that would offer 11 million illegal immigrants a pathway to […]

How We Talk about Guns in My Chicago Classroom

Mary Mata February 15, 2013

By Ray Salazar, CNN During Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama spoke about gun violence, and he continues the discussion in Chicago today. He recognized in his speech, […]

State of the Union: 3 Things we Didn’t See Coming

NewsTaco February 14, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco For what it’s worth, President Obama’s State of the Union Speech delivered. In other words, it did what it was supposed to do: satisfy a constitutional […]

Young Latino Environment Goals for Obama’s (2nd) First 100 Days

Mary Mata February 13, 2013

By Latinovations While watching President Obama’s inauguration speech, Andrea Delgado felt a surge of optimism. Paradoxically, it was one of Obama’s more somber statements that gave her hope: his acknowledgement […]

How Is One Able to Get Absolutely Nothing Done?

Mary Mata February 11, 2013

By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Tuesday evening our president will deliver his annual State of the Union address to the nation when he will report as to how healthy our […]