Tom Perez says he’s in
Tom Perez says he’s in
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (4 minute read) First he said he was thinking about it, then he said he’d do it and now he did it. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez […]
Why is Russia Hacking Elections?
*Henry Flores says the Russian hacking of the U.S. election is what happens when you mix a despot with a narcissist. VL By Henry Flores, NewsTaco (4 minute read) The […]
A Latino head of the DNC would be historic – and it’s about time
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2 minute read) Word from Washington and reported in the New York Times say that Labor Secretary Thomas Perez “has told three senior Democrats that he […]
Santa Fe mayor also considering running for governor
*Sources confirm that Javier Gonzales is in fact running for Governor of New Mexico. The news was confirmed this morning. VL By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net Add Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales to […]
On The White Nationalist Hate List, Immigrants Now Trump Blacks
*This is scary because “immigrants” is white supremacist code for Latino. VL By Rosemary Eng, Northstar News Today/New America Media (5 minute read) The Southern Poverty Law Center says post-election […]
Wendy Carrillo, whose mother brought her to the country from El Salvador illegally, enters race for Becerra seat
*Carrillo is running for the seat to be vacated by Rep. Xavier Becerra. Former Assembly Speaker John A. Perez and Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez have announced their candidacy for the same seat. VL […]
A century and a half of Latino responses to anti-Mexican politics
*Terrific read! There’re some good historic points – we’ve seen this before. VL By Raúl A. Ramos, Texas Tribune/TribTalk (4 minute read) Bad hombres, rigged elections and dangerous immigrants sound like […]
Donald Trump did not win 34% of Latino vote in Texas. He won much less.
*The evidence is mounting that Donald Trump didn’t do as well as he and some analysts say he did. Texas Latinos soundly rejected his candidacy. VL By Francisco Pedraza and Bryan […]
AZ Gov. Doug Ducey never mentioned first Latino Arizona Supreme Court justice’s race
*What do you think? We want to celebrate our achievements, but without pandering. This is what it sounds like. VL By Robert Robb, The Arizona Republic (1.5 minute read) Last […]
The U.S. Congress and the Soft Bigotry Against Latino Chiefs of Staff
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I want to draw a contrast between a headline and a reality. First the headline: Will Trump appoint any Hispanics to his Cabinet? It comes from […]
