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A Member on Trump’s Transition Team Spent 55 Pages Explaining How Latinos Already Make America Great
*We’ve been referring to the study mentioned in this piece all week on NewsTaco. Our Taquista friends at the Latino Donor Collaborative, who sponsored the study, sent us a copy […]
Rep. Cuellar Slams Trump Proposal to Hire Attorneys to Take Land for Border Wall
*Why you should read this: Because we need to keep up and stay informed about Trump’s policies more than his antics. Because landowners along the U.S.-Mexico border have already received […]
It Matters that Only Three Latinos are in Trump’s White House Staff
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2.5 minute read) By my count there are 94 people in President Trump’s White House staff. Three are Latinos, that’s about 3 percent of the […]
Don’t hold your breath, there will be no Latinos in Trump’s cabinet
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2.5 minute read) I’ve been joking this morning that [tweet_dis]if you were holding your breath waiting for Donald Trump to appoint a Latino to his […]
Trump team seeks agency records on border barriers, surveillance
*In case there was still any doubt about how Trump plans to go about implementing his immigration policy, there was a clear hint early last month. His transition team has […]
A Latina is in contention to be Trump Secretary of Agriculture
*Elsa Murano, 57, is a former undersecretary of Agriculture. The Cuban-born Texan is a former President of Texas A&M University. VL By Chris Clayton, The Progressive Farmer (3 minute read) […]
President-Elect Donald J. Trump Appoints Dr. Peter Navarro to Head the White House National Trade Council
*It’s a Latino appointment, but it’s not a cabinet position. VL By Margot Roosevelt, Orange County Register (2.5 minute read) Peter Navarro, a UC Irvine business professor who became one […]
Jovita Carranza in mix to be Trump’s U.S. trade rep
*There’s one! Maybe. Former Postal Service Administrator and former Deputy Director of the Small Business Administration Jovita Carranza met with Donald Trump for 11 minutes yesterday. The speculation is that […]
Lack of Latinos in Trump Presidential Cabinet Would Mark Alarming and Historic Step Backwards for Nation
*”At least one Latino has served in a presidential cabinet position since 1988, including a total of three during President George W. Bush’s two terms in office” -NALEO NALEO PRESS RELEASE […]
Update: No Latinos on Trump’s Cabinet *smirk*
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco So far, zilch. There are no Latinos in the President-elect’s nascent cabinet and inner circle. We’re keeping watch on it because you have to start at […]