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In Trump’s Most Important County, a Surge of Hispanic Voters

NewsTaco November 7, 2016

*Some observers say that Florida Latinos will stop Trumps electoral advance early on Election Day. VL By Joshua Green, Bloomberg Politics (5 minute read) Donald Trump’s campaign has always understood that […]

If you’re Latina, congratulations, you start making equal money today

NewsTaco November 2, 2016

Why Hispanic homebuyers are key to the housing market’s recovery

NewsTaco October 18, 2016

Latino unemployment rises to 6.0 in September

NewsTaco October 7, 2016

*You’ll hear reports that the employment picture in the U.S. is getting better, and it is, overall. But when you dive in to the Latino employment numbers, there’s another story. […]

The Mexican peso says Hillary Clinton won the first US presidential debate

NewsTaco September 27, 2016

*Looking for a different way to see who won last night’s debate? Check out the Mexican peso. VL By Eshe Nelson, Quartz (1.5 minute read) For the best polling on the […]

The ugly truth behind the palatero GoFundMe campaign

NewsTaco September 15, 2016

*The ugly truth is that Latino elderly are not prepared or retirement. VL By Jorge Rivas, Fusion (4 minute read)  Joel Cervantes Macias says he took this now-famous picture of […]

New Census data show strong 2015 earnings with Latinos seeing fastest growth

NewsTaco September 14, 2016

*The good news? That Latino earnings are up to $62,950. The bad? That 28.9 percent of Latinos younger than 18 live in poverty. VL By Valerie Wilson, Economic Policy Institute […]