Latinos still feeling effects of recession

Latinos still feeling effects of recession

NewsTaco July 22, 2014

*The recession is over … but the news hasn’t reached most Latinos. VL By Matt Barreto, Latino Decisions A new poll of Latino registered voters finds that over half of […]

Latino Joblessness Rose, But Employers Added 157K Jobs

Mary Mata February 4, 2013

By Fox News Latino The unemployment rate for the nation’s largest minority group rose to 9.7 percent in January from 9.6 percent in December, according to a labor report. Click […]

Energy Efficiency Can Help Us Turn The Economy Around

Mary Mata December 29, 2011

By David Golstein Recent economic news is not encouraging. The New York Times reports that when it comes to recovery, “experts see a false dawn.” One particularly troubling area is housing, where […]

Latino Birth Rate Drops During Recession

Mary Mata November 29, 2011

Since 2007, the number of Latino babies born in the U.S. has dropped by 11% — or below 1 million in 2010. This is particularly of interest because it has […]

Latinos Vital To Chicago’s Economy

Mary Mata November 16, 2011

A new report found that Chicago’s local Latino population is a vital contributor to the local economy. The report, “The State of Latino Chicago 201: The New Equation”, by the […]

SoCal Latinos Criticize Obama At White House Summit

Mary Mata November 7, 2011

Over the weekend the White House held a Latino policy summit at the University of California at Riverside. Apparently, residents took White House Hispanic Community Action Summit as a chance […]

Disappointment, Disorganization At #OccupyPhoenix

Mary Mata October 18, 2011

By Esteban and Elizabeth Garcia Phoenix, Arizona — The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s changed our country forever. We went from a segregated society to all men being equal — […]

NewsTaco Visits Occupy LA

Mary Mata October 10, 2011

Los Angles, California — On a recent Sunday NewsTaco editors Sara Inés Calderón and Renée Saldaña visited the Occupy LA protestors in downtown. Tents, children, dogs, signs, fliers and a […]

Class Warfare: Occupy Wall Street, The Board Game

Mary Mata October 6, 2011

Throughout the country protesters have gathered in the financial centers of major cities to voice frustrations over corporate greed, and, in the movement’s opinion, to bring attention to Wall Street’s […]

Obama Enunciates Spanish, Latino Voter Outreach Strategy

Mary Mata September 29, 2011

So my favorite part of President Barack Obama’s Latino roundtable yesterday was how wonderfully he pronounced “Puerto Rico” and “Calderón” when answering questions that came from the readers and viewers […]