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Immigration UnReform
June 15, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
One of the funniest and saddest things I have observed in my carrier as a political commentator is the multi-ring circus currently performing in Washington DC in the halls of Congress. continue reading »
1.4 Million Latino Voters Are Not Asleep
June 8, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
1.4 million more Latinos voted in the 2012 presidential election than in 2008. The number seems to be lost in the latest round of national political speculation. continue reading »
Otra Ves, Racism, Racism, Racism
June 2, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
Bueno, it took a totally nonpolitical person to help bring contemporary racism to the surface. Currently, you have politicians saying that the days of racism, those halcyon days of 1965, are over. We, as society, have moved beyond the racist appeals of fringe groups such as the nazi’s or klansmen. continue reading »
Cleveland Kidnapping Shines Light on Latino Community
May 25, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
We have tiny attention spans. I won’t expand further, you can Google it yourself; here’s a LINK to get you started. I mention this because it’s been a scant few days since the Cleveland kidnapping story appalled us, and already we’ve moved on to other headlines. But if you’re Latino and live in Cleveland, the story festers. continue reading »
Heritage Foundation Between a Rock and a Hard Place
May 19, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
If you’re looking for the Heritage Foundation today, look behind the rock next to the hard place. You’ll find the Heritage between the two, acting like it doesn’t have a care in the world. You get the sense of it by the silence. continue reading »
The Latino Vote: Good News & Work To Do
May 11, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
At first glance, yeah, Latino voters are “punching below their weight,” as a Pew press release succinctly put it. The Latino voter turn-out rate in the past presidential election was a paltry 48% – to quote Pew again – ,”far below that of whites (64.1%) or blacks (66.2%).” continue reading »
Immigration Bill Compromise Is A Potential Political Sea Change
April 20, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
It’s 844 pages long. It’s been a long time coming. And it’s a compromise. So it’s a daunting read, a sigh of relief and…better than nothing. I’m not a big fan of compromises, because both sides lose something in the process. continue reading »
How Walmart, ExxonMobil, and Coke Buy Latino Friends in Congress
April 14, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
Here’s a biting piece published this week by Mother Jones that takes a chomp at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. It accuses the CHCI of influence peddling to raise funds: continue reading »
Potential Amnesty Program Requires Undocs Pay Taxes
April 7, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
The immigration reform debate is complicated and filled with nuance, case in point is the discussion over whether undocumented workers pay income tax and whether they should be made to do so as a requisite of legalizing their status. continue reading »
As Immigration Reform Looms, What Comes Next?
March 31, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
If there was ever a doubt about what the majority of Americans are thinking regarding immigrants and immigration, a just-published Pew Research Center for People & the Press study has put an emphatic period at the end of it. continue reading »
Invisible Racism - It’s Not the Racism of Your Parent’s Day
March 24, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
I’ve been watching the discussions over immigration reform and the civil rights movement for a number of years. I began reading about racism while I was still in the Army. I remember getting into trouble as a young Second Lieutenant for having a copy of Eldridge Cleaver’s “Soul on Ice.” continue reading »
Libro Traficante - Smuggling Banned Books Into Arizona
March 17, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
We’re big fans of Tony Diaz, AKA el Librotraficante, and the work he’s doing to shed light on the issue of banned Latino books. When the books were banned in Arizona, he became a book trafficker to take (smuggle?) them in… continue reading »
Timely Time in Latin America
March 17, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
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 get me wrong. But, we have never had a comprehensive policy since the early nineteenth century and then it was only warning the world that Latin America was our backyard and there was no room for other exploiters. continue reading »
Scrutiny and the Rise of New Online Networks
March 9, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
One of the primary questions at the start of a relationship is “Can I trust you?” The same is true on online relationships and in the process of vetting new connections and networks. Everyone gets invites to join this or that and if you don’t have a previous relationship or personally know the person IRL (in real life) then you might be suspicious of the attempt to connect. continue reading »
Is It Time For A New Voting Rights Act?
March 3, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
For all of the anticipation leading up to the Voting Rights challenge at the U. S. Supreme Court there are a couple of things that bubbled to the surface and that are worth noting in it’s wake: Justice Scalia’s “racial entitlement” comment and the idea that maybe we’re better off with judicial creative destruction, where Section 5 is struck down to make room for a new, more comprehensive voting rights enforcement code. continue reading »
A Deep Dive: Losing the Latino Vote
March 2, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
This isn’t being talked about very loudly in Latino political circles, in fact, it hasn’t been talked about loudly for a long time. But it has been acknowledged and mulled over by many people for many years. continue reading »
McCain Confronts Radical Right on Immigration (VIDEO)
February 23, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
No one said selling immigration reform was going to be easy. Sure, there seems to be bipartisan agreement that reform should be done, especially after the schooling that the GOP received regarding Latino voters and the future of national elections. continue reading »
Deja El Plastico: Latino Efforts in Banning Plastic Bags
February 16, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
Currently in California, campaigns and debates over “ban the bag” have risen in various cities. Most recently there was an effort at the state level that failed. Nonetheless, many municipalities have been successful throughout the state in implementing local bans on plastic bans. continue reading »
Piensale al Pescado: What Fish is on Your Plate?
February 10, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
As Latinos we eat all kind and type of fish—at least as reflected how I grew up and based on the menus of any typical Mexican or Latino restaurant. continue reading »
Colbert Satirizes GOP’s “Hispanic Outreach” - MUST WATCH!
February 9, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
In case you missed it, Steven Colbert took a satirical swipe at the GOP’s recently announced “Hispanic Outreach” during his nightly program on Comedy Central. continue reading »
