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Before We Bicker on Immigration, Let’s Agree on Definitions
February 3, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
If we’re going to get anywhere in this looming immigration debate, we’ve got to start in the same room, using words we all understand. I don’t mean this in a figurative sense, I mean it literally. continue reading »
Why Democrats Don’t Have to Worry About Ted Cruz?
February 2, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
Not too long ago Ruben Navarette wrote a most revealing column entitled “Democrats should worry about up-and-comer Cruz. The column goes on to extol Cruz’s conservative values and how they perfectly matched those of the Hispanic community. continue reading »
GOP: Latinos We Are Just Not That Into You
January 27, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
Last week I got a call from a Hispanic Republican activist asking what it would take to increase the Latino vote. I told her, “It’s simple, Republicans need to fund outreach grassroots initiatives, invite Latino influencers to the discussion table, create a Latino friendly policy and sell it.” continue reading »
Latinos Part of High Level Post Inaugural Rumor Mill
January 26, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
One of the interesting things about being in Washington DC for a few days after a presidential inaugural is the sifting through the residual rumors. It’s a lot like walking a shoreline after a storm, all sorts of things catch your eye. continue reading »
Latinos Getting Fracked?
January 13, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
2012 closed with an interesting note: As reported in this article from Reuters, the term “fracking” was more popular than “climate change” in US online searches. continue reading »
Voting Rights: A Sleeper Issue for Latino Community
January 12, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
Here’s a small blip on the radar that’s sure to be getting brighter this year: Six out of the nine states covered under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act are supporting a challenge, in the Supreme Court, that could overturn one of the strongest tools that advocates have in their defense of voting rights. continue reading »
I Told You So! Latino Power Surge Decades in the Making
January 6, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
¿Sabes que? “I Told You So!” I told you all that the Latino vote would play a decisive role in this presidential election. continue reading »
Immigration Reform is Opportunity for Latino Leadership
January 5, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
Twenty eight Latinos were sworn into the 113th Congress today. That’s enough to put a new notch on the Latino political wall – there have never been that many Latinos in congress before. Neither has there been a more polarized congress, at least not since the civil war. continue reading »
Getting More Latinos in the Outdoors
December 23, 2012 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
This past week, a story via NPR highlighted another benefit of taking to the outdoors. The story referenced a study indicating how participation in nature activities has positive effects on cognition, specifically creativity. As the study notes: continue reading »
Connecticut Shooting About Gun Reform, Not Education Reform
December 22, 2012 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
I’ve remained silent watching the news about the funerals for the victims—especially the children—of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. I watched two parents on CNN last night talk about the loss of their daughter. continue reading »
Latinos as Consumers and Producers of Organic Food
December 16, 2012 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
What comes to mind with the mention of “organic” food? How about in combination with the term “Latino”? continue reading »
November Employment Numbers are Better, But Not For Latinos
December 9, 2012 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
The official Bureau of Labor Statistics summary, released this morning, paints a picture that many people are feeling good about: Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 146,000 in November, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.7 percent. continue reading »
Can Latinos Change Utah From Red to Blue?
December 8, 2012 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
It’s known as the reddest of the red states. And a recent article in the Ogden Standard-Examiner reiterated the fact: In a state considered among the reddest in the United States, the increasing number of Hispanic voters in Utah could eventually begin to soften some of that red influence. continue reading »
The Dilemma of Higher Education Facing Latinos
December 2, 2012 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
One of the questions Latinos face in our time is the pursuit of higher education. The only reason this is an issue is due to the high cost of obtaining a degree and the prospects of finding employment with it. The high unemployment and underemployment scale has many re-evaluating conventional wisdom. continue reading »
Immigration and the Lame Duck Congress
December 1, 2012 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
What a difference an election makes. Take, for instance, immigration. Wasn’t it a mere handful of weeks ago that Republicans were staunchly stalwart in their opposition to any and all immigration reform? Now there’s talk of a GOP led immigration bill to be considered by the lame duck Congress. continue reading »
Bill O’Reilly is Right, I Do Want Things
November 25, 2012 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
It’s not often that I agree with Bill O’Reilly, and I’ve definitely never been moved to write about it. But on the eve of the election, as votes were being counted, O’Reilly, the FOX News personality, was on FOX giving his opinion on why it appeared that President Obama was poised to win. continue reading »
A Tale of Two Communities and Contaminated Water
November 24, 2012 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
This past week two stories stood out identifying two communities of color different in many ways but connected by a common challenge: contaminated water. continue reading »
Latino Money: The Missed Political Story of 2012
November 18, 2012 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
Here’s something interesting that bubbled up in the wake of last week’s election: 4% of all itemized political contributions this year came from mostly Latino neighborhoods. continue reading »
Latinos Aren’t a Sleeping Giant. Latinos are Awake, Standing and Listening.
November 17, 2012 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
There’s a difference between waking up and standing up. And there comes a point where old, tired analogies should be scuttled. Latino politics are at that point; the recent national election emphasized it with several ending exclamation marks. continue reading »
5 Things the Next President Should Learn About Latinos
November 4, 2012 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
Regardless of who wins the Presidential race next Tuesday, there is one undeniable factor in the mix this election: the rise of the importance of the Latino electorate. continue reading »
