Category Archives: Immigration
Study: Undocumented Imms Don’t Really Bring Down Wages
I just read this high falutin study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta titled, “The Wage Impact of Undocumented Workers.” Most the March study is thick and academic, in the sense that it describes research methods, but here’s the gist … Continue reading
Quelino Ojeda Jimenez And The Cost Of No Immigration Reform
[A News Taco Post] Okay, this is a really, really sad story that takes us to the extremes of why we all need immigration reform in this country from The Chicago Tribune. Thanks to Graeme for the tip. Quelino Ojeda Jimenez, 20, an … Continue reading
As Latinos Become White, The U.S. Becomes Latino
[A News Taco Post] Recently, the idea that Latinos shouldn’t receive focused political attention because eventually, like Italian and Irish immigrants before them, they will eventually assimilate and become “white” has been tossed around. Particularly, this idea has been tossed around by … Continue reading
Enough With The War On Drugs Already!
[A News Taco Post] Twenty year-old Marisol Marisol Valles García took over as police chief in a small town of Praxedis G. Guerrero on the outskirts of Ciudad Juárez after no one else would last October. She was a mother and a student … Continue reading
What’s a Pocho?
[A NewsTaco Post] January 21, 2011 What’s a pocho, or a pocha for that matter? It’s a question that’s not confusing to me, butmy piece last week about how dating Latinos doesn’t make me racist generated some commenters who didn’t … Continue reading
Now That It Doesn’t Matter, Rahm Emanuel Supports DREAM Act
[A NewsTaco Post] January 17, 2010 I can take politicking, but I can’t stand blatant lying. Rahm Emanuel, the former White House Chief of Staff, is taking a cue from John McCain in basically totally fabricating the past to suit … Continue reading
Rahm Emanuel’s Latino Strategy Better Shape Up To Win Chicago
[A NewsTaco Post] December 28, 2010 Rahm Emanuel has left the White House and begun to work his way towards the mayor’s office in Chicago. His website is making a very obviously play on his recent experience as President Barack Obama’s Chief … Continue reading
Poverty Forcing Latinos Into Segregated Neighborhoods
[A NewsTaco post] Census data released today apparently shows that Latinos continue to live in segregated communities — that is with mostly other Latino neighbors — whereas whites and blacks have become more integrated since the last Census. The proof: Segregation … Continue reading
AZ Loses $605M, Has A $31B Latino Market
[A NewsTaco post] November 29, 2010 Okay, these are the facts. Arizona passed SB 1070. About 100,000 Latinos left the state. Lots of people, like celebrities and professional organizations, called for a boycott of the state. The result is that Arizona has lost about $605 … Continue reading
Electoral Repercussions: GOP Redistricting
[A NewsTaco post] November 22, 2010 You knew it was coming, and, now it’s here: Gerrymandering time! The GOP is set to control much of the redistricting for future electoral boundaries all over the country,The Washington Post took a look at … Continue reading