operation wetback
Trump’s Muslim Ban Prepares the Way for Another “Operation Wetback”
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (5 minute read) A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will decide today whether Donald Trump’s temporary ban against travelers from seven Muslim […]
Operation Wetback, the 1950s immigration policy Donald Trump loves, explained
*An excellent primer on “Operation Wetback.” Writer Dara Lind explains who was deported, how, how many and why. Contrary to what Trump says, it wasn’t “humane,” and it wasn’t successful. Forty-nine […]
Donald Trump Defends ‘Operation Wetback’ Plan for Deporting Illegal Immigrants
*The idea that Trump would “defend” operation wetback is outrageous. The fact that he would think it’s OK to defend it explains why 67% of Latinos have a “very negative” […]
Nebraska GOPer opposing Dreamer rights uses ‘wetback’ racial slur in front of fourth grade class
*Consider this the one-step-back for the two-steps-forward. VL By David Edwards, Raw Story Democrats in the Nebraska Senate said this week that state Sen. Bill Kintner (R) went too far […]
Loving v Virginia and its legacy for Latinos: interracial marriage fifty years later
*As much as Trump may want to build a wall to keep us out, and as much as white America may want to vote us out, America is browning, irreversibly. […]
Hillary’s stand with Latinos
*Aaron Sanchez raises a good question. Should we accept a politics of platitudes? America has not always been welcoming to its immigrants. It would be good to hear politicians speak […]
The Republican’s Latino Problem
*Aaron Sanchez explores the idea that the Republican “Latino problem” stems from the fact that most Republican Latinos aren’t like the rest of Latinos in the U.S. (I emphasize the […]
Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses—We Have Private Prisons to Fill
By Forrest Wilder, Texas Observer When Jose Rios walked into a Bank of America branch last year, he hoped to open an account for the car repair shop he owned. He didn’t […]
I Do Not Want To Translate All Latinos For You
I am not the national spokeswoman for all Latinos. In fact, I have never claimed in any even ambiguous way to represent Latinos at all. As a matter of fact, […]
Fighting for the DREAM At The State Level
By Matias Ramos, otherwords.org When a group of undocumented young people took the stage at an immigration reform rally outside the White House in late July, they had a catchy chant: “Hey, […]