Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs ‘sanctuary cities’ ban into law on Facebook Live
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs ‘sanctuary cities’ ban into law on Facebook Live
*Why you should read this: Because Texas has now morphed into Arizona of 2010. VL By James Barragán, Dallas News (5 minute read) AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott has signed […]
‘Sanctuary Cities’ Bill Attacks Immigrants Who Made ‘Texas Miracle’ Possible
*Why you should read this: Because Latino legislators staged an epic battle in defense of sanctuary cities in Red-State Texas. Because the fight lasted until past 3am. VL The Texas […]
The real story of Latino immigrants – setting roots
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (3 minute read) Buried in the fourteenth and fifteenth paragraph of a Pew Hispanic Center FacTank post is the future of Latinos in the U.S. That’s […]
The number of undocumented is at a longtime low. And it has nothing to do with Trump
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2.5 minute read) I’m going to put this out there before certain tenants in the White House take cold facts and spin-off derivative alternate ones. […]
‘We’re hoping for a miracle’: Dallas lawmaker is fasting to protest Texas sanctuary cities bill
*Why you should read this: Because the battle over sanctuary cities is real and Texas, for the moment, is the front line. VL By Julieta Chiquillo, The Dallas Morning News […]
The Trump immigration farce
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1.5 minute read) Jeff Sessions is taking a tour of the U.S-Mexico border. He’s doubling-down on an immigration message that, when you scratch beneath the surface, […]
Real news – Immigration hard line could: cause $8 milk, affect your health, change voting registration
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (3.5 minute read) I read three stories today that show why we need to keep talking about immigration, even though some of us may be getting […]
Long-Lost Photos Reveal Life of Mexican Migrant Workers in 1950s America
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1 minute read) TIME magazine has published a series of revealing photographs of the Bracero program from 1957. Sixty years ago the Saturday Evening Post […]
Trump’s Wall: How Much Money Does the Government Have For It Now?
$20 million. That’s enough to cover the cost of seven miles of wall. By T. Christian Miller, ProPublica (3.5 minute read) During the campaign, President Donald Trump promised to build a wall […]
Laughter, fear and Trump at the Spanish-language circus
*Why you should read this: Because it’s a good story. Because it shows the Trump effect from an unexpected place – circus attendance is down because of fear of deportation. […]
