US officials must now say “illegal aliens,” not “undocumented immigrants”

US officials must now say “illegal aliens,” not “undocumented immigrants”

Victor Landa July 27, 2018

The US Department of Justice wants US attorneys offices to stop referring to undocumented immigrants, the term that media and immigrant advocates have increasingly used to refer to people who […]

A fight among Texas legislators, a civil rights budget cut, a US citizen detained by ICE – Is this a “new normal?”

NewsTaco May 30, 2017

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (4 minute read)    A Memorial Day scuffle on the floor of the Texas legislature reminded me of something Mexican Writer Carlos Fuentes is reported to […]

The Trump immigration farce

NewsTaco April 21, 2017

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, […]

Does the “New Trump Era” have human selective breeding at its core? It’s not as crazy as it sounds.

NewsTaco April 12, 2017

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2.5 minute read)    eff Sessions was at the U.S.-Mexico border yesterday. The Attorney General was in Nogales, Arizona, speaking to a group of Customs and […]

Why Sen. Jeff Sessions’ record in Alabama could complicate his confirmation

NewsTaco January 10, 2017

*This is happening today and it affects all Americans. Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, the most powerful law enforcement officer in the country, has a documented history […]

Jeff Sessions to take over Senate panel overseeing immigration

NewsTaco January 27, 2015

*Gird your loins, this is going to be a rough ride. VL By Seung Min Kim, Politico Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), one of the most relentless critics of the Obama […]

House Republican Leaders To Outline Immigration Principles

Mary Mata January 30, 2014

By Associated Press/Huffington Post Latino Voices WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders plan to outline broad immigration principles, including legalization for the 11 million immigrants living here illegally, to the […]