Hispanic Caucus to Homeland Security conferees: No more money for immigrant detention or a wall
Hispanic Caucus to Homeland Security conferees: No more money for immigrant detention or a wall
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Joaquin Castro and 20 members of his caucus sent a letter to the Homeland Security conferees urging them not to appropriate any more money for immigrant detention or a […]
Border congressman among highest funded by group running immigrant detention centers
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, has received $32,400 in political contributions from a company that operates immigrant detention centers — the second most of any elected official in the country […]
Julián Castro addresses potential presidential run in 2020
*Castro for President in 2020? He didn’t say no. VL By Kelsey Bradshaw, mySA (1.5 minute read) San Antonio native and former Mayor Julián Castro continued to fuel the 2020 […]
Castro will not run for U.S. Senate
By Victor Laneda, NewsTaco (i.5 minute read) Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) says he will not be running for the U.S. Senate against Ted Cruz. Castro had promised to make […]
Democrats Joaquin Castro, Beto O’Rourke Join Thousands at Dallas Immigration March
*Why you should read this: Because this is the kind of repeated action that’s needed to keep the human side of the immigration issue in the public’s consciousness. VL By […]
To beat Ted Cruz, Beto O’Rourke plans to throw out the Democratic playbook
*Why you should read this: Because it’s official, El Paso’s Congressman, Beto O’Rourke announced his candidacy to unseat Senator Ted Cruz in 2018. VL By Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune […]
Rep. Joaquin Castro, who’s mulling Ted Cruz’s senate post, says seat is ‘winnable’
*I’m hearing a steady drum beat. This is getting interesting. VL By Serafin Gómes, Fox News Latino PHILADELPHIA – Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro hinted he may jump into the Senate […]
Latino, Other Lawmakers Oppose GOP Requiring Use of ‘Alien,’ ‘Illegal Alien’
*Remember how Rep. Joaquin Castro had written a letter suggesting that the federal government stop using the term “illegal alien,” and how the Library of Congress decided it would no […]
The Interview: Rosie Castro
*What I like about this interview is that it reminds us that Latino politics didn’t pop-up recently on Twitter. The place Latinos have achieved is a work in progress that […]
Eva Longoria’s Production Company Developing Show Based on the Castro Twins for ABC
*I’m torn. It’s great, but really? It’s flattering-ish I guess, because it feels like grandma’s hanging a picture of the Castro twins next to the picture of the Pope in […]
