Trump’s Wall: How Much Money Does the Government Have For It Now?

Trump’s Wall: How Much Money Does the Government Have For It Now?

NewsTaco April 14, 2017

$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 […]

The face of Latin American migration is rapidly changing. US policy isn’t keeping up

NewsTaco April 6, 2017

*Why you should read this: Because Trump’s rhetoric has been specifically anti-Mexican, but migration from there is at a standstill. Because Trump’s policies address a perceived problem from a past […]

Survey of Texans in Congress finds little support for full border wall

NewsTaco December 20, 2016

*See, the closer you get to the border the less that stupid wall makes sense. VL By Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune (4 minute read)  WASHINGTON — Few, if any, […]

‘Door of Hope’ Event Opens Wall That Splits Families

NewsTaco November 29, 2016

*Do yourself a favor, read the entire article. It’s a good read. VL By Bianca Quilantan, New America Media (7 minute read) Laura Avila and her daughter Laura Vera Martinez waited […]

The Documented Border: An Open Access Digital Archive

NewsTaco October 10, 2014

*In full disclosure, I’m a border brat, so I think this is way cool. But even if I weren’t, this is important and for many reasons its time has come. […]

Meeting the Artists Along the US–Mexico Border

NewsTaco October 1, 2014

*This is a double dose of beauty and art. Border artists and their art, and the photos themselves. The story is that there’s more going on along the border, other […]

807AM En Nuevo Laredo

NewsTaco September 15, 2014

*The artist Navarro first came to my attention in the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, MO. He’s a native Chicagoan whose family went there from Nuevo Laredo, […]

Xicanosmotic Music @ the Border | Heavy Metal/Cumbia Edition

Mary Mata November 6, 2012

Habla Texas, Laredo-style From the textmex obsessed imagination of William A. Nericcio Gracias, gracias, gracias, to South Texas Valley artist Izel Vargas (of Pocholandia fame) for forwarding me this video from […]

Bogus Border War Rumors

Mary Mata November 22, 2011

By Jim Hightower, otherwords.org Far from being a chaotic war zone, a study of the 14 Texas counties bordering Mexico shows that the number of murders has actually declined in […]

Report: Widespread Abuse By Patrol Agents Along Border

Mary Mata September 27, 2011

Last week the humanitarian organization No More Deaths released a document detailing widespread abuses by border patrol agents against people in their custody.   The report, A Culture of Cruelty, […]