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Trump Administration Preparing Texas Wildlife Refuge for First Border Wall Segment
By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer (3.5 minute read) For at least six months, private contractors and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have been quietly preparing to build […]
Seated next to Mexican leader, Trump says he wants Mexico to pay for wall
*¿Otra vez con la misma canción? You’d think that by now he would have told us how he intends to pull that off. VL By Rafael Bernal, The Hill (2.5 minute […]
A Proposed New Tax, Mainly On Latinos, To Pay For Trump’s Border Wall
*This happened yesterday, while the rest of us were mesmerized by the Peckinpahesque implosion of the Trump administration, congress was moving a piece of legislation that would fund the Trumpian […]
Trump’s Border Wall: A ‘Progress’ Report
* By Jane C. Timm, NBC News (7.5 minute read) More than four months into his term, how close is President Donald Trump to making good on his signature […]
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 […]
Designs for Trump’s border wall are here. They fall into 4 categories.
*Why you should read this: Because despite the seriousness of the U.S.-Mexico wall, there were some laughable concepts submitted this week for the federal government’s consideration. Because some of the […]
Texans Receive First Notices of Land Condemnation for Trump’s Border Wall
*Why you should read this: Because while our short attention span is distracted by Tweets and such, Trump’s border wall is moving forward. Because some of the family landowners along […]
Rep. Cuellar Slams Trump Proposal to Hire Attorneys to Take Land for Border Wall
*Why you should read this: Because we need to keep up and stay informed about Trump’s policies more than his antics. Because landowners along the U.S.-Mexico border have already received […]
United Airlines Latino CEO: Trump’s Mexico wall is ‘damning and damaging’ to America
*Why you should read this: Because it’s proof a trend. Because U.S. Latinos, from non-profit activists to high-powered CEO’s to Latina students and workers are coming together in their vocal […]
Trump, the Wall and the Spanish Language
*Why you should read this: Because, as Ilan Stavans says, the decision “to bring down the Spanish-language side of the White House website is an egregious attack against an essential […]