Mexico’s Cemex willing to provide quotes for border wall cement
Mexico’s Cemex willing to provide quotes for border wall cement
*Why you should read this: Because the story is dripping with irony. That’s all. VL By David Alire Garcia, Jeffrey Benkoe and Alistair Bell, Reuters (1.5 minute read) Mexico’s Cemex, one […]
20 Latino-owned companies express interest in border wall construction
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1 minute read) It was reported in The Hill: “As of Tuesday evening, 225 companies — mostly construction and engineering firms — have expressed interest […]
Trump’s Definition of Deportable ‘Broad’ and ‘Vague’
Why you should read this: Actually, you should read this slowly. Because this is what we’ve been talking about for several days, Trump’s border wall executive order and what’s buried […]
Trump and Peña agree to not talk about the wall in public, while U.S. tourism to Mexico is in a drought
*Why you should read this: Because the U.S.-Mexico diplomatic standoff is not a one-sided story and you won’t hear this side from U.S. media. Because the smart thing to do […]
Mexico reacts to Trump’s wall
*Why you should read this: Because it’s Mexico’s news media reaction to Donald Trump’s order to begin building the border wall and the Mexican government’s circling the wagons around Enrique […]
Mexico’s President Cancels Meeting With Trump Over Wall
*Why you should read this: Because this is a very good blow-by-blow account of how U.S.-Mexico relations came to this. Because president Trump is changing our politics and international relations […]
About Trump’s border fence, let’s focus. It’s not about his ego.
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2 minute read) Let’s talk about the Trumpian border wall, because nothing sparks a conversation better than talk of grandiose, useless public projects. There’s no […]
Texas GOP congressman slams Trump plan for border wall
*Why you should read this: Because it says a lot that a GOP Congressman from the Texas-Mexico border area thinks the Trumpian wall “is the most expensive and least effective […]
From the wall to the burqa: why the politics of immigration is all about big symbols
*Why you should read this: Because it helps to understand why the border wall, while nearly impossible to build and pay for, continues to resonate among people who live far […]