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

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 […]

Setting the story straight about children and families crossing the border from Mexico

NewsTaco September 30, 2014

*A first-person account from the front lines of the undocumented minor “border crisis,” written by a pediatrician working one mile from the border. VL By Marsha Griffin, The Texas Observer Many […]

Unaccompanied minors: How about some perspective

NewsTaco August 12, 2014

*The unaccompanied minor story constantly changes. Here’s the latest chapter, in the form of Homeland Security statistics that show how the number of unaccompanied minors has dwindled to half of […]

Guatemala: Death threats, land theft and rock carrying

NewsTaco August 4, 2014

*Read this. The kind of stuff that sends people North to the U.S. VL By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog “After sentencing (the defendant) to carry rocks for a number […]

Obama: Spike in Children at Border ‘Urgent Humanitarian Situation’

NewsTaco June 4, 2014

*Since the beginning of the year, an average of 333 unaccompanied children from Central America arrive each day at the U.S. border. President Obama has has put FEMA in charge […]

As Honduras Unravels, U.S. Struggles to Cope with Refugees

NewsTaco May 9, 2014

*As people flee Honduras the sad thing is that few survive the trek across Mexico into the U.S. The tragedy is that it isn’t news. Few reports, like this independent […]

Rio Grande Valley Becomes Epicenter of Growing Humanitarian Crisis

NewsTaco February 5, 2014

By Melissa del Bosque, The Texas Observer The U.S. Border Patrol recently released some stunning apprehension figures for the Rio Grande Valley. While the rest of the U.S.-Mexico border is still experiencing some […]

The Priest Who Travels With Bodyguards

Mary Mata May 6, 2013

By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer It’s early April and Catholic priest Alejandro Solalinde, 68, arrives in McAllen where he will be the keynote speaker at a migrant smuggling and human […]

Photo Book Explores Central America’s Civil War & Gang Violence Legacy

Mary Mata April 17, 2013

PRESS RELEASE AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas Press has published “Unsettled/Desasosiego: Children in a World of Gangs/Los niños en un mundo de las pandillas,” a new book by University of Texas […]

Celebrating What’s in the Middle

Mary Mata April 15, 2013

By Eduardo Diaz, Director, Smithsonian Latino Center The majority of Latinos in the United States share an indigenous root and legacy, many more than one. As a Chicano, I was taught about […]