Trump doesn’t get that sanctuary cities are about providing public safety
Trump doesn’t get that sanctuary cities are about providing public safety
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1.5 minute read) There’s a good editorial in the Chicago Tribune that takes Trump’s immigration plan to task. “Can President Donald Trump make America safer by taking money […]
Tennessee neighborhoods prepare to defend immigrants
*Why you should read this: Because it illustrates two things, one, that U.S Latinos are coming together to support the immigrants in their communities; and two, that even in the […]
The Rape of a 14 Year-old is not About Immigration
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (3 minute read) I’m struck with the power that reporters and politicos have to frame issues. I’ve read today several accounts of the same story, […]
Border apprehensions are down, but White House boasts may be empty chest thumping
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (3.5 minute read) found two stories this morning that are at odds with each other, or better said, they’re two different sides of the same […]
Fact Check: Donald Trump says Mexico doesn’t have birthright citizenship
*So much of what Donald Trump says is wrong, and part fo the frustration of many in the Latino community has been that the mainstream media has given him a […]
This Is How Much Donald Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Cost America if Mexico Doesn’t Pick Up the Tab
*I like the sarcastic tone of the headline. I don’t like that we’re still talking about Trump. And I like the numbers in this piece. Trump’s immigration plan will cost […]
Donald Trump’s Immigration Principles Would’ve Barred His Own Grandfather
*So Trump’s plan would have kept his own grandfather from coming to the U.S. This piece has a good recounting of the mid-nineteenth century history of the U.S. when German […]
Trump traveled to the border and accomplished nothing of substance
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco [tweet_dis]You can add another descriptor to the many that have been pinned to date on Donald Trump: inconsiderate.[/tweet_dis] This doesn’t mean that the many other labels […]
Local Border Patrol Union Pulls Out Of Event With Trump
*An interesting, last-minute development. The Border Patrol union that had originally invited Donald Trump to visit Laredo, Texas, has withdrawn the invitation. They don’t want to meet with him anymore. […]