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Mexican marijuana farmers see profits tumble as U.S. loosens laws

NewsTaco January 4, 2016

*Wasn’t this part of the calculus to begin with? Decriminalize pot, eliminate the profit incentive for drug dealers? VL By Deborah Bponello, The Los Angeles Times He started growing marijuana as […]

Ted Cruz exploits the power of cultural resentment

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12 Grapes At Midnight: Great Latino New Year’s Eve Tradition, And Superstition

NewsTaco December 30, 2015

Why the Obama administration is right to deport migrants ordered to leave

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*The Los Angeles Times explains its position regarding the immigration raids planned for January. To hear the LAT tell it, there’s no alternative but to obey a judge’s order. The […]

Muslims love Jesus, too: 6 things you didn’t know about Jesus in Islam

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*Five days past Christmas, this is still relevant. Some of the most beautiful Islamic mystic poetry is dedicated to Jesus and Mary. In these times of bitter suspision and dangerous […]

Soldadera: The Tiny Things They Carried

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*I enjoyed reading this immensely. Soldaderas have always been a figment of the past in my mind, frozen images of iconic Casasola photographs. This piece is from June of this […]

Letter: Native American ancestors laughing at immigration debate

NewsTaco December 29, 2015

*A letter to the editor, published in the Topeka Capital-Journal. I’ve seen plenty of memes on social media, and many commentaries expressing this historic reality, but to read it from […]