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A eulogy for my uncle, a mariachi

NewsTaco August 21, 2015

By Ray Salazar, The White Rhino Today, we lay my uncle Ruben H. Vázquez to rest.  This is the eulogy I prepared to honor his life. It would be unfair […]

How many American children are ‘birthright’ citizens born to illegal immigrants?

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How Many Candidates Have ‘Taken Advantage’ Of Birthright Citizenship, But Oppose It?

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This Is How Much Donald Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Cost America if Mexico Doesn’t Pick Up the Tab

NewsTaco August 20, 2015

*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 […]

Millions Slated to Hire More Texas Border Troopers

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*Meanwhile, back at the border … VL By Julián Aguilar, Texas Tribune One way or another, the Texas 84th Legislature was bound to pass immigration and border security bills. That […]

Donald Trump’s Immigration Principles Would’ve Barred His Own Grandfather

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*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 […]

What do we mean when we talk about assimilation?

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*Let’s clear a misunderstanding. How do you assimilate into a nation of immigrants, whose culture is constantly changing, whose history of immigration and assimilation is more myth than reality? This […]