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KKK Joins Immigration Debate With Calls for “Corpses” on the Border

NewsTaco August 1, 2014

*Terrible, beyond words. Thanks to Tex[t]-Mex: Seductive Hallucination of the “Mexican” in America and Maria Carla Sanchez for suggesting this article.  VL By Keegan Hankes, Southern Poverty Law Center With thousands of undocumented […]

Immigration is now President Obama’s worst issue

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The Nuevo South: A Changing Landscape

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Sobremesa: A Conversation with Al Kauffman, a front row view of Latino civil rights

NewsTaco July 30, 2014

Who is Al Kauffman? If you’re not from Texas, or a student of U.S. Latino civil rights, that’s a valid question. I was at one of those fundraising rubber chicken […]

Executive Action on Immigration and Democratic House Incumbents 2014 Prospects

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*Rumors are rampant that Pres. Obama will use executive action on immigration next month. What effect will this have on national, mid-term politics? Some polls indicate that the effect will […]

Julián Castro sworn in, spends first day as HUD Secretary

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By Ben Lane, Housingwire Julián Castro is no longer the mayor of San Antonio. He is now the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development after being sworn in on […]

Latinos rise in higher education

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*The fact that more Latinos are entering and staying in college could be the result of systemic and generational changes in attitudes towards higher education in the Latino community. That, […]