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How the immigration overhaul effort got overtaken by a flood of Latino children

NewsTaco July 23, 2014

*Republican lawmakers stalled and obstructed a vote on immigration this year, now they want quick legislative action. What a difference 59 thousand children make. VL By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press/Star […]

Undocumented Teens Outsmarted MIT—and Still Cant Get Real Jobs in America

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Latinos still feeling effects of recession

NewsTaco July 22, 2014

Border Fences Make Unequal Neighbors

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*Interesting read from the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota. It draws a comparative line between the unaccompanied-minor crisis at the border and the Israel/Gaza crisis in the Middle East. At […]

What New Border Patrol Statistics Reveal about Changing Migration to the United States

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By Adam Isacson, Washington Office on Latin America This week, the U.S. Border Patrol released statistics about its activities in 2013, including its apprehensions of migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border. This allowed WOLA to update […]

The 41-Page UTEP Unaccompanied Minors Report the Obama White House Basically Ignored

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*Great find by Latino Rebels. What the White House should have known before the unaccompanied minor situation became a crisis. VL By Latino Rebels For all those who think the […]

Perry expected to call up National Guard to Rio Grande Valley

NewsTaco July 21, 2014

*The Texas governor isn’t saying that the deployed guard would protect Texas against undocumented children. In fact, he’s said this is a reaction to an ignored request to help fight […]