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The Unnecessary Expense of Immigrant Detention

NewsTaco July 10, 2014

* By Cindy Casares, Texas Observer Over the past decade and a half, the federal governmenthas created a cash cow for private prison companies by detaining record numbers of undocumented […]

Class-action suit: Wrong to put kids into immigration court with no lawyers to help

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What if we reacted to everyday situations like soccer players?

NewsTaco July 9, 2014

Damien Cave: On The Way North

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*I grew up where I-35 begins, at its southernmost point.  I always imagined a trip like the one Damien Cave took, straight up to Duluth, MN. I was curious about […]

Senate confirms Julian Castro as housing secretary

Mary Mata

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate easily confirmed San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro on Wednesday to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, boosting the national profile of a […]

Obama Heads to Texas With No Plans to Visit Border

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*Would Mr. Obama’s visit to the border produce more than mere optics? Or is there something to be gathered by a personal visit with the children in detention? Will the […]

Obama Asks for $3.7 Billion to Aid Border

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*The easy, impulsive thing is to do quick math and say that the President wants to spend roughly $52,000 per immigrant child to deal with the crisis on the border. […]