How Central American Kids Gave Us An Immigration Reality Check
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*This is the best commentary about the immigrant children humanitarian crisis that I’ve read so far. Several points to highlight: the problem isn’t the border; the children are fleeing a […]
Police killings of Hispanics spark protests in Salinas, California
NewsTaco May 23, 2014
*Residents in Salinas, California, are angry and protesting against a rash of police shootings that have left three Latinos dead. VL By Michael Martinez, CNN (CNN) — The central California city of […]
Latino Children As Young As 7 Laboring In U.S. Tobacco Farms
NewsTaco May 14, 2014
*Outrageous. This is the crux of the problem: “In the agricultural industry it is legal for children as young as 12 to work for unlimited hours. While there is a […]
‘White Power’ Signs Aim To Push Hispanics Out Of Denver
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*There’s no need to frame this. This isn’t the subtle, dog whistle racism we see so often now. This is throw-back, blatant racism that isn’t as throw-back as we’d hope. […]