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Secure Border? A Wall Doesn’t Make It So

Mary Mata July 18, 2014

By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco It appears that one of the principle reasons that politicians in Washington, D.C. cannot develop comprehensive immigration reform is that there is simply unwillingness on […]

Surge of Central American Children Roils U.S. Immigration Debate

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More Democrats oppose weakening legal protections of kids crossing the border

NewsTaco July 17, 2014

Jose Antonio Vargas Released From Border Patrol Custody

NewsTaco July 16, 2014

*An update on Vargas’ detention yesterday in the Rio Grande Valley. He was “provided with a notice to appear before an immigration judge.” VL By Igor Bobic, Huffington Post Jose Antonio […]

Journalist-turned-immigration activist Jose Antonio Vargas detained at Texas airport

NewsTaco July 15, 2014

*Just when you thought that the immigration debate couldn’t get any more intense … this. VL By J. Freedom du Lac, Washington Post Jose Antonio Vargas, a former journalist who has […]

Texas GOP’s secret anti-Hispanic plot: Smoking gun emails revealed

NewsTaco July 14, 2014

*Meanwhile … away from the border and the crisis that’s nudged all other issues important to Latinos to the sidelines, a precedent setting lawsuit began toady in Texas. At stake […]

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 […]