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Texas Scrambles to Fund Border Security Project
*True story, when I was a kid growing up two blocks from the Rio Grande I and my little band of street urchins would trudge through the carrizo to swim […]
the Latino daily – Your Friday morning brief
FRIDAY, March 25, 2016 Good morning Taquista! I saw a report this morning that claims that whites will no longer be a majority in the U.S. by the year 2045. […]
Georgia Lawmaker Proposes Driving Cards That Identify ‘Illegal Aliens’
*Georgia State Senator Josh McKoon, who designed the license and sponsored the bill, said that without the “illegal Alien” designation “It could be used to rent a car, to purchase […]
A dozen states are looking to ban ‘sanctuary cities’
*This surge in banning sanctuary cities began after the murder of Kathryn Steinle in San Francisco. The U.S. Congress tried but failed to pass a ban. So now state legislatures are […]
A History of Latino Conservatism, Part 2: The Rise of Latino Neoliberalism
*If you’ve asked yourself how the GOP could engender two presidential candidates with Latino last names, the answer, according to Aaron Sanchez, is 100 years in the making – and […]
Introducing the America’s Voice/Latino Decisions 2016 Senate Project
*For those of you who like political inside baseball, X’s and O’s and all that, you’re gong to love this. America’s Voice and Latino Decisions will do three waves of […]
Hispanic Conservatives: Cruz “Perhaps Worse” Than Trump
*That’s saying a lot. Especially given that tonight will be the last GOP presidential debate of the year, and that Cruz is surging in the polls, and that Trump has […]
Arizona panel directs cash for border fence to technology
*The headline hides what I think is the real story. Four years ago the Arizona legislature began raising private funds to build a $50 million fence along the U.S.-Mexico border. […]
Why Julián Castro’s endorsement matters
*Castro’s endorsement helps Hillary, of course. But it also helps Julián in a big way – whether Hillary wins or loses. VL By Aaron Sanchez, Commentary & Cuentos On October […]
Cubans Flood Texas Ports After Thaw in Relations
*Many international relations observers saw this coming. Cubans fear that with the thawing of relations with the U.S. the special status they receive under the Cuban Adjustment Act will end. […]