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The Mythical Connection Between Immigrants and Crime
*It’s not true, we know this, but the GOP presidential field is hoping to outlast Donald Trump so they’re scapegoating immigrants for their campaign’s benefit. Meanwhile, the immigrants and crime […]
DACA’s Three-Year Anniversary
*It’s been three years since President Obama signed the DACA executive action. In that time there’s been no movement on comprehensive immigration reform, one of the main reasons he signed […]
New Hope for Identifying Migrant Bodies in South Texas
*Because of a lack of funding at the local level, the bodies of undocumented migrants have been buried without identification. This left unanswered questions for their families and leaves advocates […]
Undocumented Immigrants Contribute $11.84 Billion to Economy
*From the report: ” … allowing (the undocumented) to work in the United States legally would increase their state and local tax contributions by an estimated $2.2 billion a year.” Check out […]
What is the TPP and how will it affect Latinos?
*If you haven’t yet paid attention to the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, here are some reasons you should: First, many political, business and international trade relations observers believe it […]
Why Immigrant Rights Advocates Aren’t Worried About Texas Judge’s Ruling
*This is an important read for the Latino community – we all know someone or of someone who will be affected by this political chess game. The prevailing thinking is: […]
Obama Promises Dreamers He Won’t Back Down
*Somehow, a promise made to DREAMers in the Oval Office feels like it carries more weight than a promise made among politicians. VL By Elsie Foley, Huffington Post WASHINGTON — […]
Latinos and Police Abuse
*A good case about why Latinos and Blacks should work together on law enforcement concerns. VL By David R. Ayón, Latino Decisions Unfortunately missing from the raging national debate over recurrent […]
Will GOP-led Congress Debate Minimum Wage in Light of Demographic Changes?
*From the article: Latinos “are more likely than both whites and blacks to earn poverty-level wages. In 2011, 43.3 percent of Latinos were employed in jobs earning poverty level wages.” […]
Big Midterm changes, But More of the Same
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Let’s cut through the noise, here’s what happened last night: the voters who bothered to go to the polls gave power to a political party they […]