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The Latino daily – Your Friday morning brief
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony Award winning writer and star of the Broadway musical hit “Hamilton,” says he’ll be leaving the show on July 9. His immediate next gig will be […]
House rejects effort to ban undocumented immigrants from military service
*Now lets work at getting the deported veterans back home. VL By Cristina Marcos, The Hill In a break from previous votes on the issue, the House on Thursday rejected […]
The Latino daily – Your Friday morning brief
FRIDAY, April 22, 2016 Good morning Taquistas! It’s Fiesta Friday in San Antonio, lots of folks in the city have the day off and I’m writing this anticipating a good […]
When serving in the U.S. military isn’t enough to prevent deportation
*It’s estimated that there are 2000 deported U.S. veterans living in northern Mexico. After the end of the Vietnam war the U.S. no longer offered naturalization upon enlistment and completion […]
Mexican-American medic who documented Nazi camp horror dies at 93
Riverside, California (CNN)Two dozen veterans held US flags and stood at attention as they and dozens of family and friends bid farewell to Anthony Acevedo, one of the nation’s great […]
Ted Cruz gets an earful in McAllen for July 4
*I’m posting this because it was mostly Latinos, organizing, protesting, making their voices heard. Everyone needs to know that Latinos in deep South Texas are standing up. VL By Patrick […]
Rep. Filemón Vela – Open letter to Donald Trump
June 6, 2016 Donald Trump 725 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10022 Dear Mr. Trump, As the United States Representative for the 34th Congressional District of Texas, I do not […]
Mexican American Honored as WWII Vet and Holocaust Survivor
By Vanessa A. Alvarez, NBCLatino Anthony Acevedo is one of the World War II veterans being honored today at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s 20th Anniversary Tribute in Washington, D.C. But unlike his fellow honorees, […]