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Victims in Thousands of Potential Hate Crimes Never Notify Police
By Joe Sexton, ProPublica (3 minute read) More than half of the people who said they were the victim of a hate crime in recent years did not report […]
Latinos Need a Voice, Where Is It?
*We’ve had this conversation for years. Do we need a national Latino leader? This piece makes the case that a leader is what Latinos need in the Trumpian era. Are […]
ICE agents arrest high schooler hours before prom
*The first thought that came to my mind when I read this: ¡Que poca ma . . . ! VL By Michael P. McKinney and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon, AZ Central (3.5 minute […]
After Reporting Protesters to ICE, Texas Lawmaker Threatens to Shoot Colleague
*Of all the stories written about the Memorial Day legislator scuffle in Texas, this one from the Tribune News Service and published in Governing, has the most complete background and context. […]
A fight among Texas legislators, a civil rights budget cut, a US citizen detained by ICE – Is this a “new normal?”
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (4 minute read) A Memorial Day scuffle on the floor of the Texas legislature reminded me of something Mexican Writer Carlos Fuentes is reported to […]
One Republican’s plan to save money: Turn 82,000 non-English-speaking school kids over to ICE
*Why you should read this: Because the underlying story is about how this type of extreme bigotry has been emboldened in the Trump era. Becasue it’s a cautionary tale that […]
Justice Sonia Sotomayor Speaks Out on Latino Identity and Civic Engagement
*Why you should read this: Because Justice Sotomayor call us out, but does it in an encouraging way. Because she preaches truth: “None of us can afford to be bystanders […]
Texans Receive First Notices of Land Condemnation for Trump’s Border Wall
*Why you should read this: Because while our short attention span is distracted by Tweets and such, Trump’s border wall is moving forward. Because some of the family landowners along […]
She was training with her dad for the LA Marathon. Then he was taken away by ICE.
*Why you should read this: Because . . . smh. This has got to stop. VL By Jorge Rivas, Fusion (5 minute read). LOS ANGELES—It took 13-year-old Fatima Avelica exactly six […]
All U.S. men have one responsibility in common when they turn 18. They must register with the U.S. Selective Service
SPONSORED CONTENT By NewsTaco (2.5 minute read) If you were to take a group of American children you would more than likely see that one-in-four of them are Latino. […]