immigration
Devotion to Virgin of Guadalupe Alleviates Stress of Immigration
By The University of Alabama News (3 minute read) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Mexican immigrants living in a rural Mississippi county highly devoted to the Virgin of Guadalupe coped better with immigration-related stress […]
The radically old-fashioned solution for America’s immigration crisis
*Latinos will fuel 25% of the U.S. economy by 2020, we will purchase 50% of homes in the next 20 years, we’re increasing in college enrollment when overall enrollment is […]
Menendez, Cortez Masto Want SXSW to Boycott Texas over Immigration Law
*If this gains any traction it’ll be devastating for Texas and send a strong message to what could be the reddest of the red states. VL By Suzanne Gamboa, NBC […]
Immigration and Trust
*This is fascinating. Trust equals assimilation and the trust level of second-generation Americans is the same as that of Americans whose families have been in the U.S. for at least […]
Awareness of controversial Arizona immigration law influenced male students’ classroom behavior
*Take this as a microcosm of the effect that Trumpism will have on Latino children. There is palpable fear and anxiety in schools, the kids are being affected. VL NewsTaco […]
Anxiety Grips California Students Amid Immigration Crackdown
*Why you should read this: Because the anxiety is real and not just in California. VL By Claudia Boyd-Barrett, New America Media (6.5 minute read) Each time 17-year-old Stephanie gets a […]
The Trump immigration farce
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1.5 minute read) Jeff Sessions is taking a tour of the U.S-Mexico border. He’s doubling-down on an immigration message that, when you scratch beneath the surface, […]
Right-Wing Media’s New Favorite Immigration Statistic Reflects Misguided Policy
*Why you should read this: Because it re-frames the tired right-wing narrative about immigrants. Because in this case there’s a fuzzy line between what Trump says and what he does. […]
Real news – Immigration hard line could: cause $8 milk, affect your health, change voting registration
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (3.5 minute read) I read three stories today that show why we need to keep talking about immigration, even though some of us may be getting […]
Democrats Joaquin Castro, Beto O’Rourke Join Thousands at Dallas Immigration March
*Why you should read this: Because this is the kind of repeated action that’s needed to keep the human side of the immigration issue in the public’s consciousness. VL By […]