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Texas Legislature Looks To Outlaw Sanctuary Cities
By Daniel Setiawan House Bill 12—the sanctuary city immigration bill— is scheduled for debate Friday on the House floor and legislators on both sides of the aisle are gearing up for […]
The real story of Latino immigrants – setting roots
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (3 minute read) Buried in the fourteenth and fifteenth paragraph of a Pew Hispanic Center FacTank post is the future of Latinos in the U.S. That’s […]
Texas cop asking Latino immigrants to have “calma amigos” goes viral
*Why you should read this: Because mainstream media is like a soap opera, you can skip a day or two, go back to it and they’re talking about the same things. […]
Federal Judge Bans ICE Detainers on Immigrants
*This is big news. From the article: “The order, issued last week in Illinois, bars ICE from requesting that local jailers detain potentially deportable prisoners for 48 hours when they […]
Boisterous Immigration Protest At Texas Governor’s Mansion
*This happened Saturday, in Austin, Texas, in front of the Governor’s Mansion and the State Capitol. Some of the protesters walked for three days from the detention center in Williamson […]
The Hispanic Republican Caucus: Latino Voters “Unwinnable”
By Anthony Gutierrez, Deputy Executive Director of the Texas Democratic Party The Chair of the Hispanic Republican Conference (HRC) in Texas, Republican State Representative Aaron Peña, recently announced his retirement from the […]
Two Texas Representatives Talk Budget, Census & Latinos
By Marc Rodriguez Depending on whom you ask, you’re very likely to hear several different appraisals regarding the overall condition of the state of Texas. “Economically, we’re outperforming the rest of […]
Latino Republican Dilutes Latino Votes, Lies About It
By Anthony Gutierrez, Deputy Executive Director of the Texas Democratic Party During the 82nd legislative session, I watched Republican State Representative Aaron Peña – Edinburg, stand on the House floor and vehemently […]
Austin Police Already Have A Problem With Racial Profiling
By Hannah Carney It’s no secret that the heated debate over immigration during the recent legislative session deepened the divide between minority communities and the Anglo establishment over the role […]
How Many Is “Too Many” Latino Elected Officials?
By Dr. Henry Flores, Ph.D. The reason we can’t get anything done in the Texas state legislature is that there are too many Latinos elected to that “august body.” So […]