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The Two Marco Rubios On Immigration
By Mario Solis-Marich Latino voters now know that they have arrived. The nation’s largest minority block of voters is now seen as worthy of tokenism. Proof is in the person […]
Hometown Exile: Saying Goodbye To Visiting Mexico
By Beatriz Terrazas IN 2008, WHEN I VISITED MY MOTHER IN EL PASO, she pouted like a toddler who has been told a lie and said: “Usted me dijo que íbamos […]
Watch President Obama’s Immigration Address LIVE
The buzz is that President Obama will kick-start a push for comprehensive immigration reform during his trip to El Paso, Texas. In the past weeks he’s invited three separate groups […]
The Drug Wars Are Not What They Used To Be.
I remember the day they shot Cuco Reyes Pruneda. Or at least I remember the headlines that Sunday morning. I was on my way to buy Sunday morning barbacoa at […]
Are the Undocumented Bullish on the Economy?
I’m not sure what this indicates, and I’m open to suggestions form all of you out there in NewsTacolandia. The fact is, as reported by the Washington Post, that the […]
Federal Immigration Raids Growing Under Obama
In a very detailed analysis, David Bacon points out that the Barack Obama administration has upped the ante of enforcement against immigrant workers in ways that are either comparable, or […]
The Invisibles: The Perils of Immigrants Crossing Mexico
I posted this yesterday, but because of technical glitches it was accidentally lost. I should thank you for that, your response to NewsTaco has been so great that we’ve had […]
Texas adopts deportation program
While the immigration debate has been focused on Arizona and its SB1070 there are developments across the country that merit more than a passing glance. Case in point, a federal […]