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The number of undocumented is at a longtime low. And it has nothing to do with Trump
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2.5 minute read) I’m going to put this out there before certain tenants in the White House take cold facts and spin-off derivative alternate ones. […]
Border Wall Could Leave Some Americans on ‘Mexican Side’
*Why you should read this: Because people who don’t live near the border between the U.S. and Mexico typically misunderstand it. Becasue a majority of U.S. Latinos live along or […]
El Paso Firm Interested in Bidding for the Border Wall Insists It’s Not a Political Choice
*Why you should read this: Because the seeming contradiction of U.S. Latino businesses being open to participating in the construction of the border wall is an illustration of the layered […]
Donald Trump Is the Opportunity Mexico Has Been Waiting for
*Why you should read this: Because Sam Quiñones, also a NewsTaco contributor, explains why Trump may end up being a good thing for Mexico’s political maturity. VL By Sam Quiñones, […]
Mexico’s Cemex willing to provide quotes for border wall cement
*Why you should read this: Because the story is dripping with irony. That’s all. VL By David Alire Garcia, Jeffrey Benkoe and Alistair Bell, Reuters (1.5 minute read) Mexico’s Cemex, one […]
Trump administration considering separating women, children at U.S.-Mexico border
*Why you should read this: Because Trump’s immigration policy changes daily and we need to keep up on the changes. Because separating children from their mothers to “serve as a […]
20 Latino-owned companies express interest in border wall construction
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1 minute read) It was reported in The Hill: “As of Tuesday evening, 225 companies — mostly construction and engineering firms — have expressed interest […]
For this Latino, Trump’s speech underwhelmed
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2.5 minute read) ere’s my impression in six words: the speech was unexpected and predictable. It was unexpected because it wasn’t Trump’s usual stream of […]
DIECIOCHO Podcast: Ambassador Antonio Garza – What Trump stands to lose in a trade spat with Mexico
By Victor Landa, Dieciocho Podcast (2.5 minute read, 25 minute listen) It seems odd to talk about a foreign relations spat with Mexico, but that’s what’s in play three weeks […]
13 Legal Actions Challenging Trump’s Immigration Executive Order
*Why you should read this: Because since this past weekend there have been 13 lawsuits filed against Trump’s immigration executive action. Because the cities of Chicago, Philadelphia, Denver, Dallas, Seattle, […]