Texans Receive First Notices of Land Condemnation for Trump’s Border Wall
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 […]
Rep. Cuellar Slams Trump Proposal to Hire Attorneys to Take Land for Border Wall
*Why you should read this: Because we need to keep up and stay informed about Trump’s policies more than his antics. Because landowners along the U.S.-Mexico border have already received […]
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 […]
The US pays a price for keeping immigrants underemployed
*Let’s make this part of the conversation before Trump gets into office: “Undocumented workers generate 3% of US GDP, or $5 trillion over 10 years, according to a new analysis […]
Survey of Texans in Congress finds little support for full border wall
*See, the closer you get to the border the less that stupid wall makes sense. VL By Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune (4 minute read) WASHINGTON — Few, if any, […]
Texas Congressman to Trump: Shove Border Wall “Up Your Ass”
*What he said. VL By Abby Livingston, Texas Tribune (1.5 minute read) WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela took a poison pen to the Republican presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, in an […]
Trump reveals how he would force Mexico to pay for border wall
*Stop remittances to force Mexico to pay for the border wall? That’s Trump’s idea and it’s never, ever going to happen. There are consequences. Mexico receives more money from remittances […]
Greater US Security Threat: Mexican Border Or Canadian Border?
*There are known ISIS sympathizers in Canada, so where’s the clamor for a wall on the northern border? VL By Lorne Matalon, Fronteras MONTREAL, Canada — The United States has […]
Nation with crumbling bridges and roads excited to buil giant wall
*An ironic chuckle to start your week. Borowitz nails it, with a knowing smirk. VL By Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—As the United States’ bridges, roads, […]
Borderlands Bill Would Harm Endangered Species
By Elly Pepper The public lands surrounding our country’s borders contain wilderness areas, national wildlife refuges, national forests, national monuments, state parks, and hundreds of miles within the national park […]
