Outed Undocumented Journalist Challenges Our Sense Of America
Outed Undocumented Journalist Challenges Our Sense Of America
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas outed himself as an undocumented worker. The story ricocheted across the inter-webs. By now the particulars of his life story are well known. […]
New Obama Memo May Let DREAMers, Vets, Avoid Deportation
On Friday the Obama Administration issued a memo that apparently enacts several portions of the DREAM Act. The memo, from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), notes that employees (agents, lawyers, […]
El Cucuy Scores Big For Immigrants
It looks like El Diablo scared some sense into the conservative Southern Baptist congregation. Some background: The Southern Baptists had a two-day convention in Phoenix where they talked about their […]
Texans Protest For-Profit Prisons On World Refugee Day
This year, Austinites will be celebrating World Refugee Day a little bit differently. In addition to welcoming new refugee communities, tonight Austin groups will be defending a future detained community. […]
News Taco To Go: Rubio, Fathers, Venezuela & Immigration
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Anti-Immigrant Laws Moving To Moderate States Next
Anti-immigrant laws could soon emerge in states that have traditionally stayed away from passing the divisive legislation within their borders, according to the author of two of the harshest immigration […]
California Law To Give Farmworkers Union Rights
By Dylan J. Anderson, United Farm Workers Recently, both the California Senate and Assembly passed SB 104, “The Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act.” Introduced by Senator Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), SB 104 […]
Immigration Is A Dangerous Wedge Issue For All Latinos
News Taco interviewed Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair and San Antonio-area Democratic Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez, who spoke to us about the tragic consequences of using immigration as a wedge issue. […]
Latino Immigrants Use Cell Phones To Save Money
A new text message program has proven effective in helping Latino immigrants in California take a serious look at their budget and allow them to save thousands of dollars in […]
New Alabama Immigration Law “Toughest In Nation”
On Thursday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed an anti-illegal-immigration bill that is being hailed the toughest in the nation. The law, similar to that of Arizona’s anti-immigrant SB 1070, which […]
