Trump: Undocumented Wanting to Be In Military a ‘Special Circumstance’

Trump: Undocumented Wanting to Be In Military a ‘Special Circumstance’

NewsTaco September 8, 2016

*If you’re keeping score, this statement is part of the “softer” Trump on immigration. We’ll see what he says next. VL By Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News (1.5 minute read) GOP nominee […]

The Obvious Consequence Of Trump’s Immigration Policy That No One’s Talking About

NewsTaco September 7, 2016

*No one is talking about the fact that 60 percent of ag workers are immigrants. If they leave food prices will increase, farmers will chose to change their crops, agriculture […]

Austin Poised to Become First “Sanctuary City” In Texas

NewsTaco September 6, 2016

*A candidate for Sheriff in Austin, Texas, vows to “get ICE out of Austin.” VL By Jay Root, Texas Tribune (7 minute read)  Conservatives already love to bash Austin — that […]

Donald Trump Gambles on Immigration but Sends Conflicting Signals

NewsTaco September 1, 2016

*He wasn’t so tough in Mexico, was he? Then he comes back to Phoenix and barks again. Typical Trump. VL By Patrick Healy, The New York Times (5 minute read) Donald […]

Several Hispanic Trump surrogates reconsider support

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*From a U.S. Latino perspective, even among his supporters and GOP partisans, yesterday was a fail for Trump. VL By Katie Gluleck and Kyle Cheney, Politico (3 minute read) Several major […]

“¡Orale Donald! ¡Como J__s!”

NewsTaco August 31, 2016

*Henry Flores says his take on the Trump Mexico visit can’t be published here. You’ll have to fill-in the spaces. VL By Henry Flores, NewsTaco (4 minute read) Perdoname pero […]

Documenting The Dead On The Arizona Border: Lonely Remains Are Matched To Lost Loved Ones

NewsTaco August 29, 2016

*The remains of 900 deceased undocumented migrants remain unidentified. VL By Michel Marizco, Fronteras Desk On August 8 of this year, a U.S. Border Patrol agent tracking a group of […]

How many legal immigrants are we deporting?

NewsTaco August 22, 2016

*Part of the problem is that  there is no right to legal representation for immigration proceedings. ICE is secretive about its statistics so there’s no way of knowing how many […]

America’s ‘toughest sheriff’ should face jail time, judge says

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*The clincher here is that even if the prosecutor decides to not go after Arpaio, Judge Snow can appoint a special prosecutor. Arpaio, by the way, is up for reelection. […]

Ancient Mayan languages are creating problems for today’s immigration courts

NewsTaco August 10, 2016

*Aside from the backlog of 500,000 cases in immigration courts, there’s this. VL By Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times The day Vinicio Nicolas found out whether he would be allowed to […]