Tijuana, cops, & why people leave Mexico
Tijuana, cops, & why people leave Mexico
*It’s a true, tough question. Mexicans are incensed at the thought of a Trump wall. But, why are so many of them willing to risk their lives to leave? VL […]
What 2 Canadian Kids Crossing The Border Playing PokemonGo Tells Us About Immigration Enforcement
*Imagine if these had been little brown kids crossing the border in some Arizona town. Think they would have called their mom to come fetch ’em? VL By Esther Yu-Hsi […]
This Alabama newspaper column on immigration from 1893 will blow your mind
*If you can get past the clickbait headline, this is a very good read. It’s an opinion piece written in April of 1893 in the Troy Democrat, from Troy, Alabama. […]
With deportation relief at stake, South’s Latinos could swing presidential race
*Fear in politics cuts both ways. The next president will nominate a ninth justice of the Supreme Court, determine the future of deferred action programs and deportation raids, and have […]
More Shattered Families
*What’s next after the Supreme Court’s non-ruling on the president’s executive actions on immigration? There’s a plan to call for a moratorium on deportations, deportation defense campaigns and an overhaul […]
The Paradox of Immigration: Opposition Is Strongest Precisely Where There Are the Fewest Immigrants
*I’ve said this for a long time. The less immigrants there are, the higer the hatred towards them. VL By Kevin Drum, Mother Jones (1.5 minute read) James Fallows is in […]
the Latino daily – Your Friday morning brief
José Landaverde, an Anglican Catholic priest and community activist, has begun a protest walk that will take him from his from his Guadalupe Church parish in Chicago’s Little Village to […]
Advocates Say Court Decision Will Hurt Immigrants
*Very good summary of the Supreme Court’s immigration stalemate. It’s by our partners at Public News Service. VL By Mark Richardson, Public News Service (1.5 minute read) AUSTIN, Texas — […]
Ryan Security Plan Stresses Border Control, Immigration
*Second sentence, second paragraph, House speaker Paul Ryan will announce his immigration plan today because he wants to establish a plan to unify his party. It’s heavy on border security. […]
TX Judge’s Order Blocks Child-Care License for Detention Centers
*Texas wants to call child immigration jails “child care centers.” That whole idea has been stopped, temporarily. Here’s how it was done. VL By Mark Richardson, Public News Service (1.5 minute read) […]
