The 41-Page UTEP Unaccompanied Minors Report the Obama White House Basically Ignored
The 41-Page UTEP Unaccompanied Minors Report the Obama White House Basically Ignored
*Great find by Latino Rebels. What the White House should have known before the unaccompanied minor situation became a crisis. VL By Latino Rebels For all those who think the […]
Perry expected to call up National Guard to Rio Grande Valley
*The Texas governor isn’t saying that the deployed guard would protect Texas against undocumented children. In fact, he’s said this is a reaction to an ignored request to help fight […]
Child Migrants Have Been Coming to America Alone Since Ellis Island
*Context. Perspective. Myth-busting. Truth. VL By Tasneem Raja , Mother Jones An unaccompanied child migrant was the first person in line on opening day of the new immigration station at Ellis […]
Secure Border? A Wall Doesn’t Make It So
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco It appears that one of the principle reasons that politicians in Washington, D.C. cannot develop comprehensive immigration reform is that there is simply unwillingness on […]
Surge of Central American Children Roils U.S. Immigration Debate
*Lots of numbers, lots of stats here. Interesting bit: “Overall, 53% favor speeding up this legal process ‘even if it means some children eligible for asylum are deported.’” The question […]
More Democrats oppose weakening legal protections of kids crossing the border
*The latest in the politics tied to the child immigrant border crisis. Some Democrats oppose tieing crisis funding to increased deportations. It points to inaction – no funding of $3.7 […]
Crisis at the Border – P.O.V with Eddie G
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Eddie G’s at it again. We love his videos at NewsTaco, and this time he takes on a more serious, and very timely, issue. The new […]
Jose Antonio Vargas Released From Border Patrol Custody
*An update on Vargas’ detention yesterday in the Rio Grande Valley. He was “provided with a notice to appear before an immigration judge.” VL By Igor Bobic, Huffington Post Jose Antonio […]
Journalist-turned-immigration activist Jose Antonio Vargas detained at Texas airport
*Just when you thought that the immigration debate couldn’t get any more intense … this. VL By J. Freedom du Lac, Washington Post Jose Antonio Vargas, a former journalist who has […]
Pope Francis: Child Migrants to U.S. Must Be ‘Welcomed and Protected’
By Mirren Gidda , TIME The Pope has called for tens of thousands of unaccompanied child migrants to be “welcomed and protected” as they attempt to enter the U.S. from Central America and Mexico. […]
