Shocking Photos Of Humanitarian Crisis On U.S. Border Emerge

Shocking Photos Of Humanitarian Crisis On U.S. Border Emerge

NewsTaco June 9, 2014

*This brings some perspective to the crisis. 47 thousand – the number can be as high as 50 thousand, depending on the report – unaccompanied children have arrived at the […]

Questions and answers about children at US border

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*I’m not sure the story satisfies the headline. The article tells us about the immediate problem, the numbers, the reaction, the trigger causes. We shouldn’t be surprised, then, if the […]

Will the House take action on immigration in 2014?

NewsTaco June 6, 2014

*This is a good background story on the chances of Immigration Reform for this year. Early this morning Vox immigration reporter Erica Werner Tweeted this: “Cantor releases June legislative agenda […]

Obama: Spike in Children at Border ‘Urgent Humanitarian Situation’

NewsTaco June 4, 2014

*Since the beginning of the year, an average of 333 unaccompanied children from Central America arrive each day at the U.S. border. President Obama has has put FEMA in charge […]

Immigrant Archive Project – 6 Word Immigrant Stories

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco This is very cool. It’s not so much a news story, opinion or analysis. It’s just something that caught my eye and I thought I’d pass […]

ACA Leaves Undocumented Immigrants Out in the Cold: Community Health Clinics to the Rescue

NewsTaco June 2, 2014

By Patricia Guadalupe, NewsTaco Marta Jiménez counts herself as one of the lucky ones. Marta, who asked not to use her real name because she is undocumented, first came to […]

Top issue for Hispanics? Hint: It’s not immigration

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*Not that you’d be able to tell by mainstream media reports and political posturing, not that it’s a big secret to be discovered, it’s something Latinos know too well: the […]

Fiery Texas Anti-Immigration Candidate Dan Patrick Wants To Appeal To Latinos

NewsTaco May 30, 2014

*If you’re outside of Texas and you don’t know who Dan Patrick is, think Pete Wilson, from California, and put the Tea Party behind him. Patrick has called the undocumented […]

Indigenous Texans Want UN Support Against Border Fence

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*This is important for many reasons, especially if you’re a border Latino. Many of the Chicanos of the Southwest are the present-day Apaches, Comanches, Lipanes, etc … It’s a matter […]

Anchor with attitude: Jorge Ramos fights for immigration reform

NewsTaco May 29, 2014

*This article has been getting a lot of attention lately, but possibly for the wrong reason. Aside from highlighting Jorge Ramos’ now famous confrontation with John Boehner (which I think […]