Mexican Girl Mistakenly Sent to U.S. Returns, Judge Unapologetic

Mexican Girl Mistakenly Sent to U.S. Returns, Judge Unapologetic

NewsTaco April 28, 2015

*This was a horrific mistake to begin with. A story of mistken identity, sparked by a chance sighting on social media, that spiraled out of control. VL By LatinoPost All […]

Latino Influence & the Politics of Immigration in the 2014 U.S. Senate Elections

NewsTaco February 12, 2015

*Good piece, as always, from Latino Decisions. It’s a good read if you’re into political minutiae – x’s and o’s. Cutting to the chase, Damore says Latinos didn’t have a […]

Congressman Speculates ‘Illegal Aliens’ Could Be To Blame For Measles Outbreak

NewsTaco February 4, 2015

*There’s so much to lay-out here. First off, Mo Brooks’ ill timed, ill thought statement makes a case for comprehensive immigration reform. If those immigrants he calls “illegal” were documented […]

Obama Uses Nashville Backdrop to Make Appeal on Immigration

NewsTaco December 10, 2014

*An estimated 40,000 undocumented immigrants in Tennessee are eligible to stay in the U.S. under Obama’s executive action. VL By Angela Greiling Keane, Bloomberg News President Barack Obama tried today […]

The Latinoamericanización of U.S. Politics

NewsTaco November 6, 2014

*So much to take-in, ruminate. Berkeley’s Roberto Lovato says that Latino politics in the U.S. follows a Latin American political pattern, that isn’t only about votes and elections but about […]

Obama at CHCI: A Promise of a Next Big Moment, If It Comes

NewsTaco October 3, 2014

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Thursday night was the latest big moment in U.S. immigration politics. There have been several, so when President Obama took the podium at the Congressional Hispanic […]

Inaction Spurs New Immigrant Sanctuary Movement

NewsTaco September 29, 2014

*The fact that the President won’t move on the immigration issue doesn’t mean that the issue isn’t moving. Inaction isn’t an immigrant trait, neither is it an option for immigrant […]

This 11-Year-Old Was Locked Up Trying to Cross the Border. Read the Heartfelt Letter She Sent Obama.

NewsTaco September 2, 2014

*This has value as a first person report on the condition inside one of the federal immigrant detention centers. The 11 year-old writer and her mother say they might return […]

High-level White House Discussions Underway with Big Businesses On Immigration

NewsTaco August 18, 2014

*While it’s good to see this happening, why did it take so long? Congress has been intransigent on immigration for years; immigration has been kicked around for just as long; […]

Immigration is now President Obama’s worst issue

NewsTaco August 1, 2014

*The economy and the Veterans Affairs scandal polled higher for the President than the immigration issue. VL By Aaron Blake, Washington Post Immigration has emerged as perhaps President Obama’s worst issue […]