Indiana Researcher: Few Benefits for Workers with Temporary Visas

Indiana Researcher: Few Benefits for Workers with Temporary Visas

NewsTaco August 27, 2014

*Being a bracero is no consolation: “New University of Indiana research has found that most temporary workers from Mexico who get work visas are no better off than those who […]

Top 5 ways anti-immigrant hate makes its way into media and policy

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Dante’s Inferno and Governor Good Hair

Mary Mata August 25, 2014

By Dr. Herny Flores, NewsTaco The recent behavior by Governor Good Hair (Rick Perry) of Texas led me to reflect on Dante’s famous work The Inferno.  I know that some […]

Immigration Reform 2014: President Obama Reportedly Considering Green Card Change

NewsTaco August 22, 2014

*Even though media attention has been on the Middle East and Ferguson, the immigration issue hasn’t gone away. It seems President Obama may take a step on immigration, to help […]

Report: Latinos want environment-friendly candidates

NewsTaco August 21, 2014

*Pollution, climate change; Latino support of environmental causes crosses political parties, gender and age. VL By Laura Barron-Lopez, The Hill Hispanics are increasingly more likely to vote for candidates who support […]

Surviving ‘La Bestia’ – A High School Freshman Recalls His Journey to the U.S.

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*If more stories like this were told and made public many of the lies and misconceptions about the undocumented minor border crisis could be untold. This is a real story, […]

How Democrats Could Lose The Latino Vote

NewsTaco August 20, 2014

*Somehow, Latino politics and political party gains and losses are almost always tied to immigration … VL By Alice Ollstein, Think Progress FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA — As lawmakers across the […]

Five Children Murdered After They Were Deported Back To Honduras

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*This story hasn’t gone away just because the media’s attention has changed. VL By Estehr Yu-Hsi-Lee, Think Progress Between five and ten migrant children have been killed since February after […]

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; […]

Linda Ronstadt talks Tucson, Mexico and border fence

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*Not long after being awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities at a White House ceremony, Linda Ronstadt sat for an interview about life in Arizona and border issues. She […]