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On Monday Iowa Rep. Steve King was caught off guard when DREAMer activists Erika Andiola and Cesar Vargas confronted him about his opposition to President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, which has allowed Andiola and hundreds of thousands of others to avoid deportation, get a driver’s license and find work. The seven-minute video […]

Calling a Border Convoy hotel evacuation media alert “false” and “fake,” Culberson County (Texas) Sheriff Oscar Carrillo condemned the group for spreading “sensationalized” information about events that did not occur within his jurisdiction. The media alert, published early today said Border Convoy had to be evacuated Monday morning at 4:30 AM from “a Van Horn, TX Comfort Inn” because […]

After their confrontation with Rep. Steve King (R), DREAMer activist leaders Cesar Vargas and Erika Andiola posted a follow-up video.

The other night I was watching “The Butler”, a movie loosely based on the life of a Black butler who served in the White House for 34 years and lived through the cathartic events of the Civil Rights Movement. The movie was not bad, but there was one moment that made me take particular notice. […]

The following happened in Iowa on Monday. Immigration activists Erika Andiola and Cesar Vargas confronted Iowa Rep. Steve King (R) as Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (R) walked away. King, as you know, is not a big fan of DREAMers. Or immigrants. Or Latinos. At the beginning of the video after Andiola asked King if he […]

Just a day after a confusing scene in El Paso involving the “Stop the Invasion” Border Convoy and allegations of gun threats, a new Facebook post by Convoy organizers says the group’s members “faced significant threat on I10 coming through El Paso” and that “a vehicle containing two ‘human rights activists’ who were also wearing […]

Grammy winners La Santa Cecilia just published a music video for the band’s remake of “Strawberry Fields Forever.” The clip needs no explanation. According to a report earlier this year, the band’s remake is “a psychedelic cumbia rendition of the Beatles’ iconic ’67 single.” The group “dedicated ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ to migrant agricultural workers. The […]

After publishing a story last night about members of the Border Convoy allegedly carrying firearms in El Paso during their eight-day “Stop the Invasion” rally, images from a local Univision 26 report showed a convoy member carrying what appear to be a rifle or an automatic weapon. The following video is in Spanish. A rough […]

UPDATE: August 4, 9:15ET: A local El Paso report shows images of what appear to be rifles or automatic weapons. Earlier today a story in The Guardian reported that an eight-day Border Convoy to “Stop the Invasion” was canceling its El Paso rally due to unspecified “death threats.” Apparently, what Border Convoy organizers told The […]

Maybe it was the fact that we were coming off World Cup withdrawal or maybe we are always looking for any fresh content that at least attempts to paint a more realistic picture of what it is to be Latino in the United States today, but when we started watching “Los Jets” on NuvoTV this […]

While one Latino Democrat was voting with House Republicans on immigration, another Latino Democrat —Illinois Rep. Luis Gutiérrez— was saying this:

In case you missed it this week, here is what Inspector General John Roth reported to the Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security: Inspector General's Report on Detention of Unaccompanied Minors The LA Times has a detailed article. Here is an excerpt: Many of the children and families who crossed the border illegally need treatment […]

Last night, the House of Representatives passed two bills related to immigration and the current situation with unaccompanied minors at the border. The first one was H.R. 5230 (full text below). That vote for that bill was 223-189 in favor, with four Republicans voted against party lines and one Democrat voting for the bill. Here […]

The following video in Spanish tells the story of David Ernesto Orellana, an 11-year-old boy murdered in July by gang members in El Salvador. Although the video is in Spanish, the images speak for themselves. Not only did gang members from the Barrio 18 gang kill David, but members of MS-13 showed up at the […]

For those who actually want to know a bit more about the current immigration debate, including statistics, history, etc., here are some actual informative posts that you should read up on: From Migration Policy: Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States. From the Department of Homeland Security: Yearbook of Immigration Statistics. […]

Here is what Rep. Luis Gutiérrez said this morning on MSNBC: Will the House even do anything?

This local news piece from San Diego was published last night: The events surrounding why Mark Lane is now speaking out started after he formed a Boycott Murrieta, California page on Facebook. That page has over 3,000 likes, and it had also led to a Facebook page called “Boycott Mark Lane and his Boycott, CA […]

Earlier this week a friend of mine sent me this video. She wanted to illustrate how day laborers, and other migrant workers are willing to do jobs that Americans would not. The aim of the video was to illustrate that these folks are not stealing jobs away from Americans. Granted, the video shows Americans refusing […]

My Mother made me sit through every hour of Nuestra Belleza last year. The beauty contest, which airs on Univision, recruits Latinas from the United States and employs the Venezuelan Mr. Higgins, Osmel Sousa, to turn the girls into fembots, ready for the Univision world of bikini-clad models, hot tub contests and variety shows. Last […]

Yesterday in Washington, D.C., three Central American youth shared their personal stories about their journey to the United States. Their testimony was part of a meeting on unaccompanied immigrants held by the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Click on the link or each image to access the video testimony: Dulce Medina Mayeli Hernández Saúl Martínez

This weekend in front of the Massachusetts State House, Canadian-born radio talk show host Jeff Kuhher of Boston’s WRKO Radio had a message to Governor Duval Patrick, who is looking for ways to temporarily house Central American refugee children in one of the state’s federal centers. Looks like Kuhner, with his slight Montreal accent, thinks […]