In Spanish here. There are few stories you’ll ever hear that are as inspiring and as American as Astrid Silva — a DREAMer from Nevada. That’s why we were so disgusted yesterday when Donald Trump Jr., who was campaigning for his father in Nevada, called for her deportation. Like... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): Huffington Post: HUFFPOLLSTER: Donald Trump Could Be Gaining In Key Swing States By Natalie Jackson and Ariel Edwards-Levy NBC: NCLR Latino Voter Registration Money Fell from $7 Million to $1.5 Million By Suzanne Gamboa Newsweek: Presidential Campaigns in Race for Florida’s... Continue »
Latino Victory Project has teamed up with Grammy-winning Mexican rock band Maná to encourage US Latinos to flex their political muscle at the polls this November. More from LVP: The Latino community in the United States has the power to enact change and write history. That is why Maná... Continue »
A border wall, deportation of all 11 million undocumented immigrants currently in the US, and Sheriff Joe Arpaio have all been key parts of Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign, but a new poll shows Arizona voters strongly dislike all three. According to a new Arizona Republic/Morrison/Cronkie News poll, over 54%... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): New York Times: Mexico’s Finance Minister Resigns After Trump Visit By Kirk Semple and Elisabeth Malkin Washington Post: Trump says Mexican official’s resignation shows his visit was successful By Karen DeYoung Washington Post: Donald Trump’s thoroughly strange claim about his Mexico... Continue »
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) has called for an investigation of Donald Trump’s modeling agency following allegations that several models — all non-US citizens — worked in the United States without proper documentation. From Mother Jones: Three former Trump models, all non-US citizens, told Mother Jones they worked for the... Continue »
Red Sox icon David Ortiz called Donald Trump’s anti-Mexican attacks “a slap in the face” during a recent USA Today interview. “I walk around sometimes, and I see Mexican people trying to earn a living in an honest way,” said the Dominican-born slugger. “And to hear somebody make those... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): McClatchy: Texas now a tossup as Trump loses support there By Elizabeth Koh Reason: Trump’s ‘Softening’ Can’t Make His Immigration Stance Popular By Jacob Sullum New York Times: The Crumbling Case for a Mexican Border Wall By Eduardo Porter Los Angeles... Continue »
Taco trucks on every corner? How about taco trucks at every polling site instead. That’s the idea from the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, following a Latino Trump supporter suggesting that a Trump defeat in November would mean taco trucks on every street corner in America (as if that’s... Continue »
Last week, one of the few remaining Latino Trump supporters warned that America was on the brink of a delicious takeover. “My culture is a very dominant culture, and it’s imposing and it’s causing problems,” said Marco Gutierrez, a Mexican immigrant and founder of something called “Latinos For Trump”, during an... Continue »