Hillary Clinton talked about issues of special interest to South Texas and the border region at a news conference in McAllen, TX (h/t to Rio Grande Guardian). Those issues were relations with Mexico, the border wall, comprehensive immigration, a veterans’ hospital, and the Superfund site in Mission.
In South Texas, many veterans have a hard time [...]
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It’s time for another installment of the Texas Progressive Alliance’s Blog Round-Up. This week’s round-up was complied by Vince from Capitol Annex.
Blue 19th wonders: Can someone ask Randy Neugebauer why he hates college students?
Evan at the Houston GLBT Political Caucus Blog asks where’s Human Rights Campaign as leaders in congress are considering leaving transgender works [...]
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This weekend there will be to protests taking place along the Texas-Mexico Border. Normally I would tried to tend one of these protests and later report on them but, unfortunately, this will not be happening since the only mode of transportation I did have was a borrowed one and is no longer in my possession. [...]
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Yes, the anti-immigrants are being played for a fool and they don’t even know. As anti-immigrant proponents lavish and complimentary media attention orchestrated by rabid nativist crying out how the “Mexicans” are intent on destroying America as we know it, they soon will enter their own matrix of public spin.
Mexican President Vicente Fox has [...]
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Recently Senate the Senate approved the amendment to build 370 miles of triple-layered fencing. The vote was 83-16 in favor to build the fence and along with 500 miles of vehicle barriers. And of course the wingnuts are jumping for joy. The truth is “The Wall” was already being built.
The idea of building a [...]
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This is the blog of Edmundo "XicanoPwr" Rocha, a social worker, an activist, freelance writer and founder and editor of The Sanctuary. My interests include: immigration reform, critical race theory and it's interaction with equality/inequality and freedom/oppression as they relate to the experiences of people of color in the Americas.
Para Justicia y Libertad is a Latino-centered political blog focusing on the humanistic perspective of politics, history, and society as they relate to the Latina/o community throughout Texas and the United States.
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