CBP PHOTO LAREDO, Texas – On January 26, 2018, agents at the Border Patrol Checkpoint on north Highway 83 encountered a tractor-trailer at the primary lane.  The driver was questioned regarding his immigration status and was referred to secondary for further inspection.  Upon further inspection, Border Patrol agents discovered 76 illegal aliens inside the trailer.  The 76 illegal aliens were found in good health.  The 76 subjects were determined to be from the countries of Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.  Thirteen unaccompanied alien children were among those rescued in this event.  The driver, a United States Citizen, was arrested and the tractor-trailer was seized by Border Patrol.

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas ( Breitbart News ) — The discovery of over 100 migrants headed to Texas took place at a military checkpoint just 30 minutes north of Ciudad Victoria, the capital of Tamaulipas. According to information released by Mexico’s National Immigration Institute (INM), the discovery became a rescue operation once authorities realized the health conditions of the migrants. According to immigration officials, the migrants showed signs of acute dehydration and asphyxia leading authorities to rush medical personnel to the scene to provide needed care. The ones that showed the worst signs were 39 underage teens and children, of those, 10 were unaccompanied. The migrants have been identified as all being from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Authorities arrested Mexican nationals Ruben “N” and Orbelin “N” who have been singled out as the drivers and human smugglers. The suspects claimed to have left the southern state of Chiapas and to have been headed to...

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, UnidosUS (formerly NCLR) rejected an immigration plan announced by the White House that would drastically alter our nation’s immigration system. Cloaked as a solution for DACA recipients, youth who came to the United States as children, the White House plan dramatically slashes legal immigration and provides billions in funding for a mass deportation force.     “The White House plan is yet another attempt to undermine a real legislative solution for DREAMers. Their intent is to do a bait-and-switch on the American people by using relief for DREAMers, something the overwhelming majority of our country supports, to destroy our country’s legal immigration system, starting with a ban on family and diversity. In the process, they also seek to write a $25 billion blank check to the largest and most unaccountable law enforcement entity in the country, whose abuses have been widely documented,” said UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía.  “Mem...

Way out of the Trump-created crisis is #DreamActNow SAN JUAN, TX—With the White House releasing an immigration framework including a list of nativist provisions that would make Richard Spencer proud, La Unión del Pueblo Entero is speaking out for the urgent passage of the Dream Act. Abraham Diaz, Dreamer and education specialist with La Unión del Pueblo Entero, said: “The lives of immigrant youth are on the line. It is shameful that President Trump and aid Stephen Miller are playing with our lives and pitting children against children and immigrants against immigrants. President Trump created this crisis when he ended the DACA program. Now 122 immigrant youth lose protection from arrest, detention, and deportation every day. The way out of this Trump-made crisis is the passage of a Dream Act now.” Juanita Valdez-Cox, executive director of La Unión del Pueblo Entero, said: “It is now more important than ever that Congress reach a bipartisan breakthrough to pass a Drea...

Burla risible del plan migratorio de Trump Por Armando García La legislación propuesta por el presidente pretende dar un camino hacia la ciudadanía para aproximadamente 1.8 millones de jóvenes inmigrantes indocumentados a cambio de una inversión significativa en un muro fronterizo, una ofensiva contra las personas indocumentadas y cambios radicales en las políticas migratorias basadas en la familia. Los críticos del plan han declarado que es una burla risible con el objetivo de obtener los fondos para iniciar la construcción del muro fronterizo entre México y Estados Unidos. Además de burla, también podría considerado como un chantaje al utilizar a los jóvenes soñadores llamados Dreamers para dejarlos legalmente en el país a cambio de la seguridad fronteriza. Los demócratas y los defensores de los inmigrantes inmediatamente rechazaron el plan, argumentando que representaba un intento de la administración de sellar las fronteras del país, mientras que los intransigentes d...

White House Framework on Immigration Reform & Border Security BORDER SECURITY: Securing the Southern and Northern border of the United States takes a combination of physical infrastructure, technology, personnel, resources, authorities, and the ability to close legal loopholes that are exploited by smugglers, traffickers, cartels, criminals and terrorists. The Department of Homeland Security must have the tools to deter illegal immigration; the ability to remove individuals who illegally enter the United States; and the vital authorities necessary to protect national security. These measures below are the minimum tools necessary to mitigate the rapidly growing surge of illegal immigration. $25 billion trust fund for the border wall system, ports of entry/exit, and northern border improvements and enhancements. Close crippling personnel deficiencies by appropriating additional funds to hire new DHS personnel, ICE attorneys, immigration judges, prosecutors and other ...

WASHINGTON – Today, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen released the following statement on the  White House Framework on Immigration Reform and Border Security : "The Department of Homeland Security fully supports the President's security-focused immigration framework, including funding for the border wall system, the ability to quickly remove those who break our immigration laws and reforms to our immigration system. "This is what DHS front-line personnel have asked for to secure our borders and maintain the integrity of our immigration system. I thank the President for his leadership on this important issue and look forward to continuing my efforts on the Hill to pass these important reforms."

Plan para dar ciudadanía a los soñadores Reportes noticiosos El presidente de los Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, está listo para firmar un plan que abriría el camino a la ciudadanía para unos 1.8 millones de "soñadores" que fueron traídos ilegalmente a Estados Unidos cuando eran niños, dijeron el jueves pasado por altos funcionarios de la Casa Blanca. El plan de Trump, que la Casa Blanca espera que el Senado vote a principios de febrero, requeriría que el Congreso establezca un "fondo fiduciario" de $ 25 mil millones para construir un muro en la frontera sur con México e invertir en mejores protecciones en la frontera norte con Canadá. También requeriría que el Congreso limite el patrocinio familiar de inmigrantes a cónyuges e hijos menores, ponga fin a un sistema de lotería de visas para ciertos países y gaste dinero adicional en guardias fronterizos y jueces de inmigración, entre otras medidas, dijeron los funcionarios a los periodistas en una sesi...

Por Doroteo Arango La Voz del Anáhuac enero de 2018 El 12 de febrero de 1968 la Preparatoria Popular inició clases en las jardineras y pasillos de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la UNAM. A fines de 1967 miles de rechazados de las preparatorias de la UNAM se organizaron exigiendo cumplimiento a su derecho a la educación. Así fue como nació la idea de ejercer este derecho por la vía de los hechos. Si la UNAM no les daba una solución, ellos la tomarían de manera directa. Sin un espacio propio para hacer funcionar a la naciente Preparatoria Popular, tomaron las jardineras y pasillos. Estudiantes de las facultades de la UNAM se solidarizaron y formaron el cuerpo docente. Ante estos hechos, a las autoridades de la UNAM no les quedó más alternativa que atender las demandas de esa primera generación de la Preparatoria Popular. Así, el 12 de julio de ese año, cedieron a la Prepa Popular un viejo edificio abandonado en Liverpool 66, Colonia Juárez, donde había sido la sed...

Por Lorenzo Armando García Álvarez  ex estudiante de la Preparatoria Popular Planten Tacuba (1969-1973) Hace medio siglo siendo estudiante de secundaria tuve la oportunidad de hacer mi solicitud para entrar a la Preparatoria de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Me preparé a conciencia para presentar el examen. Recuerdo muy bien que en menos de una hora acabé el examen y me retiré muy satisfecho ya que tuve la certeza que iba a pasar. Los días pasaron y recibí por correo una carta que indicaba los resultados. Y la sorpresa no se hizo esperar. Reprobé el examen. Y lo peor, el lenguaje de la carta resultaba ofensivo y denigrante: Los resultados del examen no satisfacen ni el mínimo para ingresar a la UNAM . Debido a esas palabras, mi padre me tildó de todo, me catalogó de imbécil y de otras cosas, que no merecen ser descritas. Los resultados y el lenguaje de la carta me hicieron sentir un perfecto inútil y mi futuro educativo era incierto. Mi padre al n...

Written by  Royce Murray With the national conversation focused squarely on Dreamers, Congress was unable to find common ground on a budget deal and has shut down the U.S. Government. Congressional leadership decided not to bring a vote on bipartisan Dream Act legislation. Instead, this was the fourth time in as many months that Congress looked to fund the government on a short-term basis, further delaying a solution for Dreamers. The President complicated negotiations by constantly moving the goalposts on what kind of deal he would ultimately sign. Public opinion seems to be on the side of advancing a common sense solution for Dreamers   who enjoy wide public support, according to a new poll   out today; 87% of the American public—and  two-thirds of Trump supporters —believe that they should be allowed to remain in the United States if they meet certain requirements. The government will remain shut down until it can pass either a short-t...

Photo by  Gage Skidmore . Written by  Guillermo Cantor   Media outlets around the globe reported on President Trump’s disparaging comments regarding nationals of certain countries. According to the Washington Post, during a discussion with lawmakers in the White House regarding  protections for immigrants  from Haiti, El Salvador, and African countries on Thursday, the president asked “Why are we having all these people from  shithole countries  come here?” He suggested instead that the United States should bring more people from countries such as Norway. At a very minimum these comments are incredibly offensive. But the president’s remarks are also the expression of a deeper conception of what our nation is or should be; in other words, the values upon which our society should be organized. Racism has deep roots in U.S. immigration policies and laws. While we routinely hear and uncritically accept the mantra that “th...

En un segmento reciente de la cadena televisiva CNN, el pastor Mark Burns intentó ofrecer una defensa bíblica de los comentarios de Trump sobre que las naciones pardas y negras son "países de mierda". Por Armando García La comunidad cristiana, principalmente la evangélica está desconcertada por la forma en que hace unos días el Pastor Mark Burns, que pertenece al grupo evangélico del presidente Donald Trump, citó en televisión un versículo de la Biblia para justificar los comentarios del mandatario sobre los países de donde proviene la población migrante que radica en Estados Unidos. En específico el pastor Burns citó 1 Timoteo 5:8 que dice: “porque si alguno no provee para los suyos, y mayormente para los de su casa, ha negado la fe y es peor que un incrédulo”. Para muchos, citar a la Biblia para justificar una acción gubernamental es errónea cuando se sale del contexto para quien fue escrito el capítulo bíblico. En el caso del libro de 1 de Timoteo, f...

Por Armando García A un año del aniversario en el poder en la Casa Blanca, el presidente Donald Trump es indudablemente el enemigo público número uno de los inmigrantes, tanto de los musulmanes, los procedentes del continente africano al igual como de los latinoamericanos, principalmente Haití. Los medios de comunicación han lanzado comentarios sobre lo dicho por el presidente que inmigrantes han llegado de países hundidos en un agujero de estiércol, para no mencionar la palabra coloquial insultante, denigrante y racista. Donald Trump nos recuerda al tipo de mandatario autoritario que comienza con palabras para implantar su forma de gobernar. También nos remonta a los tiempos de dictaduras al criticar a los medios de comunicación masiva que reportan la verdad, aunque esta duela y les crítica diciendo que son noticias falsas cuando se publica o se transmite noticias que no son de su agrado. Hace un año, Trump recibió un país dividido entre los que más tienen y los que men...

Photo Credit: Screen Capture / Democracy Now! 'Sh*thole Countries': Trump Uses the Rhetoric of Dictators Trump has normalized the notion that the meaning of words no longer matters. By   Henry Giroux  /  The Conversation George Orwell warns us in his dystopian novel 1984 that authoritarianism begins with language. In the novel, “newspeak” is language twisted to deceive, seduce and undermine the ability of people to think critically and freely. Donald Trump’s unapologetic bigoted language made headlines again Thursday when it was reported he told lawmakers working on a new immigration policy that the  United States shouldn’t accept people from “shithole countries” like Haiti . Given his support for white nationalism and his coded call to “Make America Great (White) Again,” Trump’s overt racist remarks reinforce echoes of white supremacy reminiscent of fascist dictators in the 1930s. His remarks about accepting people from Norway smack o...