Are Chicanos the same as Mexicans?

"Chicano"."The term seems to have come into first use in the fields of California in derision of the inability of native Nahuatl speakers from Morelos state to refer to themselves as "Mexicanos," and instead spoke of themselves as...

*Home is where he hangs his hat* versus *Home is where the heart is*

No tiene raices en ningun sitio. // A donde el corazon se inclina, el pie camina. El verdadero hogar es donde uno tiene a los suyos.

HITN-TV News

"The Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, Inc. was established in 1983 as a private non-profit organization to create a network of non-commercial telecommunications facilities to advance the educational, social, cultural, and economic aspirations of...

How to Move to México

"I have put together some things that I wish I had known when I set out to move to México, and some of the adventures I had while doing it."

Thomas Tancredo News

Occasional source of news about illegal immigration.

I Want My Country Back News

This is a Message Board on the topic of Illegal Immigration. Click:  Home, Features, Message Board.

One way to treat illegal workers

"The controversy over illegal immigration would be seen more clearly if we viewed the illegal immigrants as convict labor."

Billboard Aims to Stir Up Debate

"The billboard urges Americans to "Stop the invasion.  Secure our borders."

Illegal Alien Workers - Is the Bush Administration Finally Getting It Right?

"As part of its efforts to combat illegal alien employment schemes through criminal prosecutions, Department of Homeland Security officials on Friday announced the results of three separate investigations that resulted in criminal charges against businesses employing...

Family secret

"Girl discovers parents are undocumented."

Border security is No. 1 topic as Hastert visits

"Being here, being on the border, understanding what the problems are, that's why we came here," Hastert said during a news conference. "First, make sure the borders are safe."

Access to higher ed improves even as immigration reform stalls

"But Bernal is an illegal immigrant from Mexico City. Without access to financial aid, grants and most scholarships, he had to push aside the Ivy League brochures and prepare to attend California State University in Fresno, where he can live with family and pay tuition...

Vigil part of immigration movement

"A new immigrant-rights campaign is aimed at lobbying Congress and discouraging local ordinances that target undocumented workers"

*Lady in charge* nabbed in smuggling sting

"Julieta Franco-Beltran, twice convicted of smuggling humans, stood before a federal judge in Phoenix last month, wearing a gray-and-white striped jail uniform, wiping away tears."

Latino Backlash? Town Bans Taco Stand

"In some ways, the traveling taco stand has become a symbol of the rise of Hispanics in the US. Here in Gwinnett County, Ga., it wasn't any different - until lawmakers outlawed the $1 street-corner taco...

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