Texas DREAMers: “We are not going away.”
The Texas legislature kicked off on Tuesday, and DREAMers made their presences known right away as a Texas Tribune reporter live-blogged their press conference: 12:37, Julian Aguilar, reporting: “We...
View ArticleDemocrats in Texas Acting Like Republicans (Shocker)
Friday, April 15th, Washington Senator Patty Murray, chair of the Democratic Senate Campaign committee, stated that she intended to target the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Kay Bailey Hutchison in...
View ArticleThe Crybaby
A couple years ago, I was visiting a friend in his dorm and we were talking about immigration- of course, the DREAM Act. He was new to the issue and I was telling him about it. A friend of his walked...
View ArticleSend Senator Marco Rubio a Valentine
It’s that time of year again. And you may think that you don’t have a Valentine, but you do. He’s just too afraid to let his love show. Which is why we have to make the first move, and let Senator...
View ArticleYo Decido – Your Thoughts
What do you think? Will Latinos really rule the election cycle?
View ArticleChildhood Arrivals and Unafraid
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals hit the ground last week, and it’s been lively to say the least. My Facebook feed has been mostly about these things: DACA is not the DREAM Act, and don’t get it...
View ArticleSkip Coffee for A Week – Dump a Birther
The congressional district in California where I grew up has been the home of far-right conservatives for a long time. It is a seat currently held by John Campbell, lunatic birther. It is a district...
View ArticleThe Biggest Grain of Salt in the World
During Mayor Julian Castro’s break-out speech (Clear eyes! Full hearts! Can’t lose! <- what he should have said at the end) and Michelle Obama’s truly emotional barn-burner, my Twitter feed...
View ArticleOne Week After the Election
I wrote this the day after the election and decided to sit on it to see if I felt the same way in a week. I do. Now the work begins – again. I cried when Warren won. And then when Baldwin won. And then...
View ArticleA Really Complicated Chart About Deportation Policy
I don’t know with whom I am more furious. President Obama or the organizations and “progressives” who don’t hold him accountable for the epic numbers of immigrants being deported for minor offenses or...
View ArticleDespair is What “They” Want You To Feel
“If you’re tempted to feel powerless and passive, remember that the bogeyman we call “they” wants you to feel that way. And then don’t.” So goes my favorite line in an article I recently read called...
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