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And now this word from your Commander in Chief (toon)

by ERIC J. GARCIA on April 25, 2018 in Cartoons, El Now

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La Cucaracha: Such sad news about the Trump Jr. family… (toon)

by Lalo Alcaraz on April 6, 2018 in Cartoons, El Now

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Who is pulling the strings at the MIGRA-Industrial Complex? (toon)

by ERIC J. GARCIA AND MIJENTE.NET on March 22, 2018 in Cartoons, El Now

La Cucaracha: It’s not easy when your Mom gets deported (toon)

by Lalo Alcaraz on March 20, 2018 in Cartoons, El Now

La Cucaracha: Is there something fishy about Melania’s Green Card? (toon)

by Lalo Alcaraz on March 16, 2018 in Cartoons, El Now

Happy MLK Day from la MIGRA: GTF out of our country, Mexican (video)

by Bronco del Camino on January 17, 2018 in El Now, Video


The long fight to keep the Garcia family together ended early Monday at Detroit Metro Airport. Jorge kissed his wife and children goodbye before boarding a plane to Mexico. [Mas…]

La Cucaracha: Feliz Navidad! (toon)

by Lalo Alcaraz December 25, 2017 Cartoons
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POCHO History 101: Undocumented Pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving (video)

by JUAN DON GAMERA November 21, 2017 Cultura
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The Pilgrims, after all, were boat people fleeing religious oppression, ordinary families seeking freedom in a new land. But no one expects the Algonquin Migra. [Video by the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors.]

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La Cucaracha: Why did ICE detain a girl with cerebral palsy? (toon)

by Lalo Alcaraz November 7, 2017 Cartoons
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Mississippi Mojado: A Mexican immigrant opens a ‘Taco Shop’ (video)

by Barney Asada October 10, 2017 Cultura
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He crossed the river several times to find work in the United States — and got sent to jail or sent back. Now Zacatecas native Pedro Leyva is a citizen and a business owner of The Taco Shop in his adopted town of Oxford, Mississippi. Link via pocho Profe Chastillez.

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The border is a river and there’s a ‘Ferryman at the Wall’ (video)

by Andalé Mono October 6, 2017 Cultura
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Originally proposed as an international peace park with Mexico, Big Bend, Texas has a unique relationship with its southern neighbor. For the past 40 years, Mike Davidson — the Ferryman at the Wall — has been ferrying tourists across the Rio Grande for a little taste of Mexican life. He’d like to keep it that […]

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Eric Holland: It’s time for ‘Amnistia’ again (music video)

by ZACK A. TEXAS September 18, 2017 Cultura
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Eric Holland, a former Arizona ESL teacher who moved to Mexico, writes and sings amazing songs about the border. His Amnistia, which we first featured four years ago, paints a picture we’d all like to see! [Video by Danny Worms.] PREVIOUSLY ON ERIC HOLLAND:

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Manic Hispanic: ‘The I.N.S. took my novia away!’ (NSFW video)

by Soy Capitan September 15, 2017 Audio
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“She left Santana in a Chevrolet, to visit her tia in East L.A. — but she never got there!” [F-bomb.] SoCal punks Manic Hispanic’s 2003 version of a Ramones tune takes on new relevance with Trump’s DACA threats. The I.N.S. Took My Novia Away is from the CD/album Mijo Goes to Jr. College.

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The Beandocks: Trump’s ‘legal’ immigration policy (toon)

by Lalo Alcaraz August 17, 2017 Cartoons
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Paola crossed the border as a 5-year old – this is her story (video)

by Andalé Mono July 20, 2017 El Now
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Paola crossed the border into America at the age of 5, wading through the deep Rio Grande river with strangers and being arrested by ICE. She talks about the challenges of growing up undocumented in America, and the increasing tension immigrants are facing since the election.

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Tennis on the US/Mexican border is not all fun and games (video)

by Lucida Grandé July 13, 2017 Cultura
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Swedish sportswear brand Björn Borg orchestrated a tennis match on the US/Mexican border with one player on each side, half the court on Mexican soil and the other half in El Norte. Things didn’t work out exactly like they planned. [Tennis Across Borders by Klaus Thymann.]

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Lin-Manuel Miranda ‘Hamilton’ video: ‘Immigrants get the job done!’

by Soy Capitan June 29, 2017 Cultura
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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s powerful new video for Immigrants (We Get The Job Done) is based on a track from The Hamilton Mixtape. Rolling Stone reports:

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L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti: Hey, Trump! Not in my backyard! (NPR audio)

by Especial Correspondents May 30, 2017 Audio
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Maria Hinojosa of NPR’s LatinoUSA talks with Los Angeles Alcalde Eric Garcetti. The mayor’s message for President Trump? YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF ME! From NPR, this background:

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La Cucaracha: Hello, Tio Sam? I’m reporting a con-man (toon)

by Lalo Alcaraz May 10, 2017 Cartoons
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La Cucaracha: Why is the taco cart guy pro-science? (toon)

by Lalo Alcaraz May 1, 2017 Cartoons
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MIGRA wants to deport Chicago Army Veteran Miguel Perez (toon)

by ERIC J. GARCIA April 19, 2017 Cartoons
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La Cucaracha: Immigrants – The National Guard is hiring! (toon)

by Lalo Alcaraz March 8, 2017 Cartoons
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The truck that feeds New York City: Sidewalk Tacos (video)

by Barney Asada March 8, 2017 Cultura
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The folks who work at Sidewalk Tacos feed the people of New York City, but they have LA MIGRA on their minds. [Video by Elliot Levy, a Belgian living in New Ork.]

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La Cucaracha: Trump’s troops will be busy after deportations (toon)

by Lalo Alcaraz March 7, 2017 Cartoons
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