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Sheriff and ICE eager pen pals

"...has led to the deportation of some 5,000 undocumented immigrants since 2009 – Travis County Sheriff Greg Hamilton often..."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Bridging the Language Gap

A Q&A with AISD Public Relations & Multicultural Outreach Director Alex Sanchez

"...those communities. And we have refugees, and we have immigrants, and traditionally, for instance, the Vietnamese community in Denver..."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc Recommends: Pachanga Latino Music Festival

Fiesta Gardens, Saturday, May 22, 2010

"...is no equivalent of Ellis Island anywhere along the Mexican border, no outstretched torch of Lady Liberty lighting the..."

May 21, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

Point Austin: Stepping on Your Punchline

When free speech becomes hate speech

"...of a discussion of "politically correct" synonyms for "illegal immigrants" or "illegal aliens" or "undocumented workers" – asked his..."

July 24, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Cross-Border Craziness

Feds finally release guidelines for new visas, civil rights lawyers file more claims pertaining to May 1 immigration protest in L.A., and Cuero rancher finds possible chupacabra

"...for a batch of new visas, intended for undocumented immigrants who have been crime victims and who are willing..."

Sept. 14, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Naked City

"...Produced in partnership with KUT and the Center for Mexican-American Studies at UT-Austin, Latino USA is syndicated to 172..."

June 1, 2007 News Feature

Illegal Immigration Tied to Jobs

"...the U.S. from Mexico is to create jobs for Mexican citizens in Mexico. So, the opposite of the adage..."

Aug. 28, 2006 Postmarks

The Taco Kings, Besieged

A conflict with neighborhoods has made the previously independent street taco vendors organize in self-defense

"...Cucaracha. In the first place, many vendors are undocumented immigrants who naturally fear getting involved with city politics. Also,..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature by Michael May

Appalled and Confused at Demonstrations

"...of teenagers protesting in the streets and waving the Mexican flag and posters with statements such as "Viva Mexico"..."

May 16, 2006 Postmarks

Pablo Veliz

'La Tragedia de Macario'

"...inspired by a tragedy in 2003, when 19 illegal immigrants died of asphyxiation, dehydration, and heat exposure locked inside..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

New Road Trip Drama Travels into No Man's Land

The filmmaking Allyn brothers see Mexico through a new lens

"...thriller The Marksman. In that, Neeson takes a young Mexican migrant across America after a shootout with the cartel..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tragedias de la Frontera

"...the already-existing historical precedent. It's nothing new for a Mexican-American to be gunned down in the border regions by..."

May 28, 1999 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Like the Wind, Kiko Villamizar Pushes the Culture Forward

Austin's Colombian instigator brings his music, message, and mission to Todo el Mundo

"...being a border state and home to thousands of Mexican Americans, the capital city has always leaned toward its..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Music Feature by Clara Wang

Austin Filmmaker David Blue Garcia Goes Back to the Border for Tejano

Guns, drugs, and laughs in this microbudget thriller

"...Javi is that liminal space personified – seen as Mexican by his American friends, but a güero south of..."

March 29, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report

The hype about border violence is a big political lie

"...now getting is a similar burst of mendacity about Mexican drug violence spilling across the border into our country...."

Nov. 18, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

Chac-Mool

A rare glimpse inside the inner circle of accordion pioneer Esteban 'Steve' Jordan

"...madman brilliance on the accordion, an inspired fusion of Mexican heritage and Texas rebel rock, on display most Friday..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Cine Las Americas Schedule

"...This documentary program features two films that examine immigrants' troubled relationships with their left-behind homelands. In the short..."

April 12, 2002 Screens Feature

The World on a Shelf

"...explosion of ethnic markets of every stripe catering to immigrants hungry for a taste of home...."

Jan. 29, 1999 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Latin Flavors, American Kitchens Symposium at CIA San Antonio

Mexican Flavors from Austin Gardens: Matali and Hoja Santa

"...ingredients that reflects the large, multi-generational population of Japanese immigrants to Peru...."

Oct. 11, 2012 Food Post by MM Pack

Bar Crawl Conversations

Crawl (or should that be pedal?) around the East Austin bar scene with the 'Chronicle'

"...Ever since post-Civil War German immigrants began gathering at August Scholz' biergarten to share beer..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Hightower Report

Don't Look Down at Immigrants, Look Up; and a New Horror From the IRS

"...DON'T LOOK DOWN AT IMMIGRANTS, LOOK UP Here's a modest suggestion for dealing with..."

April 21, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Who They Are and What They Deserve

The new play 'Voices of Valor' records the memories of a generation that won the war abroad and at home

"...Festival 10-Minute Play Contest for his play about undocumented immigrants, "The Crossing." Garcia spoke about writing Voices of Valor..."

March 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Let's 'Rumbo'! Right Now!

New Spanish dailies battle for a young Latino audience looking for news

"...at home." Among Hispanic adults, "75% are first generation immigrants whose first and strongest language is Spanish."..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Belinda Acosta

TFN's 'Briefing Paper' on ACC Board Candidate Marc Levin

"...Texas. When UT Professor Lino Graglia said "Blacks and Mexican-Americans are not academically competitive with whites in selective institutions,"..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Not Necessarily Mexican..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...which taxpayers have already approved and paid for (the Mexican American Cultural Center, a new library in East Austin),..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Column

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...his eyes. Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, chair of the Mexican-American Legislative Caucus, offered a formal eulogy as the session..."

March 21, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...conducted every year openly targeting low-income workers -- and immigrants in particular -- that raked in millions for the..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

Universal Talent

From 1961 to 1992, Julioeloy Mesa worked in the Cuban Institute of Cinematic Industry and Art, making movie posters that earned international awards, exhibitions in museums, and even a permanent collection in the Library of Congress. Though he now lives comfortably in Austin, Texas, Mesa's artistic struggle continues.

"...Pasaran (They Will Not Pass), originally intended for a Mexican film festival in 1996, rips through the mind. A..."

July 13, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

Postmarks

Readers sound off on a variety of touchy subjects: politicos, abandoned kittens, even the brachiation of apes.

"...I am writing about the 14 Mexican men. The ones that were left to die in..."

June 15, 2001 Column

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