Bernie Sanders was in El Paso this past weekend trying to rally further support for his nomination for the Democrat ticket. Like El Paso, Sanders talks about supporting the immigration plight when looking for votes. But when it mattered, Bernie Sanders voted against immigration reform. In 2007, a Republican president, George W. Bush, signaled to… Read More Bernie Sanders Is Not A Friend to Immigrants
There continues to be this false notion that El Paso is immigrant friendly. It is not. As readers may know, Donald Trump has tasked the Border Patrol to deport as many undocumented immigrants as quickly as possible. Trump has also declared war on “sanctuary cities.” Guess which city is not targeted by Trump? That would… Read More El Paso Is Not Immigrant Friendly
American history usually glosses over many historical details especially when it does not fit the Anglo-centric worldview of what is real. The issue of Duranguito and the ongoing de-Mexicanization of El Paso is not new. Rather it has been ongoing since Texas revolted from México. Most El Paso residents do not know, or have forgotten… Read More How El Paso Became The County Seat & Ft. Bliss Was Reopened
As readers may have noted, former El Paso Times editor, Robert Moore launched his El Paso Matters news site on Monday. Moore has been raising money for his venture since about April of 2019 through the El Paso Community Foundation. The business model that Moore is using is based on the idea that rather than… Read More El Paso Matters and Why The Money Matters
Who Rules El Paso? has recently been making the rounds through social media as the primer on El Paso political power, namely arguing that money buys control of the city. Unfortunately, the book glosses over many important details, leaves many out and offers little to no concrete facts from which to prove their central thesis.… Read More A Critical Review of Who Rules El Paso?
Earlier this month we sent out a request to local Democrat candidates running in contested races for the upcoming March 3 election to respond to a set of questions we posed to them for our voter guide. (link) We asked the candidates to respond no later than February 9, 2020. We identified 36 local Democrat… Read More El Paso News March 3 2020 Voter Guide Is Here
–Breaking News– The United States Senate voted today on the impeachment of Donald J. Trump. The vote on the two articles of impeachment went along party lines. On Article One, Abuse of Power, 52 Republicans voted “not guilty”. One Republican, Mitt Romney, voted “guilty,” along with 48 Democrats and Independents. On Article Two, Obstruction, 53… Read More U.S. Senate Votes On Impeachment of Donald J. Trump
Impunity is when the judicial system breaks down. The legal system can break down in several ways. It can simply cease to exist. Its foundation becomes corrupted, Or, like in El Paso it becomes corrupt by simply allowing two legal systems to exist. One system incarcerates the poor while the other system coddles the well-connected.… Read More El Paso Is Lawless
In our continued effort to inform El Paso voters, the El Paso News is compiling a Voters Guide for the March 3 election. Yesterday, I sent 48 candidates a questionnaire asking them to submit their answers by the end of the day on Monday, February 3, 2020. We will use their answers to compile a… Read More The El Paso News Voter Guide 2020
Every author in the El Paso News has their reasons for writing. My fundamental reason is the lack of Latino voices, especially Mexican ones. Do not get me wrong, there are plenty of Mexican authors producing excellent works. Unfortunately many are in Spanish leaving a large segment of readers out. The most important place where… Read More The Missing Latino Voice
