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Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

S. TX Border Patrol agents move “border security” into colonia neighborhoods

Aug 3, 2010, 4:02 PM 13

LatinaLista — While Sarah Palin may say the President doesn’t have the cojones to deal with border security, colonia residents in South Texas would beg to differ. According to some of the residents who live along the Texas/Mexico border,…

Books, Children, General, Media, Nonprofit

Spotlight: Bringing books to children living in the poorest colonia of the nation

Nov 6, 2009, 9:32 AM 0

LatinaLista — Along the Texas-Mexico border, there lies Starr County, Texas. It is one of the poorest counties in the nation with a population of about 62,000 — 97 percent Latino. The U.S. Census reports that only 35 percent…