Constructing America’s Tortilla Curtain

Posted on: November 20th, 2005
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Politics ]
Tags: ,
HispanicTips has 43,151 stories & 115,000+ visitors a month.
Check out today's 6 stories - Knowledge is Power!

Does anyone else find the name ‘Tortilla Curtain’ cultural insensitive?

“U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter proposes a Tortilla Curtain along the U.S.-Mexico border to stop and snare terrorists, illegal immigrants and other undesirables.

But the California congressman has miscalculated: One fence alone — even a 1,951-mile barrier from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico — would fail because it doesn’t go far enough to halt the hordes”

Please note some (many) sites require registration. Many times it is free.

Stumble it! | | AddThis Feed Button

Other posts that may interest you

Lifting the Tortilla Curtain in Columbia, Missouri

The "iron curtain" along the U.S./Mexico border

Chicano Art and Literature: Tradition of Tortilla Making . . .

NAFTA, Inequality and Immigration

Tortilla toss a Tucson tradition - University of Arizona

La Bloga: The First Tortilla: A Bilingual Story

Tortilla Industry Shows Sizable Growth

Latino friend taught me the value of safety without walls

Corvallis company riding trend of tortilla popularity - Oregon

A Spanish tortilla can be just as versatile as a sandwich - create your own fillings





Check us out!



Feedback Form