border wall fence
About Trump’s border fence, let’s focus. It’s not about his ego.
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2 minute read) Let’s talk about the Trumpian border wall, because nothing sparks a conversation better than talk of grandiose, useless public projects. There’s no […]
Texas GOP congressman slams Trump plan for border wall
*Why you should read this: Because it says a lot that a GOP Congressman from the Texas-Mexico border area thinks the Trumpian wall “is the most expensive and least effective […]
From the wall to the burqa: why the politics of immigration is all about big symbols
*Why you should read this: Because it helps to understand why the border wall, while nearly impossible to build and pay for, continues to resonate among people who live far […]
‘Door of Hope’ Event Opens Wall That Splits Families
*Do yourself a favor, read the entire article. It’s a good read. VL By Bianca Quilantan, New America Media (7 minute read) Laura Avila and her daughter Laura Vera Martinez waited […]
Trump reveals how he would force Mexico to pay for border wall
*Stop remittances to force Mexico to pay for the border wall? That’s Trump’s idea and it’s never, ever going to happen. There are consequences. Mexico receives more money from remittances […]
The Cross-Border Walleyball Game That Has Endured For Nearly 40 Years
*I know many of you have seen the photo on social media. Here’s the story behind the picture. The residents of Naco, Arizona and Naco, Sonora play a volleyball game […]
Tracing the U.S. / Mexico Border Wall
This article was suggested by Taquista Ito Romo. By Hillary Mushkin, kcet.org Last November, a group of artists, art historians, students, a U.S. veteran, and others gathered to sketch, walk along […]
US-Mexico border: The ‘Cicatriz’ of Tecate
By Johanna Mendelson Forman, Voxxi Tecate is a small border town of 65,000 people that serves as a gateway to the Mexican state of Baja California. It is famous for […]
Tyrant’s Foe: An Angel on the Border
By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer It was 1994, and the United States, Canada and Mexico had just signed the North American Free Trade Agreement. The pact opened North America’s borders […]
A world divided by walls
(This article was suggested by Taquista Ito Romo) By Brett Roegiers, CNN Kai Wiedenhöfer photographed the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. He says he was deeply moved by the historic […]