u.s.-mexico
Report: Widespread Abuse By Patrol Agents Along Border
Last week the humanitarian organization No More Deaths released a document detailing widespread abuses by border patrol agents against people in their custody. The report, A Culture of Cruelty, […]
Livin’ La Vida En Spanglish
Last week I posted on Facebook that, sometimes, people are frustrated by my Spanglish speaking ways. But, that’s the way I think — so ni modo. I got some interesting […]
Border Fence To Flood U.S. Town, Violate Mexican Treaty
By Melissa del Bosque The Department of Homeland Security is pushing for 14 miles of border wall to be built through Hidalgo and Starr counties even though it could flood […]
Romney Uses Immigration To Challenge Perry, Recruit Rubio
Mitt Romney seems to be using immigration as a way to challenge Rick Perry in the Republican presidential fight. In a speech today at the Republican National Hispanic Assembly in Tampa, […]
Arizona Border Fence Too Tragic To Be Serious
I haven’t decided who’s more tragic, the people who thought-up and got to work on the plan to raise donations to build a fence along the border between Arizona and […]
Looking To Buy Land, Two Unarmed Latinos Shot Near Border
By Melissa del Bosque It was an early morning in mid-May. Norberto Velez, 55, and his son Norangel, 32, were driving through ranchland in far West Texas. They were looking […]
52% Of The Latino Population Lives In 4 Border States
For the first time since the 1850s, the borderlands have again become a predominantly Latino region of the United States. Over half of border county residents are of Latino ancestry. […]
Narcocorridos Try To Make Violence Into A “Culture”
[Editor’s Note: Wuicho Vargas is a writer who lives in McAllen, Texas.] I’m from Guadalupe Nuevo León, and currently we are experiencing a massive, red wave of pure, exquisite, and […]
Republicans Fibbing About Violence Along The Border
It’s a tired line — one that’s been in vogue at least since the 1980s — “we cannot consider immigration reform until the border is secure.” Texas Congressman Silvestre Reyes, […]
Immigrant Kids Not Receiving Legal Rights In U.S.
By Melissa del Bosque Unaccompanied Mexican migrant children are not receiving the government protections from human trafficking, and exploitation that they should, according to a report released today by the nonprofit […]