border fence
Rep. Cuellar Slams Trump Proposal to Hire Attorneys to Take Land for Border Wall
*Why you should read this: Because we need to keep up and stay informed about Trump’s policies more than his antics. Because landowners along the U.S.-Mexico border have already received […]
El Paso Firm Interested in Bidding for the Border Wall Insists It’s Not a Political Choice
*Why you should read this: Because the seeming contradiction of U.S. Latino businesses being open to participating in the construction of the border wall is an illustration of the layered […]
Trump administration considering separating women, children at U.S.-Mexico border
*Why you should read this: Because Trump’s immigration policy changes daily and we need to keep up on the changes. Because separating children from their mothers to “serve as a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Border Patrol agent is indicted in 2012 fatal shooting
*This is only the third time in 20 years that a Border Patrol agent faces murder charges. VL By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Border Patrol agent […]
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 […]
Federal Officials Investigate Fatal Border Patrol Shootings
*The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency completed an internal investigation of 67 shooting incidents, 19 were fatal. None of the agents involved have been punished or reprimanded. VL By […]
Borderland Music: Songs From The U.S.-Mexico Frontera
*Happy Friday! By Jasmine Garsd, NPR/alt.latino In some ways, borders that divide countries are concrete and inescapable. The border between Mexico and the U.S. is very real for the thousands […]
Politics Meets Religion at Catholic Border Mass
*A Catholic mas, celebrated at the border fence in Nogales, Arizona, shows, in a way few other things can, that immigration is a human, not political, issue. VL By Shefali S. […]