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Border Communities Living in Limbo While Congress Dithers
By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer In early May, Ruben Villarreal, Mayor of Rio Grande City, channeled the frustration of many residents in Starr and Hidalgo counties, where a proposed 14-mile […]
Border Residents Disappointed by Fence Provision in Immigration Bill
By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer The so-called “Gang of Eight,” a bipartisan group of U.S. senators, released their much-awaited comprehensive immigration reform bill late Tuesday. It’s thrilling to finally see a […]
The New Border: Illegal Immigration’s Shifting Frontier
By Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ, Mexico — Oscar and Jennifer Cruz knew that crossing the border would be the easy part. The Salvadoran brother and sister made their way over […]
Texas Border Residents March Against “Mounting Human Rights Crisis”
By Peter Malof, Texas News Service EL PASO, Texas – The number of illegal border crossings from Mexico has dropped sharply in recent years, but that hasn’t slowed human-rights violations […]
Feds Let Alabama Wallow In Its Mess
The federal government’s official position on Alabama’s immigration law seems to be to let the state wallow in it’s own mess. I don’t think the feds even have plans for an after-mess […]
Immigration Reform Vs. Border Enforcement
By Marc Rodriguez Regrettably, for many, human nature is a strong enough force to weaken individuals to the extent that they often concede and elect to “follow the path of least […]
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 […]
Arizona Can Begin Border Wall Construction Today
Tucson, Arizona – The Southern Border Communities Coalition (SBCC) laments the entry into force of SB 1406 today, a measure that will allow Arizona to build its own border wall […]
Arizona Will Raise Private Funds To Build Border Fence
Lawmakers in Arizona are so intent on building a wall along the US-Mexico border that they’re passing the hat to get it done – it’s going to have to be a very […]
Moving Past Bumper Stickers: The Complexity of ‘Border Issues’
As you may or may not know, this month’s Texas Monthly magazine is billing itself the immigration issue, “Eighteen Texans tell us exactly what they think about illegal immigration.” Some […]