With help from Mexico, number of child migrants crossing U.S. border falls
With help from Mexico, number of child migrants crossing U.S. border falls
*The causees are several: Mexico is stopping children before they reach the U.S. border, violence is decreasing in some Central American countries, and the U.S. has launched public information campaigns […]
U.S. border apprehensions of Mexicans fall to historic lows
*This is the result of several things. Mexican undocumented immigration is significantly down since a peak in 2000. Also, other-than-Mexican crossings along the U.S. southern border have increased in the […]
Feds: Racial profiling is bad…except at airports and the border
*These new rules apply to immigration agents. U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) asked the obvious question: “How can race help a Border Patrol agent or customs officer do a better […]
A Texas Militiaman Reconsiders the Mission
*Charles Gilbert joined the Texas Border Volunteers to “kick some ass,” but the group’s tactics forced him to do some soul-searching. – Texas Observer. By Forrest Wilder, Texas Observer Lots […]
Setting the story straight about children and families crossing the border from Mexico
*A first-person account from the front lines of the undocumented minor “border crisis,” written by a pediatrician working one mile from the border. VL By Marsha Griffin, The Texas Observer Many […]
Border Patrol agent fires at armed militia member in Brownsville
*It was a matter of time before this happened. Having armed citizens patrolling the border along with the national guard does not make the border safer. In fact, it may […]
Examining the Terrorist Threat from America’s Southern Border
*A large part of the argument to secure the U.S. Southern border comes from the idea that terrorists could enter the country, in the guise of undocumented migrants, with bombs […]
‘It was like a horror movie’ – the undocumented Latinos living in fear
*A fascinating story about how a 100 mile limit, a surge in border security spending and idle Border Patrol agents caused split families, broken dreams and affected the floral industry. […]
Confrontation In Arizona Between Mexican Soldiers, Border Patrol Confirmed
*This is interesting on many levels. It was an international incident (that we didn’t hear about until now); ICE agents and Mexican soldiers pulled weapons on each other, on U.S. […]
Another wave of undocumented immigration may be near
*If the prediction in this article is to be believed, the immigration debate is about to become more complicated. Political, market and international economy factors are churning to form a […]
