What New Border Patrol Statistics Reveal about Changing Migration to the United States

By Adam Isacson, Washington Office on Latin America This week, the U.S. Border Patrol released statistics about its activities in 2013, including its apprehensions of migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border. This allowed WOLA to update […]

*Great find by Latino Rebels. What the White House should have known before the unaccompanied minor situation became a crisis. VL By Latino Rebels For all those who think the […]

*The Texas governor isn’t saying that the deployed guard would protect Texas against undocumented children. In fact, he’s said this is a reaction to an ignored request to help fight […]

*This is not a one-sided story, but negative end of it seems to get all the ink. There are more like this: groups, individuals, opening their doors, lending a hand, […]

*Lots of numbers, lots of stats here. Interesting bit: “Overall, 53% favor speeding up this legal process ‘even if it means some children eligible for asylum are deported.’” The question […]

*The latest in the politics tied to the child immigrant border crisis. Some Democrats oppose tieing crisis funding to increased deportations. It points to inaction – no funding of $3.7 […]

*When ignorance and nastiness give you a punchline, you have to share. This is funny and sad at the same time. VL By Brahm Resnik, 12 News/ azcentral.com Republican congressional […]

*An update on Vargas’ detention yesterday in the Rio Grande Valley. He was “provided with a notice to appear before an immigration judge.” VL By Igor Bobic, Huffington Post Jose Antonio […]

*In case you were wondering if the Murrieta protests were a one-off occurrence, there’s this. Hate filled protests, threats of militia action, this time in Oracle, Arizona. VL By David […]

*It’s not about parents sending their children to take advantage of American largess. From the article: “In El Salvador, police report this year’s murder rate of children 17 and under […]