¿Que Onda Güey? It just Slips Off the Tongue

Here in the US it’s not as much a part of every day exchanges as it’s become in Mexico. When I was a kid in Nuevo Laredo my buddies’ names […]

They figure it’s the best way to get the attention of the State of Utah. I’ll reserve any comment because I know little about the Mormons except for what I […]

by Melissa del Bosque from The Texas Observer, where this article was first published. Jose Alarcon, 27, was a cop in one of the world’s most lawless cities. Wounded in […]

Sigh. Big sigh. Georgia Congressman Phil Gingrey, a Republican, recently visited the border on a fact-finding mission (to make sure it’s there, or what?) with other politicos to check out […]

The Mexican Congress is in a tizzy over allegations that Mexican President Felipe Calderon has a drinking problem, and by that I don’t mean he dribbles on his tie, at […]

For the people of Eagle Pass, Texas, a small border town of about 27,000, trying to preserve their health and way of life has proven to be difficult. Especially because […]

Okay, this is a really, really sad story that takes us to the extremes of why we all need immigration reform in this country from The Chicago Tribune. Thanks to […]

I do not pretend to understand everything, but some things are beyond my comprehension. If you recall, I happened upon these ridiculous boots at the pulga (flea market) last year […]

Somewhere between President George W. Bush announcing in 2007 that the U.S. would give México $1.4 billion dollars to fight drug cartels (Mérida Initiative) and now, just $362 million in […]

The case of the Mexican journalist who asked for asylum in the US two and a half years ago has been kicked down the road. Emilio Gutierrez Soto says that […]