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Border Patrol Get Bonuses & Vacations for Increased Arrests
By Pilar Marrero, NewsTaco You would say that a nice incentive program is a good thing to have when you are looking to reach some goals in an organization. The […]
Immigrant Arrests At Border Drop To Lowest Level Since 1970s
The number of undocumented immigrants apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in the past fiscal year dropped to the lowest it’s been since the 1970s. According to statistics from the Department of Homeland Security released […]
Border apprehensions are down, but White House boasts may be empty chest thumping
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (3.5 minute read) found two stories this morning that are at odds with each other, or better said, they’re two different sides of the same […]
Questions and answers about children at US border
*I’m not sure the story satisfies the headline. The article tells us about the immediate problem, the numbers, the reaction, the trigger causes. We shouldn’t be surprised, then, if the […]
Border Injustice – NYT Editorial
By The Editorial Board, New York Times Those who view fixing immigration as simply a matter of getting tougher on lawbreakers tend to overlook how tough the system already is, […]
Billions Proposed for New Border Security. Where Would the Money Go?
By Christie Thompson, ProPublica Federal spending on border security is at an all-time high—and it would get even higher under the Gang of Eight’s new plan. The Senate immigration proposal, released last week, would […]
Complaint: Rampant Abuse by Border Patrol Agents
By John Michaelson, Public News Service AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agency (CPB) is facing a handful of lawsuits and potential lawsuits over claims of rampant misconduct […]
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 High Schoolers Rise Against Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Law
By Viri Sanchez and Karla Quinones (2.5 minute read) Four months ago, on February 16, thousands of high school students across Texas joined in a collective effort to stand up […]
Democrats Joaquin Castro, Beto O’Rourke Join Thousands at Dallas Immigration March
*Why you should read this: Because this is the kind of repeated action that’s needed to keep the human side of the immigration issue in the public’s consciousness. VL By […]