‘Door of Hope’ Event Opens Wall That Splits Families
‘Door of Hope’ Event Opens Wall That Splits Families
*Do yourself a favor, read the entire article. It’s a good read. VL By Bianca Quilantan, New America Media (7 minute read) Laura Avila and her daughter Laura Vera Martinez waited […]
Artist’s Vision Is To Make US-Mexico Border Fence Appear To Disappear
*The artist painted the border fence sky blue, and by doing that she created the illusion of a disappearing fence. It’s art, protest and hope. VL By Jude Joffe-Block, Fronteras […]
Trump’s Wall and the Cost-Benefit Analysis of Immigration
*This is brilliant! A cost-benefit analysis of why undocumented immigrants come to the U.S. and how some of the immigration ideas being proposed (walls and such) are, in the final […]
The Cross-Border Walleyball Game That Has Endured For Nearly 40 Years
*I know many of you have seen the photo on social media. Here’s the story behind the picture. The residents of Naco, Arizona and Naco, Sonora play a volleyball game […]
Linda Ronstadt talks Tucson, Mexico and border fence
*Not long after being awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities at a White House ceremony, Linda Ronstadt sat for an interview about life in Arizona and border issues. She […]
Secure Border? A Wall Doesn’t Make It So
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco It appears that one of the principle reasons that politicians in Washington, D.C. cannot develop comprehensive immigration reform is that there is simply unwillingness on […]
Indigenous Texans Want UN Support Against Border Fence
*This is important for many reasons, especially if you’re a border Latino. Many of the Chicanos of the Southwest are the present-day Apaches, Comanches, Lipanes, etc … It’s a matter […]
Border Fence Construction Begins Near Historic Site
By Mónica Ortiz Uribe, Fronteras The construction of new stretch of fencing along the U.S./Mexico border in El Paso is causing concerns among some locals. They say it could interfere with […]
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 […]
Cain On Immigration: Electric Fence, Barbed Wire, Alligators
Herman Cain, the GOP darling du jour, was in Tennessee this past weekend where he shared 2 main points about his ideas on immigration: build a fence; electrify it. Context […]
