Border Patrol agent-turned-author Francisco Cantú examines his experiences.
Immigration
Posted inNovember 13, 2017: Solace and Perspective
In line at the Great Wall
In no-longer-so-imaginary future, parents and children are separated at the border.
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A Wyoming county pursues a private immigration jail
A rural town hopes incarceration will boost its local economy.
Posted inOctober 30, 2017: The Changing Face of Woods Work
The changing politics of woods work
Cash-strapped agencies use private contractors to the detriment of local communities.
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In New Mexico, demographic shifts have helped job growth
An influx of immigrants is preventing economic stagnation in the Borderlands.
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Take a job, create another
Despite mounting evidence to the contrary, the myth of job-stealing immigrants persists.
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Interpreting Trump’s pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Arpaio traumatized vulnerable Americans by abusing his power over them.
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Border and immigration agents have too much power
In July, ICE sent German foreign exchange students back home.
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Después de cinco años de DACA, que harán los jóvenes inmigrantes?
Pensando en la vida de José, un jóven indocumentado.
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After five years of DACA, what will young immigrants do?
Reflecting on the life of José, a young undocumented immigrant.
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The long fight against Joe Arpaio will continue
How ‘America’s toughest sheriff’ galvanized a movement among Arizona Latinos.
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The boondoggle of Trump’s border wall
There’s no separating the land and people of the border region.
Posted inAugust 7, 2017: Los Promotores
Amid California’s toxic dumps, local activists go it alone
They call themselves promotores, and they’re starting to see results.
Posted inAugust 7, 2017: Los Promotores
Recognizing California’s invisible activists
We are seeing a mounting intolerance toward undocumented farmworkers.
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The women confronting California’s farm conditions
Female farmworkers face sexual assault, pesticide exposure and low wages.
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Small towns are the place to challenge immigration policy
Rosa Sabido finds sanctuary from immigrant detention in a politically divided town.
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What Joe Arpaio represents in today’s American West
The embattled lawman faces charges of criminal contempt.
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12 books expelled from Tucson schools
Seven years after Arizona banned Mexican American Studies, some want it back.
Posted inJune 26, 2017: Personal Pilgrimage
The Pacific Crest Trail’s shadow hikers
At the border, migrants and long-distance trekkers hike side by side but worlds apart.
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Border Patrol arrests migrants seeking humanitarian aid
As temperatures in the Southwest soar, advocates worry about border crossers.