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Immigration
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Life in sanctuary: Will a mother’s sacrifice be worth it?
A Salvadorian immigrant faces the mental and physical repercussions of living in a Denver church.
Posted inNovember 12, 2018: Old Wests, and new
When immigration and identity collide
A new novel reminds us that love can keep us together.
Posted inDecember 10, 2018: Critical Mass
As the border wall grows, smuggling tunnels proliferate
The Trump administration is ignoring a big question: How do you secure a border below ground?
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Trump narrows asylum protections
Attention drawn to the southern border could bring lasting changes to immigration policy.
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La eterna caminata de los migrantes hacia el norte
El mito del sueño americano lleva a muchos en caravana hacia EE. UU. a pesar de sus políticas punitivas.
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Migrants’ endless walk north
Despite punitive policies, the myth of the American dream leads people to caravan to the U.S.
Posted inOctober 29, 2018: When your neighborhood goes BOOM
A Denver high school welcomes the world’s refugees
The Newcomers explores the lives of immigrant teens and what it takes to become an American.
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Guest farmworkers find their voices in Washington state
Will a string of strikes by agriculture’s ‘most vulnerable workers’ end in new common ground or a crackdown?
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Federal politics unite unlikely coalitions at the border
Environmental and social justice activists challenge President Donald Trump together.
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Students explore nature in densely built Los Angeles
Educators hope this elementary school will foster a commitment to science and conservation.
Posted inOctober 15, 2018: Nature Retreat
Conspiracy theories inspire vigilante justice in Tucson
How one man’s imagined discovery of a sex-trafficking camp in the Sonoran Desert gained life online — and in the real world.
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Idaho’s economy depends on ‘foreign-born’ workers
Immigration raids threaten the $10 billion dairy industry in the Gem State.
Posted inAugust 20, 2018: Where the West is Moving - and Why
Laughter to cope with daily tragedies at the border
Luis Alberto Urrea’s new novel reflects on the family relationships that challenge and transcend the U.S.-Mexico border.
Posted inAugust 20, 2018: Where the West is Moving - and Why
Farmworkers face illness and death in the fields
‘The reality is that the machinery of growers is taken better care of than the lives of farmworkers.’
Posted inAugust 20, 2018: Where the West is Moving - and Why
Estranged in America
What happens to a community when its sense of belonging begins to unravel?
Posted inAugust 20, 2018: Where the West is Moving - and Why
Immigrants aren’t the real threat to public lands
Population growth isn’t the problem. Look to the American lifestyle and economy instead.
Posted inAugust 31, 2018: The Big Threat to Bighorns
Naming the Borderlands’ lost
In Arizona, a humanitarian crisis spurs researchers to find new ways of identifying migrant remains.
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Farmers should stand up for the immigrants they depend on
A farmer recognizes the ways undocumented workers sustain his community.
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After reunion deadline, many families remain separated
The chances of reuniting immigrant parents and children may dwindle with time.