An abuse of power at a border crossing
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But is it worth it to fight it in the moment? No. Their power in the moment is just words with threats of intimidation under the veil of justice. Continue Reading
This U.S. citizen demands better from the Border Patrol
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Had our daughters been with my partner and me as we drove through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint on March 23, the agent we encountered would have taught them to be terrified of law enforcement officers. Continue Reading
The power of belief
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No form of social contract, from so-called democracy to a totalitarian state, can exist and function unless people believe its tenets, be they true or not. Continue Reading
Immigration saga leaves teen trapped in Mexico
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Marcos Valencia spends his days dreaming of going home to Indiana, where he grew up from age three. But in the eyes of the law, his home is the cartel-infested state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, where he was born. Continue Reading
Voices from the border: Illegal crossings and deportations
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Every month, busloads of deported undocumented immigrants arrive at the southern border, returning to Mexico after serving prison time in the United States. Meanwhile, other migrants prepare to attempt illegal border crossings. Here are some of their voices. Continue Reading
Martinez signs two-tier driver’s license bill into law
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New Mexico will continue giving immigrants living here without legal status a way to drive legally. Continue Reading
Spotting media bias is easy as shooting fish in a barrel
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When considering immigration, those present without lawful status, and citizenship transmission, consider all that you aren’t being told by the media. Continue Reading
U.S. citizen jailed in immigration status mistake
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Ricardo Garza was just a few footsteps from freedom when the trouble started. Continue Reading
Border communities have lower crime rates
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Crime has dropped, and the Texas side of the border apparently is now safer than the state’s larger cities. Continue Reading
NM gets REAL ID extension after driver’s license compromise
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New Mexico driver’s licenses will once again get people onto military bases and into other federal facilities. Continue Reading
Less than 5 percent of Texas prison inmates are undocumented
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About 4.6 percent of Texas prison inmates are undocumented immigrants with standing requests that they be turned over to federal authorities when their sentences are served. Undocumented immigrants make up an estimated 6.3 percent of the state’s total population. Continue Reading
What the Pope missed: the land of tigers, hydras and heroin
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Pope Francis departed Mexico without kissing the soil of a beautiful but haunted piece of the land. Continue Reading
After deportation, killer returned easily to United States
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Deported to his native Mexico for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, Juan Leonardo Quintero returned to Houston and easily resumed his life. When he killed a police officer in 2006, Quintero became a poster child for loose border enforcement. Continue Reading
Arrest of undocumented college student is a cautionary tale
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Almost seven years ago, former University of Texas student Raul Zamora’s broken taillight landed him in a South Texas detention facility on the brink of deportation. Continue Reading
Pope Francis’ border mass awes El Paso Catholics
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Pope Francis delivered a stirring message on Wednesday in Ciudad Juárez — a city recovering from years of its own death and destruction at the hands of warring rival drug gangs and law enforcement. The pope’s message held audiences captive on both sides of the river. Continue Reading