Five Key Takeaways From the Letter Mexico’s New President Sent to Trump
Mexican president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador tells Trump there will be "many changes."
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RAICES Offers to Cover Bail for Mothers Detained at the Border
The Texas-based legal non-profit will offer the Trump administration $20 million to cover the bail bonds of detained migrant mothers separated from their children at the border.
The Trump Administration Is Preparing to Hold Migrant Children on Military Bases
The Trump administration is preparing to warehouse immigrant children on military bases after they have been separated from their parents while attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
California Attorney General Plans Lawsuit Over Tijuana River Sewage Flowing Into U.S.
Over 12 million gallons of untreated wastewater has flowed into California from Mexico since 2015.
Taking Freedom: ‘Build That Wall!’: A Local History
On how politics and fear, rather than the day-to-day risks and realities of life at the U.S.-Mexico border, have historically shaped border policies.
Viewfinder: Praying for Dreamers at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Activists pray at the wall between Mexico and the United States in Baja California, Mexico, during a protest against the possibility of deportation of those included in the DACA program on September 4th, 2017.
Border Enforcement Policies Are Backfiring
New research shows that tightened border enforcement policies likely increase the number of undocumented migrants in the United States.
Media as Both Weapon and Defense in the Mexican Drug War
The impact of social media and the press on the drug war, and vice versa.
Guys, the Border Already Is Secure
If fixing the U.S.-Mexico border is the hold-up on comprehensive immigration reform, then there is no hold-up.
Why Mexican Immigrants Can’t Get Ahead
The real wages of Mexicans in the U.S. have declined since 1970, and Princeton sociologists say a “perfect storm” of anti-immigrant laws is to blame.