Tag Archives | U.S.-Mexico Border

Texas is challenging 150 years of immigration law

Originally published: Texas Observer on December 14, 2023 by Gus Bova (more by Texas Observer) | (Posted Dec 16, 2023)

Senate Bill 4 could be the vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to finally unleash Lone Star Republicans on the world’s huddled masses.
‘The Mexican American Experience in Texas’ takes a deep look at our sordid State history

Originally published: Texas Observer on February 11, 2022 by Martha Menchaca (more by Texas Observer) | (Posted Feb 15, 2022)

Martha Menchaca’s new book examines events that have shaped the lives of so many in the Lone Star State.
Defund the global climate wall

Originally published: The Border Chronicle on October 29, 2021 by Todd Miller (more by The Border Chronicle) (Posted Nov 16, 2021)

To create a safer, more sustainable world, the United States needs to divert border money toward climate action.
The “border crisis” numbers don’t add up

David L. Wilson

According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), fiscal 2021’s final number of migrants apprehended or encountered at the southwestern border was 1,734,686, higher than the 1,643,679 total apprehensions for fiscal 2000.