The problem with the politics of the border is the disconnect between what Americans believe and what the reality is. Although social media and the news media feeds the disconnect, it is […]
What Afghanistan Teaches About Border Politics
Martin Paredes
An immigrant observing and commenting on border issues, public corruption and immigration from a perspective seldom heard on national debates.
Ft. Bliss ‘Horrible” Conditions Lead To Migrant Children Trying To Escape
According to a Newsweek article today, [1] the conditions are so “horrible” at Fort Bliss in El Paso that migrant children are trying to escape. The Newsweek article quoted court document declarations […]
Juan: The Epilogue Of A Mexican Immigrant
His name was Juan. Born in a small town outside of Durango, he left his village with great hope. His cousin Pancho told him that there was work, plenty of hard work […]
What Is Latino?
In America, the term Latino is difficult to define as ethnically many Americans define themselves with various labels. Likewise, the term Hispanic is also difficult, not only because of how individuals label […]
Opinion: The White Supremacist Rhetoric of Greg Abbott
Texas governor Greg Abbott is picking up where El Paso domestic terrorist Patrick Wood Crusius left off. Crusius drove almost 10 hours across the state to kill Mexicans. He killed 23 people […]
The Conquered Have Come Back To Reclaim Their Identity Thus Forcing The Critical Race Theory National Debate
Author’s note: To understand the immigration debate raging across America today one must understand Newt Gingrich’s use of the term “traditional classic American” when discussing immigration. In this essay we investigate the […]
The Conch Republic Is Born Because of Border Patrol Oppression
U.S. Highway 1 starts at Key West Florida and runs north for 2,370 miles where it ends up at the Canadian border. Like all immigration politics, the Border Patrol is often tasked […]
The Mexican Exclusionary Act of 1996
During the State of the Union Address, the president said that America cannot “permit the kind of abuse of our immigration system laws as we have seen in recent years.” He went […]
The Politics of Immigration: The Texas Proviso
There is a border emergency say the news headlines and the Republicans are demanding that the Biden administration do something about border security. The Biden administration, for its part has offered a […]
Immigration Hypocrisy By Florida Governor DeSantis
Arizona and Texas governors Greg Abbott and Doug Ducey have put out a call for help from other states asking them to send “all available law enforcement resources” to the southern border […]
Mexican Rescue Teams Helping To Find Survivors in Miami
On June 24, 2021, a high-rise in Surfside, near Miami collapsed killing at least eleven individuals as of today and leaving about 150 missing. The reason for the collapse of the 12-story, […]
Congresswoman Sanchez Introduces Bill Honoring Mexican Air Force Squadron
On Friday, June 25, 2021, California congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez introduced a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Escuadrón 201. The Mexican Expeditionary Air Force Squadron 201 fought in the […]
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