Unless you’ve been asleep the last couple of days you’ve seen or heard the news that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL) is in Cd. Juárez across the […]
Terrorists on the Border
Why Immigration is Personal to Me
Some of you may not know I am an immigrant, as well as a citizen of Mexico and a resident of the United States. I am the only foreign citizen in my […]
El Paso Comes Together in Support of Immigrant Children: Expels Border Convoy from City
It is seldom that I have an opportunity to write about the good things El Paso has to offer. In this case, not only is the topic close and dear to me […]
The Border Convoy of Liars
One of the most telling indicators of when someone is lying to you is the lack of specificity to the elements of the story they are telling you. As you all know, […]
Surprised by Jeb Bush, why? The Republicans Have Done More for Immigration than the Democrats
I sometimes wonder if I’m wrong that the public perception of issues are distorted in the general population. Jeb Bush’s recent comments reaffirmed for me that the reality is often obscured by […]
Immigrants Voting in US Elections
As many of you know, I am an immigrant from Mexico. I am currently in the US under what’s termed as a “Permanent Resident”. Basically, and without getting into immigration technicalities, what […]
Immigrate the Right Way is More Complicated Then it Seems
Immigration reform continues to stagnate on the national agenda as opponents to immigration reform continue to focus on the notion that immigrating into the United States is not a broken system. The […]
Ted Cruz and Immigration
The problem with pandering to the lowest common denominator is that the inconvenient truth eventually emerges. And such was the case recently for Rafael Edward “Ted” Cruz, US Senator for the State […]
What Ronald Reagan Knew About Immigration Reform
Once again immigration reform in the United States gets lost in the political posturing of party politics. It is unfortunate that the speechifying about economic and political consequences dominates the discussion and […]
The Irony of the Debate: Immigration and Gun Control
I am an immigrant and I am a concealed gun carry permit holder. As an advocate of coherent immigration policies and the right to own guns I find the ongoing debate on […]
The Battle Lines on Immigration: Legal Immigrants Need to Engage
As the discussion about US immigration reform begins to formulate, the initial battle lines are being formed around the expected, traditional ones. From the left to the right there are many special interest […]
Immigration Reform Week: Immigrants stand up and be noticed
This morning a bipartisan senate committee, led in part by Senators Chuck Schumer (D), John McCain (R), Dick Durbin (D), Lindsey Graham (R), Robert Menendez (D), Marco Rubio (R), Michael Bennet (D) […]
The Politics of The Border 
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