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Ignored Tragedies Remain in Wake of Giffords Shooting Anniversary

Gabriel Schivone | Posted 03.11.2012

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Gabriel Schivone

This week as communities the world over justly mourn the victims of last year's Tucson's shootings, the violent death of young Torres--one case in a larger pattern--remain barely known.

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GOP Candidates Making Promise They Could Not Possibly Keep

AP | WILL WEISSERT | Posted 12.06.2011

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By WILL WEISSERT, ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN, Texas -- Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have promised to complete a nearly 1,950-mile fence. Michele Bach...

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Elise Foley

Newt Gingrich Pledges To Build Up Border Security

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 12.01.2011

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As other candidates attack him for being too soft on unauthorized immigration, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich signed a pledge on Thur...

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Arizona Mounts New Push To Fence Entire Southern Border

Posted 11.24.2011

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By AMANDA LEE MYERS and JACQUES BILLEAUD, The Associated Press PHOENIX -- Arizona is taking on immigration once again, with state lawmakers collect...

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Perry Recycles Obama Line He Once Criticized

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.03.2012

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry used the same line he once criticized President Barack Obama for using, referencing alligators in a moat by a border fence betw...

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You Shall Bring Water to the Thirsty

Javier Sierra | Posted 12.28.2011

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Javier Sierra

Dan Millis will never forget what took place on Feb. 20, 2008. As a volunteer with the group No More Deaths, he was leaving gallon-sized water jugs scattered along the trails in the Arizona desert used by undocumented migrants.

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Top 10 Best Moments From the GOP Debate

Katie Halper | Posted 12.19.2011

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Katie Halper

Michele Bachmann vows, "I will build a double-walled fence." It is unclear whether she moonlights in construction or will have her 23 children build the fence.

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Elise Foley

Mitt Romney, Rick Perry Take Hits On Immigration Records

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 12.18.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney defended his record on undocumented immigration during a Tuesday GOP presidential debate in Las Vegas, taking hits from Texa...

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Jon Ward

Perry Says Tuition Policy Created 'Tax-Payers, Not Tax-Wasters'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 12.08.2011

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SIOUX CITY, IOWA -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry made a new argument Saturday in defense of his actions to give children of undocument...

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Arizona Launches Website To Net Cash For Border Fence

AP | PAUL DAVENPORT | Posted 09.19.2011

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CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — Arizona launched a fundraising website Wednesday to build fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, a newly authorized project ...

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No More Deaths: The Crisis on the U.S.- Mexico Border in Arizona

Ted Hesson | Posted 07.24.2011

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Ted Hesson

From May 13-16, I accompanied a delegation from Long Island to Tucson, Arizona, and Nogales, Mexico, where we learned firsthand about the ongoing humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Two Girls Scale Border Fence In Under 20 Seconds (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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In a clip released as part of a documentary entitled "The Other Side of Immigration," two girls can be seen shimmying to the top of a section of borde...

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High-Tech Border Fence Axed

AP | SUZANNE GAMBOA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday ended a high-tech border fence project that cost taxpayers nearly $1 billion but did little to i...

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TIJUANA STREET ART: Dia De Los Vivos by Josh Herman on Artillery

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Josh Herman Mordita refers to the small bribes required by Tijuanian police officers, but walking through this border town, the back door of the U...

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Ryan Grim

Raul Labrador, GOP Challenger: Troops Should Man Mexican Border In Between Deployments To War Zones

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Instead of having members of the National Guard "sit and wait for six months" when they're not deployed in a war zone, it might be a better idea to se...

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Sam Stein

Rand Paul's Border Fence: Candidate Does Full 180, Now Supports Physical Fence

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rand Paul's Senate campaign has clarified yet again the Kentucky Republican's position on how to stem illegal immigration, this time fully embracing a...

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Sam Stein

Rand Paul's Campaign Calls Underground Fence Idea A Website Mistake, Directly Contradicting Video Evidence

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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A spokesman for Rand Paul clarified on Friday that while his campaign website has long touted a proposal to build an underground electrical fence alon...

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Sam Stein

Rand Paul On Underground Electrical Fence: Cost Effective And Humane

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a speech before a small gathering of supporters back in May 2009, Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul elaborated on his proposal to build an underg...

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Sam Stein

Rand Paul's Underground Electric Border Fence Baffles Cornyn, Libertarians

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republican Senatorial candidate Rand Paul wants to build a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border. It's a rather ho-hum proposition in the larger context ...

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Virtual Border Fence Fix Will Be Nearly Impossible, Congressional Investigator Says

AP | SUZANNE GAMBOA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Taxpayers have shelled out at least $15.1 million per mile for 53 miles of "virtual fence" built to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, ...

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McCain Promotes "Danged" Fence, Appeals to Danged Ignorance (VIDEO)

Michelle Chen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelle Chen

While lawmakers debate the constitutionality of Arizona's promotion of police crackdowns on immigrants, John McCain is bringing up the rear with his shiny new 10-point Border Security Plan.

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Obama Halts Work On 'Virtual Fence' Along U.S.-Mexico Border

washingtonpost.com | Spencer S. Hsu | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama administration will halt new work on a "virtual fence" on the U.S.-Mexican border, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Tu...

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Jason Linkins

John McCain's 'Complete The Danged Fence' Ad Spoofed With Star Wars Theme

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since it's Friday, I figured you'd enjoy this delightful video, which mashes up Arizona Senator John McCain's "complete the danged fence" ad with Star...

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Alienation of the Nation and Peggy Noonan in Particular

Henryk A. Kowalczyk | Posted 05.25.2011

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Henryk A. Kowalczyk

The simplest and only way to eliminate the mess on our borders is by revoking our current immigration law and allowing everyone who can find work here to come and do it legally.

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Jason Linkins

McCain's 'Danged Fence' Ad Mocked By Joe Scarborough, John Shadegg... Basically Everybody (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senator John McCain went down to Arizona to talk about completing "the danged fence" that would finally keep out all the Mexicans. What did he get in return? Everyone on the Morning Joe show laughing at him!

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