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WATCH: A Family Reunion Through The Fence

VOXXI | Griselda Nevarez | Posted 06.12.2013 | Latino Voices

For the past six years, thousands of miles have separated three Dreamers from their mothers who were deported. But recently, it was only a rusted stee...

Border Fee Idea Stirs Debate In Southwest

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.03.2013 | Latino Voices

The Department of Homeland Security’s proposal to conduct a study on the possibility of enacting a fee for crossing over U.S. borders by land awaken...

Million Dollar Makeover? Behind Baja California's New Image

Erin Siegal | Posted 05.24.2013 | World
Erin Siegal

In recent years, Baja's historic reputation for sun and surf was eclipsed by gruesome headlines including beheadings, kidnappings en masse, and frequent shoot-outs.

Immigration Push Will Help Border Security, Officials Say

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.07.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Republican senators criticized border security provisions in a new immigration bill Tuesday, arguing that the landmark legislation ...

Pulling In Young Accomplices

Arizona Daily Star | Perla Trevizo | Posted 04.29.2013 | Latino Voices

AGUA PRIETA, Sonora - Fernando Real hated to see his mother work minimum-wage jobs and barely scrape enough to pay the $100 rent for the room they sha...

What Security Means to Edi

Michelle Chen | Posted 04.07.2013 | Latino Voices
Michelle Chen

On the cusp of what might a long-awaited break in the impasse on Capitol Hill on immigration legislation, Edi's story remains tragically typical, and no matter what Congress decides, there's a good chance it will be repeated again and again in the name of the endless mantra of "security."

Why 'Securing the Border First' Is Backwards

Dan Kowalski | Posted 01.12.2013 | Politics
Dan Kowalski

Border control will be most effective - and least expensive - when our immigration laws look like they were written in the 21st century, rather than the 19th.

Busy US-Mexico Border Gets Makeover

AP | ELLIOT SPAGAT | Posted 01.01.2013 | Latino Voices

SAN DIEGO — A rerouting of tens of thousands of vehicles a day began Thursday without a hitch at the busiest crossing on the U.S.-Mexico border ...

Smugglers Drive Over Fence Get Stuck

AP | Posted 12.31.2012 | Latino Voices

YUMA, Ariz. — Suspected smugglers who tried to use ramps to drive an SUV over a 14-foot-tall border fence had to abandon their plan when the Jee...

Connect the Dots

Dan Kowalski | Posted 12.11.2012 | Politics
Dan Kowalski

How many border deaths -- American-on-American shooting deaths -- will it take for us to wake up to the fact that we have militarized our border with Mexico beyond all reason?

New Drug Tunnel Discovered At Border

AP | JACQUES BILLEAUD and ELLIOT SPAGAT | Posted 09.11.2012 | Latino Voices

PHOENIX — Two drug-smuggling tunnels outfitted with lighting and ventilation systems were discovered along the U.S.-Mexico border, the latest si...

Thousands in Tijuana March Against PeƱa Nieto

Erin Siegal | Posted 09.08.2012 | World
Erin Siegal

In nationwide demonstrations on Saturday, tens of thousands of Mexicans peacefully took to the streets in protest of President-elect Enrique PeƱa Nieto, accusing his party, the PRI, of corruption and vote-buying.

VIDEO PREMIERE: Arizona, We Are All "Illegals"

Axel W. Caballero | Posted 08.28.2012 | Latino Voices
Axel W. Caballero

The video highlights the obscenity in this day an age on our attitudes about the border, and a system that criminalizes those who create the wealth it rests upon. It penalizes immigrants, locks them up and make a profit.

The Changing Face of Migration: When Will the U.S. Response Change As Well?

Michelle BranƩ | Posted 08.28.2012 | Politics
Michelle BranƩ

The unimaginable hardships these families face on the way to the United States are a testament to the desperation and fear that drive them to leave their home countries.

Elise Foley

Perry Claims Obama Encourages Unauthorized Immigration By Minors

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.08.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry accused the Obama administration last week of skirting its immigration enforcement duties to the point of encourag...

Borders Were Made To Be Crossed

Rebecca Tinsley | Posted 06.30.2012 | Travel
Rebecca Tinsley

Cuidad del Este is a bustling city on the Paraguayan side of the Rio Parana. It forms the triple frontier with Brazil and Argentina, but it couldn't be more different from its orderly neighbors.

A Surprising New Border Patrol Strategy

| Posted 04.16.2012 | Los Angeles

Story comes courtesy of California Watch. By Tia Ghose A little randomness in deploying Border Patrol agents might work best to prevent illegal ...

Arizona Governor Wants It Both Ways on Border, States Economy Suffers For It

Kristian Ramos | Posted 04.22.2012 | Latino Voices
Kristian Ramos

On the one hand Jan Brewer says she's devoted to increasing commerce and tourism with Mexico, on the other she pushes legislation which would fund a militia to tour the southwest border.

An 'Animal Farm' Enters the Annals of US Border Enforcement

Gabriel Schivone | Posted 03.18.2012 | Latino Voices
Gabriel Schivone

The federal deployment of horses to the border is creating a rodeo of dramatic irony that would assail even the imagination of classic satirist George Orwell.

Ignored Tragedies Remain in Wake of Giffords Shooting Anniversary

Gabriel Schivone | Posted 03.11.2012 | Latino Voices
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.

Rancho La Puerta, A 71-Year-Old Mexican Classic

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 01.11.2012 | Travel
Andrea R. Vaucher

"Romanian Professor Founds Cult Across Border in Tecate."

Cristina Costantini

En Miami, A Decir 'Hola' Or To Say 'Hello'

HuffingtonPost.com | Cristina Costantini | Posted 11.30.2011 | Miami

The choice of whether to address a stranger in English or Spanish is often a split-second decision -- one which has provoked much conversation in the ...

Elise Foley

Mitt Romney, Rick Perry Take Hits On Immigration Records

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 12.18.2011 | Politics

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

Baked Travelers Head North Through Nogales (PHOTOS)

Karen Curley | Posted 10.21.2011 | Travel
Karen Curley

The Sonora desert floor can reach up to 139 degrees, literally baking the humbled masses heading north.

Autopsy Reveals Little In Death Of New Hampshire Girl

AP | LYNNE TUOHY | Posted 10.03.2011 | Crime

STEWARTSTOWN, N.H. — Law enforcement officials looking into the death of an 11-year-old New Hampshire girl whose body was pulled from a river th...