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The Accidental Outlaw: Volunteering at the US/Mexico Border

Emma Fletcher | Posted 05.25.2011

Emma Fletcher

Part 3: The inevitability of being earnest (Click here to read Part 1 or Part 2) I went on patrol with Tonia and Kate the following day. Since there...

The Accidental Outlaw: Volunteering at the US/Mexico Border

Emma Fletcher | Posted 05.25.2011

Emma Fletcher

I can not explain how shockingly hot it is along the border. After lunch, we split into new groups and took another seven mile stroll in the crippling heat.

The Accidental Outlaw: Volunteering at the US/Mexico Border

Emma Fletcher | Posted 05.25.2011

Emma Fletcher

Not only had I apparently signed up to unintentionally protest against something I knew nothing about, I was also going to be marooned in the middle of the Arizona desert with a bunch of anarchists and hippies.

Film About Deadly Failed Border Policies Set for Nationwide Tour

John Carlos Frey | Posted 05.25.2011

John Carlos Frey

The 800 Mile Wall highlights the construction of border walls along the U.S.-Mexico border and takes an unflinching look at failed U.S. border enforcement strategy.

Disorder on the Border: Trashing the Law in the Name of Immigration Deterrence

Randall Amster | Posted 05.25.2011

Randall Amster

The strategy of deterrence that drives both border enforcement and crackdowns on humanitarians is fundamentally flawed.

Arizona Man Arrested for "Trying to Save Lives"

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 05.25.2011

Marlene H. Phillips

Walt Staton of Tucson, Arizona could be sentenced to up to a year in prison and a $10,000 fine. His crime? Leaving water in the Sonoran Desert for illegal immigrants.

In Tucson, Diversity Marks Congressman's Debate Watch Party

Jean Vickers | Posted 05.25.2011

Jean Vickers

Sitting in Tucson's 7th District Representative Raul Grijalva's campaign office watching the first presidential debate, one is struck by the variety of the individuals in the room. Beyond the marked ethnic diversity, there was generational diversity.