An anti-immigrant fence along Texas's Rio Grande will threaten wildlife as well as separate families and wreck economies -- everything but stop people who want to cross the border.
The number of National Guard expected to serve on the border in the next two years will reach into the tens of thousands. Yet Bush insists, "The United States is not going to militarize the southern border."
Posted on Apr 20, 2005, Source: Pacific News Service
In the 1980s, Pope Benedict XVI led Catholic Church efforts to quell liberation theology, which many Latin American priests embraced after watching their parishioners' struggles for survival. Now, many in the region hope the pope will hear with new ears "the cry of the people."
Posted on May 15, 2003, Source: Pacific News Service
The blame for needless tragedies like the one that claimed 18 migrants' lives this week lies as much with political decisions as with unscrupulous smugglers.
Posted on Apr 1, 2000, Source: Pacific News Service
Images of young people with outrageously colored hair dominated coverage of the protests against the IMF and World Bank. But a reporter on the ground found a striking number of young people of color, immigrants, and others with first hand knowledge -- and strong personal feelings -- about what they are protesting.
