Stories by Mary Jo McConahay
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.
Posted on Sep 15, 2007, Source: Texas Observer
As border security tightens, South Texas has become a graveyard for the weak and unlucky immigrants making the crossing from Mexico.
Posted on Jun 11, 2007, Source: Texas Observer
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 Sep 25, 2006, Source: Texas Observer
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 Apr 20, 2005, Source: Pacific News Service
Though 75% of lead poisoning in California occurs in Latino children there has yet to be an investigation -- what if the kids were white?
Posted on May 6, 2004, Source: Pacific News Service
The controversy over gay marriage sparks debate amongst the nation's largest denomination -- Catholics.
Posted on Mar 4, 2004, Source: Pacific News Service
For black residents of a smoggy neighborhood, the government’s failure to address environmental racism is felt each time they take a breath.
Posted on Oct 23, 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 May 15, 2003, Source: Pacific News Service
For families under fire, there's no such thing as a short war.
Posted on Mar 21, 2003, Source: Pacific News Service
Thousands of immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries are choosing to go underground as their best chance of survival in the U.S.
Posted on Mar 18, 2003, Source: Pacific News Service
Based on shared experiences as second-class citizens, Chicanos and Arab immigrants are building an alliance in Los Angeles.
Posted on Jan 16, 2003, Source: Pacific News Service
It's time for Americans to once again open their homes and places of worship to immigrants under attack.
Posted on Dec 23, 2002, 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.
Posted on Apr 1, 2000, Source: Pacific News Service
