Enrique Gili, IPS News. June 24, 2008. The Southern border region is inundated with trash, the waste of two large cities, illegal dumping and maquiladoras.
Michelle García, The Washington Post. June 14, 2008. "The land is our birthright in this place now called Texas, and its history contains our Gettysburg, our Trail of Tears, the seeds of our culture."
Paula R. Newberg, MIT Center for International Studies. May 27, 2008. The inequities built into Pakistan's current political system affect efforts to stop internal violence and rationalize foreign policy.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 3, 2008. Current controversy aside, the border "fence" is one of those harebrained schemes that might be funny if it weren't so cynical and racist.
Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer. February 19, 2008. Texas resident Eloisa Tamez wants to know why her land is getting a border wall, while a nearby golf course and resort remain untouched.
Claudia Núñez, New America Media. December 27, 2007. Women are active participants, and often the masterminds, behind the world's third most lucrative illegal activity: people smuggling.
Neelanjana Banerjee, New America Media. December 11, 2006. In the midst of the raging immigration debate, there's no better way to get a pulse on the issues than riding a tourist trolley across the invisible line to Mexico.