By Lance Aaron La Prensa de San Antonio SAN ANTONIO — Featuring 65 top Western artists more than 200 paintings and sculptures covering all manner of subjects – from rugged frontier cowboys and noble Native Americans to historic missions and dreamy landscapes, this is perhaps the highest quality mix of work in the history of [...]
The U.S.-Mexico border splits families, but loved ones strive to stay connected
By Anoushka Valodya Borderzine EL PASO – With a Border Patrol helicopter hovering close above him, Honduran native Pedro Guzman, who was in his mid-thirties, had to choose between running away or surrendering. After seeing his fellow emigrants detained, Guzman decided to give up, but he still didn’t lose hope. He had spent three days [...]
Senators question Homeland Security on border-security claims
By Michelle Peirano Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – Senators questioned assurances Wednesday that the border is getting more secure, telling Homeland Security officials that the government needs a better plan and a better way of measuring progress on the border. Witnesses told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that apprehensions at the border [...]
SB1070: Arizona Harboring Law Debated In Appeals Court
By Jude Joffe-Block Fronteras News Desk PHOENIX — The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday from the federal government about why another provision of Arizona’s controversial immigration law should remain blocked. The case is about whether Arizona can enforce a provision of its immigration law, SB 1070, that makes it state crime [...]
Environmental groups call on Border Patrol to reduce off-road damage
By Gerald Bourguet Cronkite News Service PHOENIX – Border Patrol off-road vehicles used to catch illegal immigrants and drug smugglers are damaging the landscapes of two ecologically sensitive areas of southern Arizona, environmental groups contend. The Sierra Club and Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity released a short video showing damage from ATVs at Organ Pipe [...]
The barrier that divides: One city, dos lenguas
By Valorie Vasquez Borderzine EL PASO – Blue-eyed, brunette, and light-complexioned Michael Alden has called El Paso his home for nearly all his life. Alden, 24, was born and raised in El Paso, graduated from Franklin High in 2007 and attended UTEP before leaving to live in California. Although El Paso is recognized as a [...]
