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Violence driving children out of Central America is new kind of war warranting US attention and intervention

Aug 12, 2014, 5:27 PM 0

LatinaLista — If news headlines are any barometer, the “humanitarian crisis” at the Texas-Mexico border that commanded media and political attention for the last month is no more. Reports out of southern Mexico reveal just how seriously Mexico’s President…

Life Issues, zNew Headline

World’s richest man creates website helping Spanish-speaking immigrants achieve American Dream

Aug 12, 2014, 2:54 PM 0

LatinaLista — Contrary to popular belief that Latinos are internet illiterate, statistics show that over 60 percent of the Latino population connect to the internet on some device, that includes the immigrant community. Now, Spanish-speaking migrants in the U.S….

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VIDEO: The child immigration crisis in 10 numbers

Jul 30, 2014, 11:47 AM 0

LatinaLista — Recent reports indicate that the swell of undocumented children is easing and that many of those who have arrived have either been reunited with long absent parents or deported back to the countries they fled. However, there…

Local News, West, zNew Headline

Audio Documentary: Mexicali deportees with a dream of return

Jul 16, 2014, 2:39 PM 0

By Jéssica Bedolla El Nuevo Sol The goal of this audio documentary is to put a human face on the devastating effects of deportations on immigrant families by giving voice to the deportees themselves. The documentary includes interviews with…

Global Views, zNew Headline

Mexican state of Michoacán creates radio series for its citizens in U.S. to maintain cultural tie to homeland

Jul 9, 2014, 4:44 PM 0

LatinaLista — It’s long been known that one of the reasons why the United States has 11 million undocumented migrants is because security at the border has been so strict over the last decade. Where it used to be…

General, Videos

Viernes Video: Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal delves into U.S. immigration issue in search of “Dayani Cristal”

Mar 28, 2014, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — Perhaps the most chilling consequence of illegal entrance into the country is the deaths of so many migrants in the deserts, mountains and rivers that act as a natural barricade to reaching the United States. Stories have…

Local News, Southwest, zNew Headline

Deportees and Refugees Crowd Border Migrant Shelters

Feb 5, 2014, 10:01 AM 0

By Kent Patterson Frontera NorteSur Like 20 years ago, migrants still come to Tijuana in need of food, warmth and a place to rest their heads. But in important respects, the circumstances of newcomers have changed at two Roman…

Local News, Southwest, zNew Headline

Searching for Migrants on both sides of the border — Dead or Alive

Dec 20, 2013, 10:01 AM 0

By Kent Patterson Frontera NorteSur On the migrant roads of North America, rallies, press conferences and remembrances were held December 18, the International Day of the Migrant. North and south of the border, the common themes were justice for…

Immigration, Palabra Final, zNew Headline

New report serves as indictment of Border Patrol’s “systematic” display of abuse of power

Dec 10, 2013, 4:34 PM 0

LatinaLista — Two new installments of a three-part series, of the Migrant Border Crossing Study, released today by the Immigration Policy Center take a bold stand. Not in what they document but what they imply. Bordering on Criminal: The…

Palabra Final, zNew Headline

Calling out the Obama administration’s cruel practices for deporting immigrants

Jul 31, 2013, 4:40 PM 0

LatinaLista — Since 2009, more than 1.5 million people have been deported. Reports have surfaced over the months detailing how the Obama administration has deported more undocumented immigrants than any of his predecessors. In fact, his administration’s zeal for…

Local News, South, zNew Headline

East Tennessee State University professors help reconnect families across borders

Jul 29, 2013, 10:08 AM 0

By Joshua Dean El Nuevo Tennessean Some members of the East Tennessee Hispanic community face an everyday issue: not being able to see their families. Whether these families are immediate or extended, each person dealing with the issue has…

Guest Voz, zNew Headline

Guest Voz: Climate Change is Impacting Migrant Farm Workers

Jul 10, 2013, 10:40 AM 0

By Osvaldo Lopez Rio Grande Guardian The rhythm of the crunching dry soil slowed and eventually came to a halt with a big crash. The girl’s uncle heard and crossed through three rows to find her motionless body face-up….

Local News, Southwest, zNew Headline

A tale of unwritten Mexican-American history told on the Mississippi Delta Tamale Trail

May 6, 2013, 10:04 AM 0

By Jacqueline Armijo Borderzine EL PASO — Fresh steaming tamales are sold out of small shacks, directly from vans, and by “tamale ladies” from their homes all along the “Tamale Trail” on the good old Mississippi Delta. “There is…

Local News, Southwest

Broken Dreams – A Look at Two Immigrant Shelters in Reynosa

Feb 15, 2013, 12:00 PM 0

By Bill Rovira Rio Grande Guardian REYNOSA, Mexico – Reynosa is a city of contrasts. Political and business leaders point to more projects, more jobs and increased opportunities for all. A state-of-the-art soccer stadium is soon to be finished…

Global Views

Border Security and Migration: A Report from South Texas

Jan 24, 2013, 3:31 PM 0

By Adam Isacson and Maureen Meyer Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) Since 2011, WOLA staff have carried out research in six different zones of the U.S.-Mexican border, meeting with U.S. law enforcement officials, human rights and humanitarian groups,…

Global Views, Media, Online

Latina Lista now featured in Mexico City newspaper blog

Dec 3, 2008, 4:44 PM 0

LatinaLista — To many people on this side of the border, there is the feeling that Mexico has abandoned those people who have illegally crossed over the border to live in the shadows of U.S. society. The assumption is…

Economy, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final

Before passing draconian immigration bill, one state conducts self-audit to see if illegal immigration hype matches the facts

Jul 7, 2008, 4:28 PM 26

LatinaLista — An article in The Dallas Morning News over the weekend reported that, according to the Mexican Consulate in Dallas, 400 immigrant families have or are in the process of returning to Mexico. The consulate knows this because…

Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice

New report finds U.S. deportation policy found to be endangering both migrants and border communities

Jun 26, 2008, 10:40 AM 28

LatinaLista — Disturbing news was reported out of Tijuana, Mexico recently. In research conducted by Victor Clark-Alfaro, director of the Binational Center for Human Rights and a guest lecturer at San Diego State University, he and his students identify…

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