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Government, Palabra Final, Social Justice

Federal officials deny passports to midwife-born Mexican Americans along Texas-Mexico border

Jul 22, 2008, 7:21 PM 21

LatinaLista — The stories started trickling over the community listserve a few weeks ago. A woman whose mother was born in 1951 along the Texas-Mexico border by a midwife was having trouble getting a passport. It seems passport officials…

Global Views, Government, Immigration

Smaller passport now available for quick trips across the border

Jul 22, 2008, 11:45 AM 1

LatinaLista — It’s been government policy that everyone needs a passport to leave the country. Up until now, that passport has been the traditional dark blue book that is small enough to fit into a pocket but not small…