By Joseph Nevins The Conversation Central American migrants – particularly unaccompanied minors – are again crossing the U.S.-Mexico boundary in large numbers. In 2014, more than 68,000 unaccompanied Central American childrenwere apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico boundary. This year so far there…
By Sophia Dembling Saving Places Adina De Zavala’s indignation over a 1912 San Antonio Express editorial explodes from every typewritten word: “The painful ignorance of the history of Texas, and of the Alamo, exhibited by the writers of…
By María Leal EL NUEVO SOL As a little girl, growing up in Los Angeles, everything seemed perfect for the most part. I remember that when I was about 6 or 7 years old I would always go on…
By Alberto Garcia La Prensa San Diego A gala event at the new Cross Border Xpress bi-national terminal in Otay Mesa gave visitors a first peak around the world’s only airport skybridge to cross an international border. Among…
By Anai Ramirez Borderzine A few months before Nadiezdha Dominguez was diagnosed with esophagitis, a medical condition that causes irritation or inflammation of the esophagus, she experienced first hand the stark difference in emergency room care provided in…
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat This summer, native Spanish-speaking immigrant students in Los Angeles participated in a five-week pilot program testing a new algebra curriculum aligned with the Common Core. Sarah Tully of EdSource reported last week that…
By Roberto Lovato LatinaLista To see my 92 year-old father’s morning face on waking up to news of President Obama’s announcement about U.S.-Cuban relations was to see the future of U.S. politics. “What?” he asked in the crackly, sleepy…
By Teresa Buzo Salas La Voz Latina One of the characteristics that define the culture of a country is its gastronomy, and not only in terms of its traditional foods but also its schedule. I remember that a few…
LatinaLista — Over the last two years, the U.S. Border Patrol has been under increased criticism of the deadly force its agents use in confrontations along the U.S.-Mexico border. Compounding the problem is the Border Patrol’s lack of transparency…
LatinaLista — “The U.S. is nearly the most wealth-unequal country in the entire world.” “A single top income could buy housing for every homeless person in the U.S.” “The poorest 47 percent of Americans have no wealth.” “The 400…
By Antonio Garza, U.S. Ambassador (Ret.) LatinaLista This week’s meeting between Presidents Obama and Peña Nieto brings U.S.-Mexico relations to center stage. This second face-to-face between the two leaders occurs at a critical time in each presidency. Domestic reform…
LatinaLista — Human smuggling has long been a way for people from south of the border to enter the United States without the proper paperwork. Most of those who are smuggled into the U.S. usually pay a coyote, an…
LatinaLista — An annual report by the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas Public Safety Threat Overview, underscores how in 2013 Texas’ biggest safety threat comes from Mexican drug cartels. The report’s researchers say that Mexican cartels pose…
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian WASHINGTON, D.C. — A former commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the United States’ southern border is effectively now the Mexican border with Guatemala. Alan Bersin said the level of cooperation…
LatinaLista– Today the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released their annual International Migration Outlook for 2010. When it comes to migration or immigration — depending from which side you want to look at it — it’s important…
