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…
By Mike Allison Central American Politics One of the many things that has bothered me about the crisis of unaccompanied minors on the border is that I totally missed the story as the number of young people from Central…
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian McALLEN, TX — Mexican leaders cannot believe the United States has not responded to its offer to help secure the southwest border and they wonder just how much commitment its neighbor to the…
LatinaLista — In the past, it’s always been very easy for critics of undocumented migrants to vilify them as usurping their place in the imaginary visa line. It’s easy to target able-bodied adults, who want nothing more than an…
LatinaLista — The United States doesn’t just attract the illegal entry of adults looking for work. This country is also a beacon to more than 8,000 children every year, from as young as toddlers to teens, who illegally enter…
LatinaLista — Today, the global community observes World Day Against Child Labour. Begun in 2002 by the International Labor Organization, this year’s theme is “Give Girls a Chance — End Child Labor.” According to ILO estimates, of the 218…
LatinaLista — Every year, 100,000 children travel by themselves to enter the United States illegally, across the harsh U.S.-Mexico border and at the mercy of coyotes, with one goal in mind — to reunite with a parent or parents….
LatinaLista — Last week, Mexican diplomats in North Texas were among the first of U.S.-based Mexican consulates to sign “accords” with the U.S. that creates clear guidelines on how the United States should deport children and women and those…
By Wendy Young LatinaLista Wendy Young, Executive Director of KIND Kids in Need of Defense or KIND was kicked off last October with the announcement that movie actress Angelina Jolie had teamed with computer software maker Microsoft to create…
LatinaLista — The issue of unaccompanied minors — those children who cross the border, either on their own or with a coyote or another family member not their parent but who get caught by Border Patrol and are run…
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…
