Migrants are hit long before they migrate, before they reach the border, and often long after they cross it.
The Cruel, Twisted Fantasies of Border War Enthusiasts
The U.S. legacy along the U.S.-Mexico frontier is one of indiscriminate and often gender-based violence — and it shows up again and again in Trump’s language.
Worse Than the Wall
The agencies that separate families, abuse children, and deport innocent people should be just as toxic as Trump’s wall.
Trump and Cruz Want to Deport 11 Million Immigrants. That’s Literally Impossible.
In a purely practical way, the present deportation debate is simply the essence of demagoguery.
America’s Border Fascism
Border Patrol practices have created extensive “constitution-free zones” where civil liberties are routinely infringed.
U.S. Republicans Get a “Red Card” on Immigration
Now that they’ve stalled immigration reform, Republicans have further alienated Latino voters with their callous treatment of child migrants.
Republicans Use Border Control to Obstruct Immigration Reform
Conservative and liberal media alike highlight the opposition of the president to any provision linking citizenship to a “secure” border.
Killing Spree on the Border
On October 13, 2012, Mexican teenager José Antonio was hit by a hail of bullets coming from the U.S. side of the metal fence that lacerates the border city of Nogales. Some seven shots penetrated the boy’s body through the back and the head. He died instantly. The culprit? The U.S. border patrol.