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Life in the Canal: hard life of the deported homeless in Tijuana
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Life in the Canal: hard life of the deported homeless in Tijuana

In 2012, the Obama administration deported 409,849 people living in the United States without proper immigration status. By 2014, estimates suggest that Obama will have deported 2 million. The American people cheer this effort and offer simple moral platitudes: “They knew the risks, they were here illegally. Let’s round up their […]

Senate Deal Threatens Communities
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Senate Deal Threatens Communities

The U.S. Senate today came to an agreement on the immigration reform bill, agreeing to a “border surge” amendment which would double the number of border patrol agents–adding an additional 20,000 agents, mandate excessive spending  on border security infrastructure–700 additional miles of border walls, more access roads, forward operating bases, lights […]

Sierra Club Statement on Wyden Amendment to Senate Immigration Bill
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Sierra Club Statement on Wyden Amendment to Senate Immigration Bill

June 19, 2013 CONTACT: Maggie Kao, maggie.kao@sierraclub.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator Ron Wyden (OR) filed an amendment (Amendment 1318) to the Senate’s comprehensive immigration reform bill that would provide more flexibility for border security, save more than a billion dollars in taxpayer money, and reinstate the rule of law […]

El Muro: What are we destroying to protect? a film by Greg Rainoff
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El Muro: What are we destroying to protect? a film by Greg Rainoff

In 2008, the Department of Homeland Security began the construction of a second, massive border wall along the US-Mexico border through private property, national and state parks, wildlife preserves, sacred lands. The construction was speeded along by a provision of the Real ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005. Section […]

Sierra Club joins Immigrants Rights Orgs in a united call for a Path to Citizenship
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Sierra Club joins Immigrants Rights Orgs in a united call for a Path to Citizenship

In a surprising and welcome move this week, the national board of the Sierra Club voted on Wednesday to support comprehensive immigration reform.  The move unifies the Sierra Club and the already powerful  immigrant rights movement, bringing hefty political clout to the support of a pathway to citizenship for the […]

Friendship Park to remain open to the public
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Friendship Park to remain open to the public

Nobody ever thought keeping a little park open would be so much work. But protecting public access to Friendship Park has turned into a full-time job for members of the Friends of Friendship Park. After two weeks of uncertainty and an announcement from Border Patrol on March 18 that the […]

Working toward a better border: California Values Statement on Immigration Reform
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Working toward a better border: California Values Statement on Immigration Reform

Does Washington really “get” the border?  As we on the southwest border watch our leaders in Washington D.C. debate the complexities of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, we often feel that Washington is out of touch with the everyday realities of California. To cross the border at San Ysidro to go buy […]

A Better Border: Progressives Respond to Senators’ Principles for Immigration Reform
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A Better Border: Progressives Respond to Senators’ Principles for Immigration Reform

Today, the U.S. Senators charged with developing the new immigration legislation released a bipartison framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. The leadership group, nicknamed the “Gang of 8,”  includes Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), John McCain (R-AZ)  Dick Durbin (D-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Robert Menendez (D-NY), Mark Rubio (R-FL), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Jeff Flake […]

Truth on the Line webisode 2
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Truth on the Line webisode 2

Truth On The Line is a story about media, journalism, immigration, and life, written and directed by my friend Steev Hise. By the way, please show your support and help Steev and other writers, artists and filmmakers who are working to change the narrative of our border. I gave Steev […]

Checkpoint Nation? Building Community Across Borders
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Checkpoint Nation? Building Community Across Borders

In the wake of panic and anti-immigrant hysteria following the murder of Arizona rancher Robert Krentz in March of 2010, Arizona legislators passed SB1070, the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, one month later on April 23, 2010. The broadest and strictest anti-illegal immigration measure in recent U.S. […]