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San Diego: The San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium (SDIRC) expresses its concern about the H.R. 399, “Secure Our Borders First Act,” a border enforcement-only bill introduced on January 16, 2015 by Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), which seeks to further militarize border communities. The bill is a misguided attempt at addressing […]
Ultra hip teen skater flies off a ramp and nails the landing at the Vivamos la Calle festival in Tijuana’s Colonia Mariano Matamoros.
Teens ride their horses around Colonia Las Torres located in the eastern Tijuana zone of Granjas Familiares.
El 13 de septiembre inauguró la exposición Rastros: fotografías del muro fronterizo por Jill Marie Holslin en el Instituto de Cultura de Baja California, Tecate. Las expo dura un mes, hasta 13 de octubre. Quiero agradecer a Pilar Silva, directora de la galería, por invitarme a exponer mis fotos allá. […]
Senator John McCain recently praised the senate’s immigration bill for enabling the U.S. to create “the most militarized border since the Berlin Wall.” It is amazing to me how that symbol of oppression has been rebranded in just a few short decades. In the summer of 2008, the Department of […]
The U.S. Senate passed a sweeping immigration bill today, after weeks of negotiation over amendments designed to appeal to the most recalcitrant anti-immigration legislators. The Democratic controlled Senate passed the bill by a vote of 68-32, but not before adding provisions for a massive buildup of border security. The “border […]
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 […]
Yesterday, Senator Rob Wyden of Oregon sponsored an amendment to the Senate immigration reform bill. The current bill sacrifices environmental protection and the safety of border communities for the sake of a pathway to citizenship. But this is ugly, divisive politics. The hyper militarization of the border is not only […]
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 […]
In their first exhibition of this work in Tijuana in April of 2013, photographers Anthony Paul Marchetti and Laura Migliorino continue in the tradition of a number of Tijuana and San Diego artists who have focused on the innovative methods of “construction by necessity” in Tijuana’s colonias. This new show […]
