U.S.-Mexico Border

July 18, 2024
Madeleine Wattenbarger

More than 5,000 migrants have died or disappeared attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border over the last decade. Families embroider the names of their missing loved ones as a way of telling their stories.

May 16, 2024
Todd Miller

John Washington’s new book attempts to break open the political discourse on borders, showing us that another world is possible.

March 17, 2023
Liliana Torpey

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s virtual reality debut invites audiences to immerse themselves in the stories and journeys of refugees and migrants crossing the Mexico–U.S. border.

October 29, 2021
Estefania Castañeda Pérez

Akers Chacón provides a historical account of the neoliberal contradiction in immigration enforcement: open borders for capitalism, criminalization for cross-border workers.

October 22, 2018

The 7,000-person strong caravan from Central America has made international headlines and been targeted by the Trump administration. But the roots of the refugee crisis that led to the caravan go much deeper. 

July 2, 2018

The Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility set the stage institutionally and legally for Trump’s family separation policies on the U.S.-Mexico border. 

April 30, 2018
Todd Miller

The U.S. frontier as a zone of profit and sacrifice

April 14, 2018
Lauren Kaori Gurley

Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, the late Tejana popstar, would have turned 47-years-old today. What does her legacy mean in 2018?

February 22, 2018

The U.S. Border Patrol’s violent, racist, and ineffectual policies have come to a head under Trump. What can be done? 

July 6, 2017
Emma Lawlor and Noah Silber-Coats

Why can’t the residents of Nogales, Mexico, access adequate housing? 

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