The Bottomless Cruelty of the U.S-Mexico Border

William deBuys / TomDispatch Mar 27, 2019 U.S. policies add unnecessary meanness to the innate hurt of the dividing line we share with our southern neighbor. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Trump Is Destroying the Very Concept of U.S. Citizenship

Karen J. Greenberg / TomDispatch Mar 25, 2019 The president may never build his “great, great wall,” but that doesn’t mean he isn’t working to wall Americans in. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Pentagon Seeks Site to House 5,000 Migrant Children

LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated Press Mar 12, 2019 The Defense Department is reviewing a number of military bases to find a location that can house thousands unaccompanied migrant children as the U.S. braces for a surge of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border this spring. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Wall Isn’t the Worst of Trump’s Immigration Policies

Karla Molinar-Arvizo / OtherWords Mar 9, 2019 Funding the agencies that detain, abuse, deport and sometimes kill migrants needs to be every bit as toxic as funding the border wall. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Good Way to Start Making America Decent Again

Arnold Isaacs / TomDispatch Feb 10, 2019 There's a logical and useful discussion to have about immigration that is being opaqued by talk of a border wall. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

This Is How American Democracy Ends

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 14, 2019 With the help of the well-intentioned National Emergencies Act, Donald Trump could do irreversible damage to our nation's political system. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Border Wall Is Symbolic of a Nation Trapped by History

Greg Grandin / TomDispatch Jan 14, 2019 Even some of the most outward-looking U.S. presidents presided over the erection of a deadly run of barriers separating the U.S. from Mexico. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Networks Should Have Refused to Run Trump’s Address

Peter Certo / OtherWords Jan 10, 2019 Broadcasters aired the obviously political speech on immigration knowing perfectly well it would be chock full of lies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Border Officials Order Medical Checks After Second Child’s Death

NOMAAN MERCHANT / The Associated Press Dec 26, 2018 U.S. Customs and Border Protection orders health-care revisions for every child in its custody after an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala dies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Their Numbers Growing, Latinos Gain Clout in the New Congress

LUIS ALONSO LUGO / The Associated Press Dec 14, 2018 A record 43 Latinos have been elected to Congress, demonstrating the rising power of the 57 million people of Latin American origin who live in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

81 Migrant Children Separated From Parents Since June

COLLEEN LONG / The Associated Press Dec 6, 2018 The administration has separated dozens of families at the U.S.-Mexico border since the executive order that ended the general practice. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump’s Military Deployment to the U.S.-Mexico Border Is Illegal

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Nov 21, 2018 The U.S. military has been forbidden from enforcing immigration law since 1878. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )