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Border fences grow, as does debate that rages over them
Critics: They're useless; supporters: They're absolutely essential
Brady McCombsARIZONA DAILY STAR
NOGALES — Three men prop a ladder on top of a tree branch and lean it against a 15-foot border fence made of steel tubes so close together a man can't fit his head through.One by one, they climb over and shimmy down the other side, landing in the United States at the bottom of the Mariposa Wash...
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Guaymas' first cruise ship
Historic occasion draws thousands to see cruise ship come in |
| Mexican laborers, or braceros, are due about $3,500 each |
Nogales, Son.: Tourists needn't fear |
| Push is on to legalize 12 million, let more in |
Is NAFTA road through here about trade - or treachery? |
| Hispanics' growth rate tops other groups |
Mexican Indian beggars are a daily in, out at border |
Border-fence projects — and costs — accelerate
Contractors recently got $279M as part of effort to complete 670 miles in '08 |
Mexico bans imports of most used cars, panicking South Texas dealers |
| Study: Entrants cost AZ workers $1.4B a year |
Fence builder hired entrants, made millions
Feds sought prison time, but judge approved home-confinement deal |
A big year for border security
As issues gain attention, U.S. uses myriad ways to stem entrant tide |
Voters like the idea of tougher borders, but the cost is high and the benefits are limited
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| Illegal immigrants packing up and leaving Arizona |
Border schools use photographs to try to stem illegal attendance |
Going to Mexico?
You'll soon need ID to get back |
Minutemen founder besieged from within
Critics call him soft on illegal migration; Simcox acknowledges changed approach
Download the paper Chris Simcox published in 2002. |
The image of the Virgin of Guadalupe hangs in many settings – from living rooms to restaurants. |
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R ECO R D A Z POT SEIZ U R E S
Nearly half of confiscations along the Mexican line take place in Border Patrol's Tucson Sector |
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End of era at Golden Arches in Southern Arizona
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Teamsters Seek to Halt Trucking from Mexico
Morning Edition, August 30, 2007 · The Teamsters Union asks a federal appeals court to put the brakes on a pilot program that would allow Mexican trucks to travel deep into the U.S. Trucks from the United States and Mexico were supposed to be able to travel at will between the two countries under the North American Free Trade Agreement. |
| Minuteman leaders say their organization wrongly portrayed |
Police union calls for change in Phoenix's immigration policy
Policy prevents cops from calling immigration officers when illegal immigrants commit civil traffic violations. |
| Border concerns are focus |
Mexico launching U.S. offensive for illegal immigrants |
Calderón defends migration to U.S.
Calls it 'socially, economically unavoidable' |
Arizonans, Border Patrol Clash over Checkpoint |
| Anti-immigration forces warn of Mexican conspiracy to retake Southwest |
Study: Immigrants add $222M to Arizona |
Clay migrants 'come home' to Mexican town
To artist, they represent those gone to U.S.
With the clay figures, Alejandro Santiago will repopulate his Oaxaca village of Teococuilco, which has lost so many of its young to illegal emigration to the U.S. |
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| Language
is used to sway voters in illegal-immigration debate |
Sniffing
out drugs just a game for border dogs
Customs'
canine unit uses special training method |
| Nation of immigrants has a short memory |
Voices
from the 2,000 mile border |
The
Battle Over Immigration
From the Washington Post
The Washington
Post's coverage of the immigration issue, from the politics of revising
the nation's immigration laws to the impact of illegal immigration
on the U.S.-Mexico border and the Washington region. |
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| Billboard
towering over South Side intensifies debate over immigration |
The time is ripe to take
back those swell-paying jobs in exotic places |
| The
mixed blessing of NAFTA |
He
says working with donkey beats maquiladora job |
Mexicans
buy in Tucson
Pima County takes in
31% of the money spent in Arizona by visitors from the south: $302
million in 2001. But competition from Phoenix, and from U.S. companies
locating in Mexico, is growing. |
Boosted
rail traffic will mean delays
Border,
Tucson to get more trains |
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| Border
agent pleads guilty to harboring illegal entrant |
Mexicans
bulldoze border buildings |
| All
sides gear up for showdown on immigration |
Poll
overestimates illegal population
General
public has inaccurate view, survey finds |
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Arizona, Mexican port promises new opportunity |
Extreme
western stretch of border to be fortified |
| Border
plan will combat child abductions |
In
Altar, teeming with transients, small
town shares Arizona's conflicts over
impact of illegal immigration |
| J-Lo
to film in Nogales, Son. |
| Napolitano
OKs border role for DPS |
Ranchers
confront surge in entrants
Break-ins, litter,
bodies are daily realities in Altar Valley |
| Drug
stories dangerous for reporters in Mexico |
Hispanics
face college pitfalls
Study: Money, family
challenges hurt graduation rate |
| Mexico's
middle class |
Mexico's
economic boom fails workers |
| Wal-Mart
expanding throughout Mexico |
NAFTA
Aids Success of Latin Beer |
| Decade-long
NAFTA debate continues |
China
hurting Mexico
Manufacturing, jobs shifting
to new continent |
Checkpoint
ban questioned
Report: Impact of Border
Patrol's roving sites at issue |
Checkpoint
apprehensions down
Tucson Sector off by
77%, GAO reports |
| Border-town
killing sends message |
DRUG VIOLENCE THEATENS TUBAC
Armed smugglers fighting it out
Traffickers using corridor to avert law enforcement |
| Mexico's
drug war threatens Americans |
Drug
lyrics in Mexican schools
stir uproar |
| 'Mexico'
T-shirt stirs rebuke |
Phony
Rx drugs resurface as a problem along border |
Checkpoint
ban questioned
Report: Impact of Border
Patrol's roving sites at issue |
Checkpoint
apprehensions down
Tucson Sector off by
77%, GAO reports |
| Border
agent charged with entrant-smuggling, forgery |
Border
Camera System Is Assailed |
| Gov.
looks at larger border role for police |
Bush
vows to ease rigid border checks for certain Mexicans |
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| New
border agencies, same woes |
Official-English
bills gain in Legislature |
| Study:
Undocumented population tops 10 million |
Final
miles of U.S.-Mexico line likely to be fortified despite foes |
Border
documentary gives retiree Oscar hopes
Filmmaker
wants residents' story told |
Bleeding
the West out of the West
With lifting of
building moratorium, mining town fears losing its flavor in rush
of new construction |
| In
Altar, teeming with transients, small town shares Arizona's conflicts
over impact of illegal immigration |
2
border governors take aim at security
Napolitano,
Sonoran chief announce anti-crime moves |
SMUGGLING
CHILDREN, Part I:
Young immigrants become human cargo
Business is up as border security separates parents from their kids |
SMUGGLING
CHILDREN, Part II:
Three tries, $2,300 later, mom, son reunited
Extortion, demand for money complicate plans |
Minutemen
find few migrants
Police in Mexico discouraging
illegal crossings |
Mexico
slow to confront racial issues,
experts say |
Hispanic
legislators to monitor monitors
Lawmakers
will keep tabs on border project |
Hispanic
leaders urging prayer as Minutemen begin |
'Minutemen'
plan to patrol Arizona border
Volunteers
want to stop illegal immigrants entering U.S. |
500 more agents on
the way to border
Initiative is announced
as season of death nears |
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On
StarNet: Keep track of events along Arizona's southern border
with recent Star articles, photo presentations, community discussion
forums, and more. www.azstarnet.com/border |
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The Border Wall
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New border fence rising
Despite opposition groups' objections, federal officials are fast-tracking construction of barriers
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Do Border Fences Curb Illegal Crossings?
Talk of the Nation, May 22, 2006 · The Senate continues to work on an immigration bill that includes a guest worker program, earned naturalization and proposals for hundreds of miles of fences on the Mexican border. Guests discuss whether border fences are effectively used in other parts of the world.
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Barriers have failed before
Lessons learned: Attempts to secure parts of the border have only pushed illegal crossings into perilously remote regions
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