The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: May 1
Happy May Day! An audio deep dive into the National Defense Areas and a human rights archeologist speaks on the politics of haunting and border deaths.
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How the GOP’s “Invasion” Fever Stokes Violence and Undermines Democracy
It’s no accident that the same politicians who amplify the deadly invasion narrative also promote another lie: that the 2020 election was stolen.
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‘This Will Kill People’: Laredo Landowners Fight Wall and Buoy Plan Threatening Flood-Prone Communities
As federal officials fast-track billions in border wall construction and floating buoy barriers, local leaders and residents say they’re in the dark, and fear the worst.
What’s Wrong with Mexico’s Right Wing? A Conversation with Alex González Ormerod
When Alex González Ormerod, editor of the Mexico Political Economist, started researching his book about the Mexican right wing, he
Exclusive Documentary Short Premier: What Do Argentina's Disappeared Have to Do With Unidentified Migrants on the U.S.-Mexico Border?
A Q&A and exclusive screening of a documentary short by award-winning filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz.
From a Park to a Prison
For more than two decades, San Diego resident Pedro Rios has documented the gradual walling off of the binational International Friendship Park. Now the Trump administration is sealing the rest of California’s border with Mexico.
