The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: May 8
Todd witnesses a border security spending frenzy at the annual Border Security Expo in Phoenix, a Q&A with the author of a new book on El Paso's importance to U.S. history and immigration, and much more!
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It's About More Than Butterflies, It's About Authoritarians Peddling Fear
With the help of Trump, Steve Bannon, and other extremists, the Rio Grande Valley was transformed into a content factory for right-wing YouTubers, militia crowdfunders, and far-right news sites.
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The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: May 8
Todd witnesses a border security spending frenzy at the annual Border Security Expo in Phoenix, a Q&A with the author of a new book on El Paso's importance to U.S. history and immigration, and much more!
‘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.