The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: February 13
How exactly do we get out of this apocalypse? The artists might just know. And why we need to be concerned about how U.S. military tactics abroad find their way home.
The Border Chronicle Podcast
The Border Chronicle podcast is hosted by Melissa del Bosque and Todd Miller. Based in Tucson, Arizona, we interview fascinating fronterizo/as, community leaders, activists, artists and more at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Episodes
Climate, Tech, Borders, and Gaza: A Podcast with Amali Tower
A lively conversation about how surveillance tech, created and tested in Israel & the US, targets climate refugees across the world. And how refugees have much better solutions than more of the same.
Audio Feature: "La Jaula de Oro", Trump's ICE Raids Cast a Shadow of Fear in the Rio Grande Valley
Intensified ICE raids have turned South Texas' Rio Grande Valley into a “Golden Cage,” trapping migrant families in fear and isolation.
From Seeking Asylum to a Life of Service: Dora Rodriguez on Her New Memoir "A Daughter of Unforgiving Terrain."
From Seeking Asylum to a Life of Service: Dora Rodriguez on Her New Memoir "A Daughter of Unforgiving Terrain.
The Cost of Being Undocumented: A Podcast with Alix Dick and Antero Garcia
Alix Dick speaks about her new memoir, cowritten with Antero Garcia, on the high cost of living without legal status in Trump's America.
A Video Dispatch from the New Mexico Border
Todd visits Colombus, New Mexico, at the center of a new national defense area. Residents say they are saturated with border enforcement, and would prefer an investment in their community instead.
The Endangered Rio Grande Can Still Be Saved: A Podcast with Maria-Elena Giner
Former IBWC Commissioner Maria-Elena Giner, a border native who led significant water infrastructure projects, was ousted last week by President Donald Trump amid ongoing U.S.-Mexico water disputes.
New Border Wall is an 'Ecological Catastrophe': A Podcast with The Sierra Club's Erick Meza
Arizona's San Rafael Valley and other critical wildlife corridors in the borderlands are targeted by the Trump Administration for new wall construction.
State of the Border 100 Days after Trump: A Podcast with Melissa del Bosque and Todd Miller
In a lively conversation, The Border Chronicle founders grapple with the last three months of militarization and surveillance, and ponder what’s to come.
A Tour of the Sales Floor at the Border Security Expo in Phoenix
The Border Chronicle's Todd Miller does a live video tour of vendors promoting their products to the Department of Homeland Security.
Live with Todd Miller from the Border Security Expo in Phoenix
Todd launches his first live video experiment from the expo.
A Live Podcast from Patagonia, Arizona, with Award-Winning Authors Luis Alberto Urrea and Gary Nabhan
The Border Chronicle’s Todd Miller and Melissa del Bosque discuss cultural resistance in the borderlands with literary heroes Urrea and Nabhan.
Mass Deportations Will Tear Our Society Apart: A Q&A with David Bier, Immigration Expert with the Libertarian Cato Institute
Bier breaks down the differences between the Trump and Biden years in the US immigration system.