How New Mexico Learned to Love Its Ephemeral Waters
Rollbacks to the Clean Water Act may have affected the borderlands more than any other region. States are stepping up—but there’s still more to do.
Weekly Roundup
The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: December 5
A photographer documents extreme drought in Chihuahua and a Tucson poet talks apocalypse, and finding inspiration from Interstate 10 for her new book. Plus, more news from across the border region.
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This Week in The Border Chronicle:
“A border / was placed upon / land and dermis”
Raquel Gutiérrez was born and raised in Los Angeles to parents who immigrated to California from Mexico and El Salvador. For the last 10 years, they have called Tucson, Arizona, home while working as a writer, educator, and performer across the Southwest.
Caroline Tracey
A River without Water: A Photo Essay by Eduardo Talamantes
Over the last several years, I’ve taken many trips to Chihuahua, Mexico, to work on a book about water and the border. The drought there is the worst I’ve ever seen. It was on these trips that I met Chihuahuan photographer Eduardo Talamantes, who has been diligently documenting this drought with his camera. We are pleased today to publish an essay of hi…
Eduardo Talamantes
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3 people arrested after Border Patrol raids No More Deaths camp in Az The Tucson Sentinel
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Humanitarian Aid Is Never a Crime: A Podcast with Scott Warren
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Border Report: The Unseen Cost of Detaining as Many Immigrants as Possible Voice of San Diego
Gutting of key US watchdog could pave way for grave immigration abuses, experts warn The Guardian
Revealed: US veterans affairs to share immigration data about non-citizen workers with ‘appropriate agencies’ The Guardian
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