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Robbery, kidnapping, extortion, rape and murder— that’s what migrants face on their journey north. Jason De León spent years interviewing human smugglers in Mexico and Central America. De León argues it’s far more complicated than what American politicians and the media portrays. His book Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling won the National Book Award.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas, who represents the 16th Congressional District in El Paso, about U.S.- Mexico border concerns and immigration reform.
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The Biden administration's efforts will include new immigration processing centers in Latin America and other measures to discourage illegal border crossings.
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Year after year the death toll continues to climb from migrants who succumb to the harsh elements during their unauthorized journey into the United…
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In the 1970s, Mexico made a bet with itself that didn’t pay off. Borrowing heavily against future oil revenues, the country’s economy tanked when the…
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From Texas Standard: On Friday, President Donald Trump tweeted that he would close some or all of the U.S. border with Mexico this week “[i]f Mexico...
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From Texas Standard : Pew Research Center recently published a report showing how a majority of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. live in one of 20...
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There appears to be another surge at the southern border, and the most recent reports of number of families looking to gain unauthorized entry into the…
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Valeria Luiselli’s 2017 book “Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions” is an accounting of the author’s time working as an immigration courtroom…
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The agency said it respects the right to voice opinions and doesn't retaliate against hunger strikers. "It's extremely painful and it's against their will," a lawyer for two asylum-seekers told NPR.