Lost
and Found in the Arizona Desert
By
Zita Aroche
An art exhibit in El Paso, Texas, this month
about the northward trek of thousands of undocumented
immigrants across the stark Sonora desert in Arizona
captures with unusual poignancy the human cost of
our nation's failed immigration policy.
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Patriot
Act Expansion Strips Immigrants of Bascic Protections
By Tim Edgar
Both houses of Congress have now passed legislation
reacting to the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission.
Unfortunately, the bill that reaches President
Bush’s desk is likely to go far beyond those
recommendations and attack the rights of immigrants,
particularly if some Republicans in Congress have
their way.
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Our
Immigration Chaos - A View from South of the Border
By Raymond Rodríguez
Two Mexican sayings frame this sad essay on the
emigration woes that have stultified both its political
leadership and that of its northern neighbor for
three-quarters of a century.
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Lament
of a Lonely Texas Voter
By Victor
Landa
I may be wrong, but I think I may have seen a
political ad on my television yesterday. At least
it looked like one. I clearly remember seeing
a candidate at the beginning of the ad saying
he approved the message. And I know that no other
product advertised on television puts such claims
on their commercials. So it had to have been political.
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