Abolish ICE, a perspective from the border
Pedro Ríos | Issue: September | October 2018
The call to abolish ICE has gained popularity as many also disavow the Trump administration’s border policies of family separation and zero tolerance.
Immigration – Border
Families being tortured; children in cages, corporations raking in millions
Gloria Meneses-Sandoval | Issue: September | October 2018
Through the government’s terrorizing of immigrants, an intolerable fascism is being rolled out that is affecting more than just migrants.
Victory! Laura Monterrosa released
from the Editors | Issue: April | May 2018
As we go to press Laura Monterrosa was released from detention March 16. Her release is the result of a months long campaign that drew support from around the country. AUSTIN —I was at the T. Don Hutto Detention Center on Saturday to support Laura Monterrosa. She is a 23-year-old asylum-seeker from El Salvador, […]
A country living in fear
Gloria Meneses-Sandoval | Issue: November | December 2017
SAN FRANCISCO – On September 18, the House Minority Leader, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, was not allowed to speak at a news conference when protesting DREAMers drowned her out with demands to protect all 11 million undocumented immigrants, not just the 800,000 DREAMers under DACA. The DREAMers were concerned about a deal that was struck […]
Trump’s first deportee: Guadalupe García de Rayos
From the editors | Issue: March 2017
“The only crime my mother committed was to go to work to give a better life for her children,” commented Jacqueline (14 years old) of Guadalupe García de Rayos, 35, one of the first causalities of Trump’s war on immigrants. She was seprated from Jacqueline, su hijo Angel, 16, and her spouse. Guadalupe had […]
Mega marches return
Gloria M. Sandoval | Issue: March 2017
From his annoying tweeting to executive orders, President Trump is adjusting to just how much power he can have over the country in converting it toward a fascist state. His first order of business on January 20th, inauguration day, was to sign an executive order dealing with the Affordable Care Act, the so-called Obamacare, […]
Nothing new, just hypocrisy has been thrown out the window
Marú Mora Villalpando | Issue: December | January 2017
Editors’ note: Marú Mora Villalpando is a pro-immigrant right activist in Washington State. After years of activity in defense of the rights of the undocumented immigrant, she herself came out and announced her status. In 2013 she joined the local #Not1More deportation campaign to plan a civil disobedience action. On Feb 24, 2014, she […]
Friendship Park’s #LetThemHug Campaign in San Diego-Tijuana
Pedro Rios | Issue: September | October 2016
On most Saturdays and Sundays, people hike the 1.5 miles to arrive at Friendship Park, the southwestern most corner of the U.S. border with Mexico. From all over the United States and from throughout Mexico, Friendship Park is where families gather to see each other, albeit with the border fence between them. Visits on […]
Pope to Sister Norma: ‘I love you!’
Juan Torres | Issue: October | November 2015
He singles out Texas nun to thank for ministering to immigrants In the spirit of solidarity in respect of human rights for immigrant families, Pope Francis made a virtual visit via satellite to three American cities — Los Angeles, Chicago, and McAllen in the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas.
Letter to the Editor on Donald Trump:
Francisco Reyes | Issue: October | November 2015
Editor’s note: Reader Francisco Reyes responds to a People’s Tribune article entitled, “Attack on Immigrants Aims to Cultivate a Fascist Movement” in its August, 2015 issue. Can I sue Donald Trump for defamation of character?
Is Trump The New Hitler?
Alex Suarez | Issue: October | November 2015
TAMPA, FL — Trump’s latest call for pogroms against about 12 million people, including “anchor babies” who are half this amount, and deporting all undocumented workers in the U.S., is unconstitutional to say the least. The fact is that the most people ever deported in a year in the U.S. was under Obama. But who […]
“Dead in the Sand”
Jim West | Issue: October | November 2015
By the time the Border Patrol arrived, he was gone She stepped out of the Border Patrol truck sobbing. From San Luis Potosi in north central Mexico, the attractive 39-year-old woman had successfully slipped across the Rio Grande and had been trying to walk around a permanent Border Patrol checkpoint on Highway 281 near […]
From Ferguson to the Rio Grande Valley
Juan Torres and Manuel Torres | Issue: April | May 2015
WESLACO, TX — National guards, State Police, Border Patrol, FBI and local law enforcement special taskforces are patrolling a 100-mile strip of land terrorizing the populace! Is this Ferguson, Missouri? No! It’s the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, the poorest area in the United States where the U.S. government, with the excuse that […]
Migrant Lives Matter
Gloria M. Sandoval | Issue: September 2014
A new campaign by the Immigrant Youth Coalition, “Migrant Lives Matter” directs attention to the Democratic Party and its Deporter-in-Chief President Obama for its passive actions regarding immigration reform. Under the Democrats watch, immigrants have been massively incarcerated, deported, and too many have died as a result of this inaction. Voicing that our communities have […]
Support for Immigrant Women and Children Dwarfs Opposition in So. Cal.
Chuck Parker with assistance from Fernando Romero, Luis Nolasco, Jennaya Dunlap, and Mario Lazcano. | Issue: September 2014
COACHELLA, CA–Local communities have shown an outpouring of support and welcome for the refugee families, in contrast to the hostility shown by anti-immigrant groups in Murrieta. One example of this is the generous outpouring of financial support from the community of Coachella which donated nearly $5000 to members of the Comité Latino outside the Our […]
Murrieta Shocks the Conscience of the American People
Democracy Now | Issue: September 2014
What follows is taken from Enrique Morones, director of the Border Angels in San Diego on July 11 on news show, “Democracy Now.” What I observed was the freedom of speech in action, which everybody supports. The protesters were on the sidewalk, yelling their chants and so forth. Then I saw the three buses […]
Refugee Children
Laura García | Issue: September 2014
Another excuse to further militarize the border CHICAGO–On July 18 a dozen Tea Party members held a protest in front of the Mexican Consulate against the U.S. giving refuge to the tens of thousands of unaccompanied children from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico. This rally was one of many the Tea Party and […]
Why are the Refugee Children Coming?
Robin Yeamans | Issue: September 2014
They’re Being Forced out of their Home Countries by U.S. Policies What is the cause of changes in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador that result in children from those countries coming to the US without even an adult to accompany them? These countries are naturally rich and beautiful, lands with close-knit families. The three […]
Immigrants! Welcome to the United States!
by the Editors | Issue: September 2014
You are being targeted by the oligarchy, not the American people themselves If no one else is doing so, let us welcome you to the United States. And let us try to explain the uproar that has erupted — and what a better world could be. Like yourselves, the American people are being hammered down […]
They are all our children
by the Editors | Issue: September 2014
A humanitarian crisis involving Central American children seeking to enter the U.S. has been in the making for a long time. It only recently exploded onto the news, due largely to intentional coverage by media pundits and certain elected officials. Their purpose is partly to confuse and divide the public as to the causes […]
LUNA Emerges in Defense of Latino Rights
Michelle Córdova H. | Issue: March | April 2014
Since the 2007 presidential election, the Latino community has heard promises of comprehensive immigration reform. Obama has positioned himself at the center of the pro-Latino discourse with his praise of Latino contributions to this country. Despite boasting about economic contributions and recognition of Latino power, immigration reform has not been delivered and the government is […]
Murrieta Rally
Fernando Romero | Issue: March | April 2014
Against the Rise of ICE Raids On Wednesday, Jan. 29, we conducted a press conference outside the Border Patrol office in Murrieta, CA. in response to a rise in raids across the region. Hotline and community reports from the Coachella Valley, Riverside and the Low Desert have cited roaming Border Patrol vehicles cruising day labor […]
Now What?
Editors | Issue: March | April 2014
With no hope for immigration reform, class unity is key No hope for immigration reform. Now what? With the end of 2013, the hopes and aspirations of the 12 million undocumented immigrants for immigration reform, of any kind, even a bad one, have died. The majority of Americans polled agree that immigration reform leading […]
Demilitarizing our communities – Reflecting on 20 years of NAFTA
Pedro Ríos | Issue: January | February 2014
For two decades a human rights crisis has unfolded along the U.S.-Mexico border without outright indignation from the general public, much less from public officials responsible for public policy. Thousands perish in their attempts to cross into the United States, many of whom remain unknown because their remains are unrecognizable. Human rights advocates began tracking […]