Author: Tom Barry

La nueva economía política de la inmigración

March 2, 2009

Los ataques terroristas del 11 de septiembre alteraron de forma drástica la economía política tradicional de la inmigración. Los millones de inmigrantes indocumentados—aquellos que […]

The New Political Economy of Immigration

February 16, 2009

The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 drastically altered the traditional political economy of immigration. The millions of undocumented immigrants—those who crossed the border illegally […]

Immigrant Prison Burns in Pecos

February 6, 2009

The Reeves County Detention Center started burning again on Wednesday night, and the billowing clouds of smoke could be seen for many miles across […]

America’s Frontline Is Getting Crowded

February 6, 2009

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks set off the Bush administration’s "Global War on Terrorism" and a Border Patrol hiring frenzy that continues into the […]

Boom Times on the Border

February 5, 2009

The river runs slow and shallow through the Chihuahuan desert as it flows 1,200 miles from El Paso/Juarez to the Gulf of Mexico. Bearing […]

Napolitano Finessing Immigrant Crackdown

February 2, 2009

Like Michael Chertoff, her predecessor as chief of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Janet Napolitano doesn’t have the power to change immigration law. […]