Results for keyword: Border Patrol
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2,000 miles of controversy
The new border wall may not be stopping all that many immigrants, but it's certainly having an impact on Southwestern wildlife.
by Ariana Brocious, Aug 10, 2009 -
The real Washington vampire story
Despite Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling books, there are no vampires in Forks, Wash. – except for the Border Patrol and immigration agents who prey on the poorest workers in the area.
by Juan Jose Bocanegra and Joe Campe, May 20, 2009 -
Security vs. sovereignty
American Indians who use tribal I.D. cards face harassment when they try to cross the border between the U.S. and Canada.
by Krista J. Kapralos, Feb 26, 2009 -
No backup on the Northern border
Sheriff Donna Matoon and her 11 overworked deputies patrol Montana's Toole County and keep an eye on the Canadian border.
by Gabriel Furshong, Feb 13, 2009 -
Two weeks in the West
Health insurance – and the lack of it – in the West; Larry Craig, Burning Man, and parts of Montana go up in flames; Wyoming booms and house prices are up, but the kids are still leaving in droves; new Border Patrol duds debut.
by Jonathan Thompson, Sep 17, 2007 -
Border Patrol Whack-a-Mole
The United States needs genuine immigration reform instead of the politically motivated shouting match that has taken the place of reasonable debate.
by John Mecklin, Feb 19, 2007 -
One Nation, Under Fire
The Sonoran Desert homeland of the Tohono O’odham Nation has become a nerve-wracking police state, caught in the crossfire between drug and immigrant smugglers and the U.S. Border Patrol.
by John Dougherty, Feb 19, 2007 -
A pilgrim with a battered Nikon
Albuquerque photojournalist Jaelyn deMaria has devoted the last few years to documenting the pilgrims who come to the shrine of Monte Cristo Rey on the United States-Mexico border near El Paso.
by Lee Ross, Sep 18, 2006 -
A silent victim of illegal immigration is our public lands
The writer says we fail to count the costs of illegal border crossers to our public lands
by Rebecca Clarren, May 22, 2006 -
Apprehension
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Officer John Schaefer is one of only two officers patrolling the 860,000 acres of Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, a thoroughfare for illegal immigrants and armed drug smugglers
by Michael Marizco, May 15, 2006
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