Results for keyword: Immigrants
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Book review: Quilts: California Bound, California Made 1840-1940
Sandi Fox pairs full-page color images of quilts with historical narrative, excerpts from diaries, period photos and illustrations to shed light on the lives of early Californians.
by Staff, Feb 18, 2013 -
Throwing off the yoke
Where the Ox Does Not Plow: A Mexican American Ballad is Manuel Peña’s memoir of his childhood as an immigrant farmworker.
by Laura Crossett, Nov 07, 2008 -
Field Day
In some Western states, including Colorado, prison inmates are taking the place of immigrant farmworkers.
by Marty Durlin, Oct 10, 2008 -
British writer tackles border politics
British author Bella Pollen’s new novel, Midnight Cactus, looks at Arizona’s border issues through the eyes of an upper-class English newcomer who has left her executive husband and sought refuge in a ghost town.
by Julie Foster, May 14, 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 -
No surprises, and no solutions, from raids aimed at illegal immigrants
The writer derides the recent busts of illegal immigrants
by Jonathan Thompson, Dec 18, 2006 -
The myth trafficker
Keoki Skinner deals lemonade and information from his yellow fruit-stand van in the border communities of Douglas, Ariz., and Agua Prieta, Mexico
by Michael Marizco, Oct 02, 2006 -
Underworld
In a dark, narrow storm drain below the border town of Douglas, Ariz., eight illegal immigrants drowned in the summer of 1997
by Craig Childs, Sep 04, 2006 -
States crack down on illegal immigrants
With Congress stalled on immigration reform, Western states such as Colorado are tackling the issue with tough new laws
by Alex C. Pasquariello, Sep 04, 2006 -
Raul Grijalva relishes a good fight
Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva loves fighting for old-fashioned liberal causes like immigration rights, the environment, unions and strong social programs
by Renee Guillory, Jul 24, 2006






