Immigration

An inaccurate census has major implications for Indian Country

Indigenous people are frequently undercounted, undermining political power and representation.

Anna V. Smith Oct. 1, 2020 From the print edition

Nuestro sistema de detención está dejando a los inmigrantes en bancarrota

Mientras las corporaciones se benefician, las familias de estatus mixto son arrojadas a la pobreza.

Jessica Kutz Sept. 9, 2020

Where people are migrating in, and out of, the West

While the region continues to grow, migration patterns are in flux.

Jonathan Thompson Sept. 1, 2020 From the print edition

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.

Gabriel Furshong Feb. 13, 2009 From the print edition

A different outdoor game

$50 million environmental fix for the border fence is just an opening play.

terrays Feb. 3, 2009

The invisible man

Chilean guest-worker Ricardo Arriagada herds goats that eat weeds to help prevent brush fires in Hercules, Calif.

Emma Brown and Carlos Davalos Oct. 13, 2008 From the print edition

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emilys July 19, 2008

Population’s Paul Revere?

Frosty Wooldridge sees himself as a kind of Paul Revere, tirelessly warning the West about overpopulation – especially in the form of illegal immigrants.

Marty Durlin May 26, 2008 From the print edition

Bring on the immigrants

Pete Letheby says the vanishing towns of the Great Plains and Midwest ought to open a welcoming door for immigrants.

Pete Letheby Opinion Essay May 28, 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.

John Dougherty Feb. 19, 2007 From the print edition

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

Michael Marizco Oct. 2, 2006 From the print edition

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

Renee Guillory July 24, 2006 From the print edition

Perseverance

Illegal border crossers face a dangerous journey filled with heat, dust, flies and thirst, and always the danger of capture and deportation

Michael Marizco May 15, 2006 From the print edition

The Immigrant's Trail

This special issue of High Country News takes an on-the-ground look at the human landscape of illegal immigration in the West

Jonathan Thompson May 15, 2006 From the print edition

What I learned as a self-appointed immigration agent

The writer once tricked a visitor from Colombia into obeying the immigration law, which leads to his suggestions for reform

John Walker Opinion Essay April 17, 2006

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