Opinion/Commentary
A list of websites designed to share the opinions and stories of those
covering the border and immigration
CNN.com
"Minuteman's High-Tech Border Barrier Called 'A Cow Fence'"
November 2007
Founder and president of the Minutemen Defense Corps builds as a volunteer due to lack of support from the government.
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FOXNews.com
"Senate Republicans Want to Revive Border Security Plan"
July 25, 2007
Senate Republicans propose a $3 billion plan to improve U.S.-Mexican border.
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Yakima Herald Republic Online
"Reform rally is proper, but breaking law is still wrong"
April 30, 2007
The Yakima Herald, based out of Yakima, WA, examines the effects of a Hispanic boycott on local businesses, noting that while the groups are within their rights to gather to show support for causes they believe in, “breaking (the) law is still wrong.”
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NPR's Talk of the Nation
"Should U.S. Businesses Market to Illegal Immigrants?" -- Neal Conan
February 13, 2007
Guests comment on Bank of America's decision to offer credit cards to undocumented immigrants. Critics argue the plan seeks profits by seeking customers who knowingly break the law.
Guests:
Miriam Jordan, who covers immigration issues for The Wall Street Journal
Bob Justich, a senior managing director of Bear Stearns Asset Management
NPR's Talk of the Nation's Neil C. discusses with Miriam Jordan and callers about the new policy of Bank of America to offer credit cards to undocumented workers. Several opinions from callers are examined in this audio story.
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New York Times
"Left-Right Shuffle Over Immigration"
March 30, 2006
Tobin Harshaw and Chris Suellentrop offer political insight to each of the presidential candidates, including their stance on the U.S.-Mexican border in their blog called "The Opinionator."
National Review Online
“Post-Americans”
They've just "grown" beyond their country.
By Mark Krikorian
June 22, 2004
Hosted on the Center for Immigration Studies Web site, this article responds to a Wall Street Journal which Krikorian calls “a campaign ad for Utah Congressman Chris Cannon.” The piece develops by describing Canon’s praise to illegal immigrant mothers who sneak across the border to have their children.
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The Batt
"The cost of illegal immigration" -- Michael Ward
Illegal immigrants buy into 'illusion of hope' and only cripple U.S. economy
July 21, 2003
An opinion piece by Texas A&M University student Michael Ward tries to explain the "philosophy of the [illegal] immigrant" and how illegal immigrants differ from legal immigrants who geniunely want to become citizens of the U.S.
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Arizona Daily Star
Ernesto Portillo Jr.
Pizza/peso flap makes complainers look cheesy
January 19, 2007
Portillo is irritated with the hateful reaction to a U.S. pizzeria, Pizza Patr�n, now accepting pesos as well as dollars.
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Newsday
James P. Pinkerton
"Bush wimps out as gangs cross our border"
January 9, 2007
Pinkerton slams Bush's deployment of the National Guard to the Mexican border, outlining how the guards aren't really helping after all. He claims that America needs more troops at the border rather than in Iraq.
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L.A. Times
"Borders without visas" -- Tim Cavanaugh
Let's live up to the promise of NAFTA and allow a free flow of people in North America.
May 23, 2006
Cavanaugh's L.A. Times Op-Ed piece on the current-day effects of NAFTA is an effective summary that touches on the political and economic problems of the U.S.-Mexico border. He calls for an open border, where North and South Americans would be able to cross freely between the three countries, regulated only by proper identification, such as passports.
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Democracy Now!
"Ambos Nogales: A Look At Border Patrol, Pollution and Maquiladoras at the Arizona-Mexico Border"
October 14th, 2003
Amy Goodman's Democracy Now! takes an in-depth look at the politics and grisly working conditions that drive so many Mexicans to cross the border illegally. Pay particularly close attention to Isabel Garcia, the attorney for the activist group Coalition for Human Rights.
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