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Articles tagged: border surge

border everywhere

by Melissa del Bosque

Checkpoint Nation

Border Patrol agents are extending their reach deep into the country’s interior.

Mon, Oct 8, 2018 |

by Melissa del Bosque October 8, 2018 Laura Sandoval threaded her way through idling taxis and men selling bottles of water toward the entrance of the Cordo...Read More

Children waiting in the Desarrollo Integral de la Familia in Reynosa, Mexico.

by Michelle Garcia

Your Brain on the Border

The science of the brain can shed some light on the rhetoric surrounding the border surge and the Texas Legislature's policy decisions.

Wed, Apr 8, 2015 |

For insights into the thinking behind the Texas Legislature’s proposed border policy—which amounts to more boots, guns and money—we look to the science of...Read More

by Forrest Wilder

WTF Friday: The Lavatories of Democracy

Fri, Aug 29, 2014 |

In this week's WTF Friday, we go deep, deep into the lavatories of democracy....Read More

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples

by Forrest Wilder

At Conservative Panel on Border Security, Money is No Object

Wed, Aug 27, 2014 |

At a panel discussion on border security hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation today, panelists worried about the porous border but couldn't say how much...Read More

by Forrest Wilder

Dewhurst: ‘Someone’s Going to Get Hurt’ in Border Surge

Tue, Aug 26, 2014 |

In an interview with a tea party radio show, David Dewhurst described the surge of DPS and National Guard to the border with menacing bravado....Read More

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