Generous Guests: Undocumented Immigrants Subsidize Our Healthcare
While barred from most government healthcare programs, undocumented residents pay more in healthcare taxes than the entire cost of their own care.
Immigration
A Rancher Who Leads a Paramilitary-Style Group Sues Biden over Border Policies
The rancher is joined by a rural Texas sheriff, who has collaborated with vigilantes, in the legal challenge to federal immigration policies.
The Banality of Border Evil
What a long-dead, cartoonishly corrupt Texas bureaucrat can tell us about the nature of immigration enforcement and the U.S.-Mexico divide
‘Tech Doesn’t Just Stay at the Border’: Petra Molnar on Surveillance’s Long Reach
“The border is like a free-for-all, this frontier zone that is a perfect laboratory for tech experimentation.”
Kinney County Sheriff to Buy Pepper Ball Guns for Deterring Migrants Who ‘Try To Storm The Point of Entry’
Following the Texas National Guard’s example, the border county approved the purchase of “less lethal” weapons using state funds.
Going to See the Volcanos
After unprecedented protests swept Cuba, a huge wave of people fled. A journalist shares his saga of being smuggled to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our July/August Issue
A note from the interim editor-in-chief
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Mexico-U.S. Migration Crackdowns Unlikely to Change Under New President Claudia Sheinbaum
Sheinbaum made history and will become Mexico’s first woman president, but concerns arise as she is expected to uphold AMLO's approach to migration.
Between the Concertina Wire and the Cartel
As a border physician, I see firsthand the violence of Operation Lone Star, which has made America a key partner in a dangerous triad targeting refugees.
Border Vigilantes Are Blurring the Lines of Law Enforcement
Armed groups in Arizona and Texas are collaborating with and courting police and immigration agents—with alarming results.