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Warren Buffett’s Son Backs Border Vigilantes (and Tucson Press Ignores Story)

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 by The Editors

In a major investigative piece for the Phoenix weekly New Times, independent reporter Beau Hodai details the Cochise County activities of Warren Buffet’s eldest son, Howard Buffett. These include Buffett’s allying himself with known border vigilantes, building a large, armed compound along the border, making massive donations of money and arms to the Cochise County …

LA POSADA — A Contemporary Christmas Story

December 26, 2018December 23, 2018 by Norah Booth

Posada (signifying Inn) is a Christmas tradition in much of the Latin world. Joseph and Mary search for shelter. Mary is about to give birth to Jesus. Shelter is refused several times and finally one house opens its door to the couple. In the Bi-National Migrant Posada Joseph and Mary represent migrants in search of asylum. The …

Britain’s Windrush tragedy: Would this happen if DACA were rescinded?

May 26, 2018May 25, 2018 by Ann Montague and Greg Evans

Picture showing Protestors from Global Justice Now demonstrate outside the Home Office in London.

(LONDON) Every day here in Britain, a new twist in the Windrush scandal hits the news. Workers arriving in the United Kingdom between 1948 and 1973 from Caribbean countries have been labeled the “Windrush Generation,” named after the ship HMT Empire Windrush. This ship first arrived in England in June 1948, bringing workers primarily from …

Community groups demand justice for Jose Antonio and charges dropped for No More Deaths humanitarian aid worker

May 9, 2018May 8, 2018 by The Editors

A coalition of community organizations will hold a joint press conference calling for a retrial of Border Patrol Officer Lonnie Swartz and dismissal of the felony charges against aid worker Scott Warren on Friday May 11th at 9 am (PST) in front of the DeConcini U.S. Courthouse, Tucson, AZ. That day, there will be a …

Reporter’s Notebook: US Agent on Trial for Nogales Cross-Border Shooting

April 24, 2018March 22, 2018 by The Editors

An anonymous graffiti artist painted Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez in a bulletproof vest near the spot in Nogales, Sonora, where he died

[A series of reports giving updates and details about the ongoing court trial of Border Agent Lonnie Ray Swartz for his shooting of 16-year-old Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez in Nogales in 2012 — Eds.] 4/24/18 Statements from three stakeholders seeking justice for the Elena Rodriguez family The faculty and staff of the Center for Latin …