This man has tried crossing the U.S.-Mexico border 5 times. He says he won’t try again

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This man has tried crossing the U.S.-Mexico border 5 times. He says he won’t try again

Posted by Chakiara Tucker on Mar 29, 2017

This man has tried crossing the U.S.-Mexico border 5 times. He says he won’t try again

By Joshua Barajas As part of a reporting trip, the PBS NewsHour’s Joshua Barajas visited a soup kitchen for recently deported migrants in Mexico that’s a stone’s throw from the Mariposa port of entry in Nogales, Arizona. There, he met a 37-year-old husband and father who, days earlier, tried to cross the border into the U.S. He was not successful. Jose Uriel Andrades Saavedra shows me the small puncture wounds on his hands. He says they’re from the thorns of some palm trees. I met Saavedra at El Comedor, a soup kitchen sponsored by the Kino Border Initiative — a binational effort among the Jesuit...

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How increased security affects life for border residents

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How increased security affects life for border residents

Posted by Chakiara Tucker on Mar 29, 2017

How increased security affects life for border residents

By PBS News Hour In a sleepy, no-stoplight town 25 miles from the Arizona-Mexico border, you’ll pass surveillance towers, border agents on patrol and checkpoints. This is life along the border, where security has been ramped up significantly...

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After an Immigration Raid, a City’s Students Vanish

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After an Immigration Raid, a City’s Students Vanish

Posted by Chakiara Tucker on Mar 28, 2017

After an Immigration Raid, a City’s Students Vanish

By Johnathan Blitzer David Morales teaches social studies at Mayfield...

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Judge: Arizona cross-border shooting case stays in federal court

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Judge: Arizona cross-border shooting case stays in federal court

Posted by Chakiara Tucker on Mar 27, 2017

Judge: Arizona cross-border shooting case stays in federal court

By Howard Fischer A federal judge has rejected claims by a Border Patrol...

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How increased security affects life for border residents

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