Posts Tagged ‘border life’

News Features

El Paso has a front row seat on the unending killing in Juarez...

by Raymundo Aguirre

EL PASO, Texas — About a century ago, El Pasoans lined themselves up near the border for...
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Voces&Blogs

Padre Nacho — A powerful and controversial Nogales priest is remembered by a student...

by George Thomson

NOGALES, Ariz. — I can’t imagine a more horrible way for a man to be killed. “¡Le cortaron...
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Voces&Blogs

Bad City and Good City — The Border Twins are Conjoined at the Hip...

by Raymundo Aguirre

EL PASO, Texas — Many consider them sister cities.  With a combined population of more than...
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Voces&Blogs

Raised in Two Cultures, But Uncomfortable in Both...

by Lucia Murguia

EL PASO, Texas — “Can I have the rosa-pink sticker instead?” I would ask Miss Pat, my...
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Multimedia

Pilgrimage to Mount Cristo Rey – Slideshow...

by Aguirre and Prieto


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Multimedia

Thousands Relive the Passion of Christ on Mount Cristo Rey...

by Pamela Prieto

Pilgrims on its way to Mount Cristo Rey (Raymundo Aguirre/Borderzine.com) EL PASO, Texas —...
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Voces&Blogs

Bilingual City Can Be an Obstacle to Learning English...

by Gregory Gordon

EL PASO, Texas — It’s a beautiful thing that a majority of El Paso is bilingual.  I don’t...
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Multimedia

Marchers Demand That Congress Reform Unfair Immigration Laws...

by Justin Monarez

EL PASO, Texas – Now that the historic health care reform bill has been pushed through Capitol...
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Multimedia

Filmmaker Guillermo Arriaga Portraits ‘Other’ Realities of the Border...

by Arthur Perez

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Whether it’s a giant fence separating Mexico and the United States...
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Voces&Blogs

En la frontera...

by Laura Cesarco Eglin

EL PASO — Mucha gente me pregunta si me gusta vivir en El Paso. Lo hacen ya convencidos...
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