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Immigration Update: Arizona border deaths detailed

As the hottest time of year descends on the borderland, a new report sheds fresh light on the mass deaths of migrants crossing the deadly Sonora-Arizona desert. Co-authored by the University of Arizona’s Binational Migration Institute and the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner (PCOME), the study examines the deaths of 2,238 migrants in the Tucson area between 1990 and 2012.

The researchers document the dramatic rise in border crossing deaths beginning in 1990, when the bodies of 8 undocumented migrants were recovered, and culminating in 2012, when 171 migrant deaths were recorded…

Water fights flare in border region

Drought, water pumping, new pecan farms and dated international water treaties are all contributing to rising water tensions in the border region.

Struggles on New Mexico’s Other Borders

At an honoring of his life and work, longtime Native American activist, writer and scholar John Redhouse reflects on the roots of his resistance and adds perspective to Native struggles.

Taking a stand on the Rio Grande

In the final days before the expected destruction of the Asarco stacks in El Paso, critics have not ceased their demands for a halt to the demolition on environmental and public health grounds.

Border workers rally

Workers in the sister cities of Ciudad Juarez and El Paso staged demonstrations last week on both sides of the Rio Grande…