New Mexico In Depth (https://nmindepth.com/series/across-boundaries/)
Stories about an immigrant family, and journalist Heath Haussamen’s thoughts on interactions with the family. Read our introductory post in this series, which also explains the series name.
Central American immigrants living in a converted border patrol training center in Artesia are relaying stories of children losing significant amounts of weight and of sick kids not receiving medical care for conditions like fever and diarrhea.
COMMENTARY: Today officially launches a journalistic project documenting the lives of the women in an immigrant family I’ve spent months getting to know. I hope you’re challenged and enriched by the experience like I have been.
Fronteras Desk, a New Mexico In Depth partner, is out with a radio report this week that tells the story of two sisters in an immigrant family who have different types of legal status.
Immigrants like Alejandra Gomez and Cynthia Alba are helping lead a lobbying effort many hope will give comprehensive reform a greater chance than the last time Congress considered it in 2007.