Immigrants = Human Capital?
It’s not exactly what you want to read about during the holidays, but here’s something to chew on that I’ve been researching: In the last …
01 Dec
En Frente del Cielo Azul
En Frente del Cielo Azul
I’ve been working on a series of photos here in Tucson, and I’m finally ready to share them. It all started when we were …
22 Nov
This Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving
“Your flag decal won’t get you into heaven anymore/ They’re already overcrowded, from your dirty little war/ Now, Jesus don’t like killin’ no matter …
17 Nov
No Mas Muertes
No Mas Muertes
November 14, 2009. Arivaca, Arizona. — Five past six A.M. and bitter cold. I’d been cold all night in my cheap sleeping bag. …
11 Nov
No Man’s Land
No Man’s Land
We returned to the border town of Nogales recently with an RN for the group No More Deaths (or No Mas Muertes) named …
06 Nov
“This is a War”
“This is a War”
I thought if the poor were streaming up in family size chunks from the distant South, then the Earth itself was failing. I …
02 Nov
Nogales (part 2)
Nogales (part 2)
The militarization of the border town of Nogales is more than evident. It’s felt on both sides. Before crossing, we drove a length …
29 Oct
Nogales Trip (part 1)
Nogales Trip (part 1)
We drove down to Nogales this past weekend with Prescott Vandervoet, Dan Martinez and Gigi Owen, three of Francisco’s friends/fellow academics. They were …
22 Oct
A Schizophrenic Border Policy
A Schizophrenic Border Policy
We’ve been here for about two weeks now, and it seems I’ve fallen down on my blogging already, but it’s not for lack …