Reporting From the Border

The U.S.-Mexico border is a daily headline. A political football. And also home to millions of people. These are their stories, far from the political tug of war of Washington politics.

By The New York Times

A Fence, Steel Slats or ‘Whatever You Want to Call It’: A Detailed Timeline of Trump’s Words About the Wall
The New York Times
An analysis of the president’s word choices regarding the wall, what it’s made of and what its physical characteristics are.
February 13
Sign Up for Crossing the Border: a Weekly Newsletter
The New York Times - By THE NEW YORK TIMES
The U.S.-Mexico border is a daily headline. A political football. And also home to millions of people. This month, we’re launching a limited-run weekly newsletter about life on the border, far from the
February 11
El Paso’s Message for Trump Before Rally: Don’t Speak for Us
The New York Times - By SIMON ROMERO
EL PASO — Ahead of President Trump’s scheduled rally in this West Texas city aimed at building support for his proposed wall on the border with Mexico, people from across the ideological spectrum in El
February 11
The Danger From Low-Skilled Immigrants: Not Having Them
The New York Times - By EDUARDO PORTER
Let’s just say it plainly: The United States needs more low-skilled immigrants. You might consider, for starters, the enormous demand for low-skilled workers, which could well go unmet as the baby boom
February 11
Along the U.S.-Mexico Border
The New York Times
As the president fights to build a wall between the United States and Mexico, correspondent Azam Ahmed and photographer Meridith Kohut are driving along the approximately 1,900-mile border and sending
February 11
Trump Claims There Is a Crisis at the Border. What’s the Reality?
The New York Times
Here’s what we know about what’s happening at the border.
February 11
Border Wall Is Out of Sync With the Southwest’s Changing Politics
The New York Times - By TRIP GABRIEL
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — In a vast congressional district of fluted mountain ranges, chile crops and oil and gas wells on the country’s southern border, New Mexico Democrats in November broke the Republican
February 11
On the Border, Little Enthusiasm for a Wall: ‘We Have Other Problems That Need Fixing’
The New York Times - By SIMON ROMERO, MANNY FERNANDEZ, JOSE A. DEL REAL and AZAM AHMED
COLUMBUS, N.M. — Just minutes from the border in rural New Mexico, the Borderland Cafe in the village of Columbus serves burritos and pizza to local residents, Border Patrol agents and visitors from other
February 11
‘It’s Not a Wall,’ but Steel Slats and Barbed Wire Roil a Border Town
The New York Times - By JOSE A. DEL REAL
CALEXICO, Calif. — The barbed wire overhead evokes danger and violence, but Maritza Hurtado cannot take it seriously. When the sharp coils were placed on top of the old border fence several months ago,
February 7
As Government Pulls Back, Charities Step In to Help Released Migrants
The New York Times - By JOSE A. DEL REAL and MANNY FERNANDEZ
SAN DIEGO — Migrants who are allowed to remain in the United States to pursue asylum are usually given a choice when they are released from detention in San Diego: Go to the Greyhound bus station and for
February 11