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PBS

Octavio Solis on growing up a 'skinny brown kid' on the U.S.-Mexico border

12th - Higher Ed
As politicians spar over immigration, playwright Octavio Solis recounts his childhood as a "skinny brown kid" in El Paso in his memoir "Retablos". Solis says that though he was in the U.S. legally, Border Patrol would ask him to recite...
Instructional Video3:46
The Economist

The World If... there were no borders

12th - Higher Ed
Imagine a world in which there were no borders. Would it lead to chaos or bring about global prosperity?
Instructional Video19:36
Bill Carmody

Coloring Without Borders: A Conversation with Christian Robinson

Higher Ed
In this video, Bill Carmody interviews Christian Robinson, an accomplished illustrator and animator. They discuss the coloring and activity book "Coloring Without Borders," which was created to raise funds for families separated at the...
Instructional Video2:14
Curated Video

Stephen H Long: The Man Who Mapped the West

9th - Higher Ed
Stephen H. Long mapped much of the unexplored American West – but he made one big mistake that set Western migration back decades.
News Clip4:54
Curated Video

Migrant caravans: Journey to the US-Mexico border | Between Us

9th - Higher Ed
There is strength in numbers but somewhere along the way to the US-Mexico border hope fades in migrant caravans. For Correspondent John Holman this story has been the most difficult to get right.
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Curated Video

Colorado River Delta restoration brings life back to Mexico's ecosystem

9th - Higher Ed
The once-dry Colorado River Delta in Mexico is showing signs of revival thanks to determined conservation efforts. Native trees are being planted, water flows are being restored, and wildlife is returning to the region. Despite ongoing...
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Curated Video

Native trees planted to restore Mexico's Colorado river delta

9th - Higher Ed
In a drought-hit Mexican border region at the center of growing competition with the United States for water, conservationists are working to bring a once-dying river delta back to life.
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Curated Video

US: Migrants Fear Mass Deportations After Donald Trump's Comeback

9th - Higher Ed
Donald Trump is expected to mobilize agencies across the U.S. government to help him deport record numbers of immigrants. Immigrant advocates raise concerns about the potential costs, divisiveness, and inhumanity of such an operation,...
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Curated Video

Immigration Caregivers Not Required To Pass FBI Background Checks

Higher Ed
Child welfare experts say it's concerning because it could pose safety risks for the children being held at the facilities.
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Curated Video

Judge Rules Trump's Emergency Declaration For Border Wall Was Unlawful

Higher Ed
El Paso County and the Border Network for Human Rights sued the government for the plan to build the wall.
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Bloomberg

How Did Trump's Win Come Out of Left Field?

Higher Ed
Nov. 7 -- Bloomberg Politics' Alex Wayne reports on the failed campaign of democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Wayne speaks on "Bloomberg Markets."
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Curated Video

New Poll Suggests Many Americans Disapprove Of Border Situation

Higher Ed
A new AP and NORC poll shows only 25% of Americans approve of the president's handling of unaccompanied migrant children at the border.
Instructional Video
PBS

National Border Control Council Head on Immigration

9th - 10th
National Boarder Control Council President discusses his views and experiences at the U.S.-Mexican border. Text, audio, and video of this August, 2006, interview are available.
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: El Paso's Sheriff Goes After Illegal Immigrants

9th - 10th
NPR covers the controversy in El Paso, Texas, as the sheriff and his deputies try to enforce immigration laws in the area. Audio report is from August, 2006. Links to other NPR reports accompany this article.
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: The Trail of Latino Migration

9th - 10th
NPR's Morning Edition chronicles the plight of Latino migrants who attempt to cross the border into the United States.