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No Escape – Texas Observer

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:49:37 +0000

No Escape:

For Mexicans fleeing violence, the United States offers no refuge.

by Susana Hayward

Mass in Response to Violence on the Border – July 14

admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:23:55 +0000

At 7:00 PM on Wednesday, July 14, a Mass in Response to Violence on the Border will be held at the Placita de Leones, next to the downtown Santa Fe Bridge.

We extend to you and all residents of our…

The trouble in Juarez – PBS documentary

admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:01:17 +0000

PBS show Need to Know traveled to the border to speak with Mexicans affected by the drug war violence.

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Mexican advocates say U.S. officials don’t care about tales of violence

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 21:25:09 +0000

By David Agren
Catholic News Service
EL PASO, Texas (CNS) — An unidentified Mexican man and his wife, fearful to reveal their true identities, spoke recently to a group of reporters and immigration advocates in this border city about…

Fleeing Drug Violence, Mexicans Pour Into U.S.

admin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:07:43 +0000

from the NY Times

Former residents say drug gangs have laid waste to El Porvenir, Mexico, and those who can are fleeing to the U.S.

by JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.

Juarez Drug Wars

admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:41:03 +0000

Annunciation House director Ruben Garcia is interviewed on PBS’s Religion and Ethics.

JUAN PATRICIO Memorial Mass

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:14:22 +0000

Juan Patrcio – 1984- 2003

At about 8:40 AM on February 22, 2003, Juan Patricio Peraza Quijada, a 19-year-old young man staying at Annunciation House, found himself standing in the middle of…

Piden a EU redefinir leyes de asilo político

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:41:44 +0000

Originally in Spanish - Google English Translation

Piden a EU redefinir leyes de asilo político
Alberto Ponce de Len
El Diario de El Paso

La situacin de los mexicanos refugiados en El Paso como resultado de la incertidumbre…

Declaration of Human Rights

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:58:15 +0000

We have the right to be treated with respect, regardless of our documented status, and to be referred to in terms that reflect our humanity: no human being is illegal.

In the 2003 Border Patrol shooting of Juan Patricio Peraza, the investigation was questionable

admin — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:30:29 +0000

statement from Annunciation House

When law enforcement officers — the very individuals entrusted to uphold peace and safety — shoot and kill members of the community, a rigorous investigation into the origins of such an incident must be conducted.

The…