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The border fence outside of El Paso

Border Film Project
Border Film Project is a collaborative art project giving disposable cameras to two groups on different sides of the border: undocumented migrants crossing the desert into the United States, and American Minutemen trying to stop them. To date, 73 cameras have been received — 38 from migrants and 35 from Minutemen — with nearly 2,000 pictures in total. The pictures show the human face of immigration, and they challenge us to question our stereotypes and to see through new and personal lenses.

The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández
A website through PBS that provides a wealth of interesting links and information about border issues.

In 1997, U.S. Marines patrolling the Texas-Mexican border as part of the war on drugs shot and killed Esequiel Hernández Jr. Mistaken for a drug runner, the 18 year old was, in fact, a U.S. citizen tending his family's goats with a .22 rifle. He became the first American killed by U.S. military forces on native soil since the 1970 Kent State shootings. The website is dedicated to his memory.

Pew Hispanic Center
A non-partisan "fact-tank" whose mission is to "improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the entire nation."

Border Action Network
A member-based, grassroots organization that collectively works to strengthen the voice of those impacted by border politics and to ensure that human dignity is respected.

PBS: "The Border"
This interactive site is based on the PBS series "The Border," which illustrates life on the U.S.-Mexico international boundary. In addition to providing detailed historical information, the site contains an interactive timeline, morphing map, and a helpful resource bank.

Time/CNN Special Report: The New Frontier/La Nueva Frontier
This site includes articles on Ciudad Juarez and El Paso.

Frontera Norte Sur
This site provides online news coverage of the US-Mexico border. In addition to daily news from Ciudad Juarez, the site features topics such as environment, immigration, Ciudad Juarez women's issues, maquiladoras, US and Mexican seurity issues, and border health issues.

The U.S.-Mexican War
This site is developing interesting documentation of the Mexican-American War.

The international bridge between Juarez and El Paso

The Borderlands Encyclopedia
This web page is from the University of Texas, El Paso. A directory of web resources and a collection of miscellaneous resources (e.g., periodical articles, recordings) on the borderlands arranged by topic. Slow loading, but worth the wait!

National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) is a national organization composed of local coalitions who work to promote a just immigration and refugee policy in the U.S. The site includes information about legislative updates on human rights, the environment, local human rights campaigns, and border militarization.

Militarization of the U.S.-Mexico Border
Interview with Maria Jimenez, Director of the Immigration Law Enforcement Monitoring Project, a project of the American Friends Service Committee.

AFSC Mexico-U.S. Border Program
Description of the Immigration Law Enforcement Monitoring Project established in 1987.

Nijmegen Centre for Border Research
From the Department of Human Geography at the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Resource Center of the Americas
A non-profit human rights organization that provides articles and educational materials about cross-border issues in the Americas.

North American Congress on Latin America
The NACLA Report on the Americas Nov./Dec. 1999 focuses on the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands.

Interhemispheric Resource Center
A non-profit organization that provides information and analysis that increase social and economic justice.

Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juárez
The Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juárez is a prominent University that has strong programs in the social sciences and medicine. Border Studies students take Temas Fronterizos: Perspectivas Mexicanas with UACJ faculty.

Border Pilgrimage Fall 2003. For more information click here.