| Jun 26, 2019 | Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyTijuana, where I live and work, has been thrust into the center of the Trump administration’s attack on migrants. It’s the first site of the “Remain in Mexico” policy, which forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their U.S. claims are processed. Since January,...
| May 28, 2019 | Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyLet us now contemplate the morality tale of the Good Samaritan. Not the one in the New Testament, but the one out in the high desert region around Marfa, Texas, just 60 miles from the Mexican border. It’s the story of Teresa Todd, the city attorney in Marfa. On...
| Apr 30, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyFor more than 30 years, I’ve led faith-focused delegations to Central America — and since 2016, to U.S.-Mexico border communities. We’ve taken nuns, bishops, rabbis, and grassroots congregants to learn about realities rarely covered in the news. This April...
| Dec 12, 2018 | Editors Picks|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThis holiday season — a time so often associated with bringing family together — my thoughts keep turning to the families in the migrant caravans making their way to the U.S. southern border. I had the privilege of spending four days in Mexico last month with my...
