Women on the Border is raising money for two organizations engaged in direct compassionate action for asylum-seekers and other immigrants in our communities who have been affected by the pandemic shutdowns. One nonprofit is located in Austin, TX, the other in Du Page...
Post-Trump Trade Deals? In 2019 Trump got his new version of NAFTA (2.0 or USMCA) passed by Congress. It was a strong bi-partisan vote in an otherwise politically divided government over the issues that ultimately produced two articles of...
by Elvia R. Arriola, Executive Director, WOMEN ON THE BORDER (2015) I. Introduction For many years, Women on the Border has participated in cross-border delegations produced by our social justice partners Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera and the Comité Fronterizo de...
SANCTUARY FOR IMMIGRANTS More and more places of worship are saying NO to ICE raids and offering protection to refugees and undocumented residents. Historically, “sanctuary” is an ancient practice rooted in the struggle against injustice. Today a congregation that...
Yvonne Lapp Cryns, J.D. 2006 Report on the NIU Delegation to Mexico (Piedras Negras and Ciudad Acuña, Oct.7-9, 2005). Have you ever given any thought to who sews the pants and shirts you wear? Who makes your Nike shoes? Who put the electrical...
