Life on the Border: Rhetoric or Reality?
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The Texas Tribune is in the midst of a yearlong project — Bordering on Insecurity — that looks at the reality behind the heated rhetoric around immigration and border security.
Recently returned from southern Mexico and El Salvador, The Texas Tribune's Jay Root and Julian Aguilar will host an evening conversation in McAllen to talk about the project's findings. Special guests will include Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, associate professor of Public Affairs and Security Studies at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), and Chris Cabrera, deputy spokesperson for the National Border Patrol Council and Local 3307 in the Rio Grande Valley.
The discussion will be preceded by a screening of a new mini-doc, Life on the Line: High Stakes in a Texas Smuggling Corridor. The gripping footage includes a "coyote" moving undocumented workers through the woods, a Guatemalan teenager recounting her journey to South Texas and a ride along with a busy team of U.S. Border Patrol agents.
We want to get beyond 30-second sound bites and campaign-trail speeches. Help us learn more about immigration and border policy issues. Share your story.
This event is supported by Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas. Foundation support for this event is provided by the Ford Foundation and the Harold Simmons Foundation.
The Texas Tribune is taking a yearlong look at the issues of border security and immigration. This part of the project focuses on U.S. law enforcement corruption, which has undermined efforts to secure the border. Sign up to get story alerts.
