IMMIGRATION

2003 ARTICLES

JANUARY
Bringing down the bulls
Hispanics now No. 1 minority in U.S.
Mexican migration moves off fast track
Mexico gives IDs to illegal aliens
Mexico's border residents say horrific violence is 'fact of life'
U.S. Border Crossings Spark Civilian Patrols

FEBRUARY
Radio waves of migration reality
A Toxic Legacy on the Mexican Border

MARCH
Border security called 'fixable' by new chief
Former Street Urchin's Dream Ends in Iraq
In a U.S. prison, an education from Mexico
Mexican emigrant returns home to try his hand at politics
Mexico's migrant ID card: safety net or form of amnesty?

MAY

Jose Villaseñor Leon and his son, Marco
Antonio, were among 18 found dead in
a trailer truck in Texas.

Cinco de Mayo Isn't Just For Mexicans Anymore
Don't try risky crossing, Mexico warns
Immigrant Health Tab Disputed
In Mexico, tragedy is another blow to pride
Men were undaunted by dangers, relatives say
Mexican effort warns of border-crossing risks
Mexico is acting to stop smugglers
Migrants' Deaths Reverberate at Home
7 Days of Desperation Along Mexican Border
17 Found Dead at Texas Truck Stop
They say tragedies underscore need for dialogue, reforms

JUNE-JULY
Agent shoots at pot van's driver
Border Patrol's effort to save distressed illegal migrant fails
Bringing Down the Wall
Halt to wall not seen as victory
Immigrants' desperate ruses keeping agents alert
Metal wall replacing fence at U.S. border
Mexico faces its own border problems
Mexico Making Headway on Smuggling
NAACP reaches out to Caribbean immigrants
U.S., Mexico Team Up to Curb Immigrant Deaths Along Border
Force Fox to give citizens option to death in desert

AUGUST
Back from U.S., they offer jobs - and a reason to stay
Grijalva: Legalize migrant workers
Farm camp 'unsafe for human occupancy'
The face of Florida's farmworkers
Florida farmhands reap a harvest of poverty, pain and exploitation

SEPTEMBER
Stealth Force
Advocates don't feel Labor Department is ally
Brutal farm labor bosses punished, but not growers who hire them
Fear remains with picker once kept in servitude
Florida tops U.S. in number of problem farm labor bosses
Immigrants Set Out on Their Own Freedom Ride
Mexicans Protest Expulsion Program
Police: Clubs rife with prostitution
Politicians' farming interests lead to drought of laws for workers
Some state farmers agree that changes are needed
 

OCTOBER
A New Orange County Sheriff Duty?
A safer way to send illegals back to Mexico
A Surge in Money Sent Home by Mexicans
At border, a new 'double-speak'
As Doors Close, a Generation Grows Desperate
Bill offers migrants chance for new lives
Federal Policy Becomes Family Matter
House committee cuts funding for program that ferried AZ illegal immigrants to Texas
Illegal Immigrants Arrested at Wal-Mart Stores
Immigrants Rally in City, Seeking Rights
Immigrant Voters' Split Ticket
Let Immigrants Run (Washington Post editorial)
Mexican Abuse Victim Gains Right to Stay in the U.S.
'Riders' take concerns to D.C.
60 workers detained in raid
Texas doctor aims to ease families' pain
Two Arrested in Mexico for N.C. Killings
Mexican migrants return home after death

NOVEMBER
After the Crossing, Danger to Migrants Isn't Over
Aspiring politician at center of policy
Bill gives citizenship to foreigners killed serving U.S. military
Ex-Mexican consul accused of smuggling immigrants
Farm laborers among trade protesters
Immigration crackdown shatters Muslims' lives
Littlest Immigrants, Left in Hands of Smugglers
Muslim exodus from U.S. unravels tightknit enclaves
Migrant-smuggling rings targeted by state, feds
Our Opinion: Bush is wrong to retreat on immigration
Police May Join Hunt for Illegal Migrants
Support Grows for Bill to Aid Farm Migrants
Swept up despite his adherence to the law
Tancredo Scores Immigration Crisis
Torn from families and jobs, deportees face bleak future
Two perceptions of 'coyotes': The good and the bad
Migrant children explore lives through lens of their own film
Hispanics send home $30B from U.S. in '03
State finds violations of laws on farm labor

DECEMBER
Ariz. high court upholds benefits for migrant workers
Kyl: Hold off on legislation legalizing illegal immigrants
Spreading Gang Violence Alarms Central Americans
Tight security keeps migrants in U.S. at holidays
Station aims to give voice to migrant workers