The following is an in-depth analysis into Silvestre Reyes’s Operation Hold the Line that led to today’s official immigration strategy of “prevention through deterrence”. It is a strategy that failed then and continues to fail to address the problem of irregular migration. Not only did it fail to deter undocumented migration into the United States, […]
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The TIF District Primer For Gentrification
The Border Health Institute’s (BHI) vision, as proposed by then-mayor Ray Caballero and publicly propelled by Eliot Shapleigh, required land to implement it. The land that surrounded the proposed BHI medical campus around then-Thomason Hospital now the University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) was the target. It was land owned by long-time predominantly older […]
Posted inGovernment
Gentrification: The Border Health Institute
Reminder: the words in blue are links to articles with detailed information. In January 1998 Texas and 45 other state attorney generals settled a lawsuit against the tobacco industry. The tobacco companies were sued over the health-care costs associated with tobacco use. The tobacco companies agreed to make settlement payments to reimburse states over the […]
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El Paso Women’s History Timeline, One Version, March 1, 2021
By Eva Ross 1889 Nelly Bly visits El Paso and Mexico writes pamphlet Six Months in Mexico. 1892 Sisters of St.Vicent de Paul purchase land for Hotel Dieu Hospital in El Paso, TX. 1894 Mary I. Stanton establishes first children’s library in the U.S in El Paso, TX. 1909 YWCA opened in […]
Posted inPolitics
Steve Yellen And El Paso Corruption
As much as I try to leave El Paso corruption behind the more it seems to rear its ugly head. Last Sunday I received a seemingly innocuous email imploring me to donate to yet another non-profit scheme. It came into my business email address and like many similar ones it is targeted at me because […]
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The Strange Story of Richard Nagell, John F. Kennedy and the State National Bank of El Paso
“Bank robber, ‘Manchurian Candidate’ linked to JFK assassination probe” read the headline. The Los Angeles Free Press article describes how “a rangy man with a vertical scar on his forehead strode into the State National Bank” in El Paso and requested $100 in traveler’s checks. Before the teller could comply, Richard Case Nagell, “whipped out […]
Posted inGenealogy
Yearning for Familia with Layers of Uncertainties
By Maria R. Perez, MSSW Genealogy is an ancient study of family descent and history. With the advent of technology and science, research within genealogy has become both a complex, yet simple process that depends on archived and historical records, including genetic analysis to demonstrate kinship. Other useful resources include family stories and photographs, as […]
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Losing an Infant, Yet Not Losing Hope
By Maria R. Perez, MSSW Recently, the topics of unknown ancestors, lost family members and estranged families have been highlighted by various television programs. These TV shows feature many factors causing family separations, one of which is infant abduction. When this takes place in the healthcare facility where the baby is born, a cruel abuse […]
Posted inPolice & Law Enforcement
Police Chief Greg Allen Disciplined for Incident Involving Minors, Sending One to Hospital
On June 30, 2020, several community activists called for the resignation of El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen. The latest call for Allen’s removal comes after police abuse protests across the nation erupted in recent months. In 2015, an El Paso police officer shot and killed Erik Salas-Sanchez, a mentally ill individual. Border Network of […]
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El Paso Businesses That Received A PPP Loan
Today, the Small Business Administration released the list of companies that received funds from the government’s small business lending program. The lending program is intended to save jobs. The list includes the names of companies that received more than $150,000 in low-interest forgivable loans. Across the United States, according to the U.S. Treasury Department, more […]
