Tucson Region

Border Links

These links to other sites with information, resources or opinions about the border or immigration topics are provided as a reader service. The Star and StarNet do not necessarily endorse any viewpoints you may find there, and we are not responsible for any content on the sites.

American Patrol Report: Web site with links to much current immigration news coverage, from an advocacy group for strong enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.

Arizona-Mexico Commission: A state commission that studies regional development between Arizona and Mexico.

Arizona-Sonora e-Atlas: Graphic-heavy online atlas about the region and its cross-border relationships.

Border Counties Coalition: Nonpartisan policy organization founded by elected officials.

CIA World Fact Book: Mexico.

Civil Homeland Defense: Tombstone publisher Chris Simcox's private border patrol organization.

Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus: Chaired by U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo.

Derechos Humanos: Tucson-based advocacy group for immigrants and indigenous border cultures; holds frequent vigils, press conferences and demonstrations against human rights abuses.

DesertInvasion: Advocacy web site opposed to the destruction of our Southwestern national parks, forests, monuments and other fragile ecological areas by illegal immigration.

Federation for American Immigration Reform: an advocacy group.

Immigrants' Rights: Articles, resources and other content from the American Civil Liberties Union.

Immigration Daily: Web newsletter from ILW.com, "The Immigration Portal" — an immigration-law publisher.

El Imparcial: Hermosillo's newspaper (Spanish language).

Mexico Human Rights Commission: (in Spanish only).

The Mexican Heroin Trade: a report from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Mexico Ministry of Finance

Mexico Ministry of Foreign Relations

Migration Policy Institute: A non-partisan think-tank that studies the movement of people worldwide.

Network of Border Economics: A research group that studies economics on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Ranch Rescue: Advocacy group organized to protect the rights of ranchers and others whose property is damaged and whose safety is threatened by border crossers.

Smithsonian Institution: list of Web sites that focus on the U.S.-Mexico border.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: A bureau of the Department of Homeland Security; this site has links to immigration facts, law and downloadable forms.

Yahoo's Mexico news page.