Border Studies Websites of Interest

The border fence outside of El Paso

Pew Hispanic Center
A non-partisan "fact-tank" whose mission is to "improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the entire nation."

Border Action Network
A member-based, grassroots organization that collectively works to strengthen the voice of those impacted by border politics and to ensure that human dignity is respected.

PBS: "The Border"
This interacitve site is based on the PBS series "The Border," which illustrates life on the U.S.-Mexico international boundary. In addition to providing detailed historical information, the site contains an interactive timeline, morphing map, and a helpful resource bank.

Time/CNN Special Report: The New Frontier/La Nueva Fronterra
This site includes articles on Ciudad Juarez and El Paso.

Frontera Norte Sur
This site provides online newscoverage of the US-Mexico border. In addition to daily news from Ciudad Juarez, the site features topics such as environment, immigration, Ciudad Juarez women's issues, maquiladoras, US and Mexican seurity issues, and border health issues.

The U.S-Mexican War
This site is developing interesting documentation of the Mexican-American War.

The international bridge between Juarez and El Paso

The Borderlands Encyclopedia
This webpage is from the University of Texas, El Paso. A directory of web resources and a collection of miscellaneous resources (e.g., periodical articles, recordings) on the borderlands arranged by topic. Slow loading, but worth the wait!

National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) is a national organization composed of local coalitions who work to promote a just immigration and refugee policy in the U.S. The site includes information about legislative updates on human rights, the environment, local human rights campaigns, and border militarization.

Militarization of the U.S.-Mexico Border
Interview with Maria Jimenez, Director of the Immigration Law Enforcement Monitoring Project, a project of the American Friends Service Committee.

AFSC Mexico-U.S. Border Program
Description of the Immigration Law Enforcement Monitoring Project established in 1987.

Nijmegen Centre for Border Research
From the Department of Human Geography at the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Resource Center of the Americas
A non-profit human rights organization that provides articles and educational materials about cross-border issues in the Americas.

North American Congress on Latin America
The NACLA Report on the Americas Nov./Dec. 1999 focuses on the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands.

Interhemispheric Resource Center
A non-profit organization that provides information and analysis that increase social and economic justice.

Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juárez
The Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juárez is a prominent University that has strong programs in the social sciences and medicine. Border Studies students take Temas Fronterizos: Perspectivas Mexicanas with UACJ faculty.

Border Pilgrimage Fall 2003. For more information click here.

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