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Addressing a Humanitarian Crisis
Each year, about 500 migrants die at the U.S.-Mexico border. Border Network honors these sons and daughters who are needlessly lost to a system that doesn’t work.
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Building Lasting Alliances
Border Network believes in changing policy by working within the system. BNHR reaches out to other sectors in society who can be loyal allies in the struggle for human rights.
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Giving Immigrants a Voice
Border Network gives its members the tools to speak for themselves to share their stories and dreams with others.
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Engaging with Law Enforcement
Border Network engages with law enforcement agencies like U.S. Customs and Border Protection and others, to find common solutions for sensible, accountable border security policy.
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Human Rights Training
Border Network provides education in human and civil rights to its coordinators, who teach members in their communities during weekly meetings.
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Immigrant Integration
Many of our members had never experienced civic engagement before joining Border Network.
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Keeping families together
More than 800 families are members of Border Network in West Texas and Southern New Mexico. Often, families living on the border have mixed immigration statuses. Border Network works to educate these families about their rights in the U.S.
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News
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The 3%: Gov. Martinez’s Claims About Driver’s License Fraud are Overblown
AP Investigation finds only a tiny minority of applicants are suspicious A recent analysis of driver’s license application abuse rates by the Associated Press sheds light on some facts and it raises questions about political speculations on both sides of the debate. Perhaps most striking is the relatively low number of supposed abuses of the [...]
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Una Carta Abierta a Legisladores de Nuevo Mexico
Nota del Editor: Lo sigente es un comenatrio de nuestro invitado especial, Dr. Luis I. Quiñones. Dr. Quiñones es un educador con más de 26 años de experiencia en las escuelas públicas, autor, y publicador del calendario anual “Calendario de La Paz e Historia de las Razas.” También es musicólogo cultural. Para escuchar una canción [...]
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An Open Letter to New Mexico Lawmakers
Editor’s Note: The following is a special guest post from Dr. Luis I. Quiñones. Dr. Quiñones is an educator with more than 26 years of experience in public school education and an advocate of dual language/cultural education. He is also an author and publishes Las Razas Peace & Historical Calendar. He is also a cultural musicologist. [...]
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Southern New Mexico Residents Ready To Fight for Driver’s Licenses In Santa Fe
(LAS CRUCES, New Mexico) — More than 300 Southern New Mexico residents marched and rallied in Las Cruces today to honor the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. Most of the marchers were members of the Border Network for Human Rights and where there to show support for the current driver’s license law in New [...]
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Honoring Martin Luther King on the Border
“…I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, [...]