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Best Of The Border (10/14-10/18)

Offensive Images In Sports
National Congress of American Indians
A poster by the National Congress of American Indians shows how other ethnic sports mascots could look.

Jude Joffe-Block

Hundreds of protesters marched along Phoenix's Central Avenue to the ICE office.

Hundreds Protest Deportations In Phoenix

Hundreds marched on Monday to the local Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office to call on President Barack Obama to halt deportations.

“The sheriff separated my family, and that is why I wanted to speak out now,” protestor Maria Landeros said in Spanish.

The march came days after a group of activists stopped a court hearing for recently apprehended border crossers by chaining themselves to the bus transporting the immigrants to the courthouse.

As the chances of Congress passing an immigration reform bill this year wanes, activists are calling on the president to take administrative action himself.


Shutdown Has Widespread Effect On American Indian Tribes

The federal government shutdown may be over, but there has been widespread impact on Indian Country that will take weeks, if not longer, to recover from. School districts, low-income families and others are feeling the effects.


Rural New Mexico Faces Water Supply Crisis

For years now the southwestern United States has been crippled by drought. At the beginning of summer in New Mexico that meant dry, brittle landscapes. Several communities ran out of water, and now hundreds of vulnerable towns are trying to keep that from ever happening again.

"If you are relying on only one single supply of water, if there was an event you really are in a tough spot because you don't have any other options," said Ryan Flynn, secretary of the State Environment Department.

It turns out there are more than 250 mostly rural communities scattered throughout the state that rely on a single source.


National Congress of American Indians

A poster by the National Congress of American Indians shows how other ethnic sports mascots could look.

Acceptable Racial Slurs In Journalism (The Dreaded R-Word)

Journalism's dirty little secret is that reporters may be advocates. Most of us are driven by outrage at the many injustices we see in the world. We often have a desire to right wrongs and make a difference.

You may have heard about the racial controversy surrounding Washington’s NFL team.

Fronteras reporter Tristan Ahtone weighs in saying, there is a very simple option to make a difference and stand against racism: just stop using the R-word. Use "the Washington team" or "the Washington NFL team." Take away the power that the word continues to hold by refusing to write it.