The Prospector

How to help kids separated from parents at the border

Jake Deven, Contributor • June 27, 2018

Since the Trump administration began enforcing its controversial “zero tolerance” policy at the U.S.-Mexico border, nearly 2,400 migrant children have been separated from their parents at the border. While President Trump recently signed an executive...

Separating families is the American (Christian) way

Jason Green, Contributor • June 27, 2018

Separating families is nothing new for the U.S. Government. In 1619, slave ships from West Africa hit eastern shores in the U.S., starting the routine process of separating children from their families as they arrived at Jamestown Colony. Not seen as...

La lucha por una educación continua para soñadores

Jesús Enrique López Vargas, Contributor • January 20, 2015

Las intenciones de Barack Obama han mostrado ser siempre genuinas y humildes al intentar proteger a los inmigrantes indocumentados cuya única meta es vivir en esta nación en paz, siendo parte de la sociedad. El 20 de noviembre del año pasado, el presidente...

Volunteers WORK with immigrants at local shelter

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter • July 22, 2014

A UTEP professor and some of his students have been volunteering at the Annunciation House, putting what they have studied and their social work skills to good use as an increased number of immigrants being sent to El Paso. This influx has created a...

Number of immigrants entering U.S. border continues to rise, local initiatives form to aid

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter • July 15, 2014

Approximately 2,000 undocumented immigrants were flown into the El Paso area in June coming mainly from the South Texas region. They now await immigration hearings or possible deportation. Last week, two planes arrived full of immigrants, who were caught...