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Tom Barry

Tom Barry is Director of the TransBorder Project at the Center for International Policy and author of Border Wars. He blogs at Border Lines.

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Class & Inequality, Science & Nature

Toxic Tourism

Photo: Tom Barry According to Mexican tourism officials, magical experiences and eco-adventures

Tom Barry

Law & Justice, Politics

Don't Defund, Just Dismantle the Department of Homeland Security

Republicans are right to obstruct funding for DHS—but they're doing it for the wrong reasons.

Tom Barry

A Memorial for a Failed Border Policy

The author of the BR/MIT Press book Border Wars and longtime BR contributor examines the ruins of

Tom Barry

Cowboys and Indians

On July 2, 2012, the day after Enrique Peña Nieto won the presidential election, a group of some

Tom Barry

Politics

The Return of States’ Rights

Rick Perry does not simply keep his ear to the ground. He claims he is “conservative to the core,” and we can readily believe him.

Tom Barry

Global Justice, Law & Justice

Border Wars

Border Wars offers a stark portrait of the domestic cost of failed federal leadership in the post-9/11 era.

Tom Barry

Global Justice, Politics

Securing Arizona

What Americans Can Learn From Their Rogue State.

Tom Barry

Law & Justice, Politics

At War In Texas

Federal border policy is now effectively dictated by alarmist border-area sheriffs and politicians.

Tom Barry

Global Justice, Politics

A Death in Texas

Profits, poverty, and immigration converge

Tom Barry

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