Tag: Border

The Spectacle of the Wagah Border Parade

I traveled to Amritsar with a group of 14 seniors. Everyone wanted to see the Wagah Border Parade. It was of cultural and historical significance and it has been continuing for years. Let me narrate our experience when we went to watch the parade. I had seen it earlier but now it is mor...

Building Walls not Bridges: The Destruction of Indigenous Heritage Site Monument Hill for the Purpose of Border Creation

This article will investigate the 2020 partial destruction of protected site Monument Hill in Arizona USA as a part of a government sanctioned construction of a border wall with Mexico. In doing so it will delve into the history of the natural, intangible and tangible heritage related to Monument Hi...

Texas Challenges Biden???s Immigration Policies | A Showdown at the Southern Border

In the ongoing saga of the immigration debate, Texas and the Biden administration are locked in a fierce standoff over crucial border territories. In this deep dive video, we unravel the motivations propelling Texas’s bold stance, dissect the tragic incident that intensified tensions, navigate...

A conversation about the border crisis

Did you see that Texas and 15 other states are picking a fight with the US Government over immigration policy? Yeah I did. I don’t blame them. The federal government has totally dropped the ball on the immigration issue. Oh I completely agree. The US immigration system is a giant mess. A...

Border Torn

In the shadow of the southern border, amidst the sweltering heat and the vast expanse of desert, lies a crisis that speaks volumes about the state of our nation’s conscience. The immigration debacle at the US — Mexico border isn’t merely a political spectacle; it’s a testamen...

The UK border is still terrifying even with indefinite leave to remain

I normally don’t have to do this, so I’m guessing this was a result of having a 1-way ticket. I flew a different airline each way, so I had two 1-way tickets instead of a round-trip. As I had no luggage to check, it was annoying to be asked to get to the airport that much earlier for ...

Balancing Border Security and Civil Rights

One of the key issues at play is the way Republicans frame immigrants as “illegal migrants”. However, the reality is that many of these individuals are simply seeking “humanitarian parole’, a basic right that should be afforded to all refugees. Installing razor wire deterrent...

Men are from Where?

As we attempt to cross the gender border from one side to the other, we certainly suffer from a lack of much training at all. Which brings up the basic question of which gender planet we trans folk came from to begin with. Before we get there, we need to look at how we arrived at where we are. Mo...