The Tortilla Curtain, 1995 - Background
- Border Control: the "real" tortilla curtain
- U.S. Border Control: articles and reports on immigration issues
- On Tour with the US Border Patrol
- Mexico, the U.S., and The Tortilla Curtain Anew, by Jerry Brewer, the Vice President of Criminal Justice International Associates; September 25, 2006
- Momentum builds for fence along U.S.-Mexican border. USAToday; November 17, 2005
- Toxic River Becomes Path To USA, USA TODAY, May 11, 2000
- Scratches around the novel
- Is illegal immigration beneficial to the US economy?
- Real life stories
- Mexican American Voices
- Tortilla Curtain and The Ecology of Fear by Gregory Meyerson, North Carolina A&T State University, 2004 (pdf 25 pages)
- Immigration and Human Rights on the U.S. / Mexico Border, an Interview with Roberto Martinez, director of the U.S. / Mexico Border Program, 1997
- Sign warning of illegal immigrants
- Illegal immigrants crossing the border. Time Magazine; September 20, 2004
- Topanga canyon map.
- Foreign Born by Region of Birth: 2002
- Violence Against Border Control Rises Sharply. Attacks on Border Patrol agents along the southwest U.S. border nearly doubled over the last year. Independent observers say the rise is the result of a buildup of law enforcement along the border and new tactics adopted by smugglers. NPR; November 4, 2005 (3:30)
- Should border controls be dropped? A discussion with Jean-Philippe Chauzy, spokesman for the International Organisation of Migration, and Hassan Jalloh, the executive director of AfroNeth. Radio Netherlands; October 30, 2005 (Real, Media 55:00)
- A Look at Challenges to Securing the U.S. Border. Fences and patrols have changed immigration routes, but so far, nothing has stopped people coming across. Talk with Caitlin Harrington, covers Homeland Security for Congressional Quarterly, Doug Mosier, public information officer for the El Paso Border Patrol, and Clare May, police chief of the border town of Columbus, N.M. NPR; October 20, 2005 (36:51)
- An Immigrant Way Station on the Border. A record 415 people have died attempting to cross the border illegally from Mexico in 2005. But despite the dangers, would-be immigrants from Central America and Mexico keep trying. For some, the last stop on the way is a hostel that houses up to 100 people a night, run by the Catholic Church in Nuevo Laredo. The hostel is commonly used as a spot to rest before making the final leg of the treacherous journey north over the Rio Grande River. NPR; September 8, 2005 (3:47)
- Border residents, illigal immigrants and border patrol. Latino-USA, March 24-30, 2000 (Real 4:53)