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		<title>An Empire in Decline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A trusted colleague we met on the border recently sent me an article by Richard Rodriguez titled, &#8220;The &#8216;Great Wall of America&#8217; and the threat from within&#8221;. I found the part about walls being a sign of an empire in decline particularly compelling. I remember reading an article as an undergraduate called &#8220;The Nervous System&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://unionindialogue.org/borderlands/2010/09/07/an-empire-in-decline/</link>
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		<title>Show Me Your Papers ~ Arizona&#8217;s SB1070 Law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 29, 2010, perhaps is a good day to remember for the history books. Not in the sense that something &#8220;great&#8221; happened on this day, but rather it&#8217;s a day in which a law goes into effect that will essentially put in jeopardy the safety, welfare, dignity of the immigrant community in Arizona &#8211; for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://unionindialogue.org/borderlands/2010/07/29/show-me-your-papers-arizonas-sb1070-law/</link>
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		<title>In the Eyes of a Dreamer: One family’s struggle to educate their children in the United States</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ramona directs the van driver, Martin, through the pot-holed streets of Colonia Muniz in south Texas, guiding us to a bright pink building at the community’s center.  ARISE (A Resource in Serving Equality) is painted in bold letters on a sign outside, signifying the presence of the 23 year old non-profit. In their own words: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://unionindialogue.org/borderlands/2010/07/26/in-the-eyes-of-a-dreamer-one-family%e2%80%99s-struggle-to-educate-their-children-in-the-united-states/</link>
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		<title>Snakes in the Grass</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tamara and I attended the Pharr Literacy Project Festival on Saturday, July 17, 2010. We were happy to meet another seminarian, Yvette Murrain. Yvette is a 3rd year MDIV Student at Drew Theological Seminary in Madison, NJ. Yvette will be working here in the Valley for 10 weeks as a part of the Communities of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://unionindialogue.org/borderlands/2010/07/25/snakes-in-the-grass-2/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;La Ley&#8221; &#8211; The Law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I had the opportunity to preach at the First Presbyterian Church of Edinburgh, Texas. The Gospel selection was a familiar one &#8220;The Good Samaritan&#8221; &#8211; Luke 10. This passage seemed so appropriate given the work Tamara and I were blessed to witness with the maquiladora workers in Reynosa and Rio Bravo, Mexico. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://unionindialogue.org/borderlands/2010/07/19/la-ley-the-law-2/</link>
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		<title>Buenas Noticias</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In our time here on the border we have been working with Ed Krueger, a minister, community organizer, and passionate advocate for justice.  For the last 30 years, since before I was born, he has been organizing with women in northern Mexico spreading the &#8220;Buenas Noticias&#8221; or “Good News” of workers rights (already laid out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://unionindialogue.org/borderlands/2010/07/14/buenas-noticias/</link>
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		<title>Tamales and Gratitude</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In January when we visited the Rio Grande Valley, one of the highlights was meeting local families from an area “colonia” (see previous post for definition of colonia) and spending an evening sharing stories and dinner. On that evening I was paired with a young girl, about 11 years old, who was vivacious, smart, curious, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://unionindialogue.org/borderlands/2010/07/04/tamales-and-gratitude/</link>
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		<title>In the calm before the storm&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is less than 24 hours until Hurricane Alex makes landfall and residents here in the Rio Grande Valley (“the Valley”) are preparing for the worst. Lines at grocery stores snake through the aisles as residents stock up on water, sand bags, coolers, and anything else they might need if the power goes out or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://unionindialogue.org/borderlands/2010/06/29/in-the-calm-before-the-storm/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;It&#8217;s not about winning, it&#8217;s about being faithful&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So I am here in South Texas ~ in the Valley of Texas ~ in the borderlands between the United States and Mexico. Many have asked why are you going? What will you be doing? How will this impact your work as a seminarian? These are all valid questions and I honestly don&#8217;t think I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://unionindialogue.org/borderlands/2010/06/28/its-not-about-winning-its-about-being-faithful/</link>
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