John Burnett
Stories
-
Food
A rare treat getting rarer: Chimayo Red, New Mexico's 'holy chile'
A beloved heirloom variety of New Mexico red chile commands high prices because of its scarcity. Finding farmers to continue cultivating it has become a challenge.
-
National
Cyclist discovers voices of hope and anxiety on a 700-mile ride across the Gulf South
Reporter John Burnett biked for two weeks through the Gulf South, asking people he met along the way about their major concerns in this election year.
-
National
After ICE Raid, A Shortage Of Welders In Tigertown, Texas
In August, immigration officials hauled off 150 workers from a northeast Texas plant — one of ICE's largest operations in a decade. Now the employer is pushing back.
-
Politics
Talks Of Family Separation Spur Following A Migrant Caravan Heading For The U.S. Border
Another caravan is on its way from Central America to the US border, enraging the Trump Administration that is now considering resuming family separations as a way to deter asylum-seeking migrants from crossing into the country illegally. The president's critics warn that new scheme for family separation is just as cruel as the previous one.
-
National
A Guatemalan Village Tells The Story of Immigration To The U.S.
Farmers in rural, western Guatemala have compelling reasons to attempt the dangerous journey to the U.S. Drought is stunting the corn crop, and one season's failure means no income for a family.
-
National
Despite Dangers, Intimidation, Guatemalans Still Seek A Better Life In U.S.
The Trump administration's immigration policies are designed to convince migrants to not cross the border illegally. But poverty and lack of opportunities in Guatemala continue to push people north.
-
National
Shelters For Immigrant Teens Expanded As Record Numbers Continue To Cross
Over 12,000 immigrant teens are being held in shelters across the country. Record numbers continue to cross and the government is expanding shelter capacity to hold them.
-
National
ACLU Launches Search In Guatemala For Parents Who Were Deported Without Children
The ACLU and other groups are scouring Guatemala to track down parents who were separated from their children in the United States and deported back home without them.
-
National
Lawyers, Advocates Comb Guatemala For Missing Families
Hundreds of migrant parents may have been deported without their children after trying to enter the U.S. Many of them are from Guatemala, where non-governmental groups are trying to track them down to reunite the families.
