About US Border News:
(Where we are - where we are going - Why we are here - and your invitation to join us on the journey)
For all of you just arriving on this page I want to give you an insight into how US Border News came to be - where we are today - where we are going - and why we hope you’ll come along for what we believe will become an incredible ride.
If you’ve read my “about” page - you’ll know that I am a native South Texan who worked decades for national & regional US news organizations. Along the way, I picked up a couple of Emmy awards - and am now pursuing a second career as an independent journalist here on Substack via US Border News.
You can read more about my professional experience HERE if you want to learn more about me.
Bottom line: this ain’t my first rodeo.
For the past year, my news articles about daily border security developments have been featured on Newsbreak.com - resulting in more than 3 million views and more than 80,000 “shares” on that mobile platform. I will continue to serve my loyal readers on Newsbreak - as I expand distribution (and the topics I cover - more on that below) to readers like you on Substack.
(Have a suggestion or something to say? Email us @ jackbeavers@usbordernews.com .)
I have long wanted to expand my writing on Newsbreak to a wider view of life along the Southern Border (grounded in my experience growing up there) including observations about culture, history, and the unique daily challenges border residents face. However, The Newsbreak audience has shown an appetite almost exclusively for daily southern border news coverage - so that’s what I am writing about for them.
That brought me to the Substack platform - and led me to establish US Border News.
We launched on November 1, 2024, days before Donald Trump was elected President following his campaign that leaned heavily into Border Security and immigration issues.
Now there are fears of a “migrant rush” at the US - Mexico border ahead of his inauguration - and, following that - some wonder whether Trump & Vance will follow through on their calls during the campaign for US military strikes against Mexican Cartels.
In short, the US Border is going to be a hotbed for news & politics in the days ahead - and US Border News will bring you all the major developments (along with regular takes on border culture and history).
We invite you to join us on our journey and give us feedback about what you like - and don’t like - as we expand our reporting on this fascinating melting pot of cultures and challenges along the U.S. Southern Border with Mexico.
Abrazos,
Jack Beavers, US Border News
