Fronteras Desk News

Reduced Cap May Mean Fewer Refugees Come To Arizona
Arizona ranks among the top states for refugee resettlement, but the Trump administration wants to slash the number of displaced people allowed into the United States next year.
Sep. 28, 2017
Navajo Have Potential Buyer For Navajo Generating Station
Navajo leaders say the tribe has a potential buyer for its coal-fired power plant in northern Arizona. It’s set to retire in two years unless a new owner can be found by Oct. 1.
Sep. 28, 2017
Navajo Have Potential Buyer For Navajo Generating Station
Navajo leaders say the tribe has a potential buyer for its coal-fired power plant in northern Arizona. It’s set to retire in two years unless a new owner can be found by Oct. 1.
Sep. 28, 2017
Reporting Hate: Clothes, Language Lead To Discrimination For Native Indigenous People In Mexico
Discrimination takes on many forms. It can be blatant and degrading. This is the story of what happens to two sisters from a small town when they go to the big city.
Sep. 28, 2017
Reporting Hate: Clothes, Language Lead To Discrimination For Native Indigenous People In Mexico
Discrimination takes on many forms. It can be blatant and degrading. This is the story of what happens to two sisters from a small town when they go to the big city.
Sep. 28, 2017
Congress is considering legislation that would help fund public safety programs and victim services in Indian Country.
Sep. 28, 2017
Congress is considering legislation that would help fund public safety programs and victim services in Indian Country.
Sep. 28, 2017
Mexico’s capital has legalized gay marriage and promotes tolerance, but homophobic jokes and slurs still prevail. So what do you do when the situation plays against you — and within your closest circle?
Sep. 27, 2017
Reporting Hate: A Familys Love Hidden Behind Homophobia In Mexico City
Mexico’s capital has legalized gay marriage and promotes tolerance, but homophobic jokes and slurs still prevail. So what do you do when the situation plays against you — and within your closest circle?
Sep. 27, 2017
Contractors Start Building Border Wall Prototypes
Officials within the Customs and Border Protection public relations department produced their own video as the first heavy equipment hit the ground near Otay Mesa in San Diego. Eight companies were chosen to build eight different border wall prototypes. Four will be made of concrete and four of an unspecified material.
Sep. 26, 2017
Contractors Start Building Border Wall Prototypes
Contractors trying to win the bid for the Trump Administration’s border wall began building their prototypes, Tuesday.
Sep. 26, 2017
Reporting Hate
A four-part Fronteras Desk series reporting on the roots of intolerance and prejudice in the Americas today. Each piece is a unique profile on an individual exploring specific kinds of conflicts and tensions in their lives arising from their identity.
Sep. 26, 2017
Reporting Hate: Navajos Experience Backlash When They Return Home
When a Navajo baby is born it’s custom to bury the umbilical cord in the ground. The Navajo believe that ties the child to the land forever. But a new generation of Navajos are defying this belief as more and more young people leave the Navajo Nation to go to college or to find work. Elders encourage their return, but often that transition home is brutal.
Sep. 26, 2017
Reporting Hate: Navajos Experience Backlash When They Return Home
When a Navajo baby is born it’s custom to bury the umbilical cord in the ground. The Navajo believe that ties the child to the land forever. But a new generation of Navajos are defying this belief as more and more young people leave the Navajo Nation to go to college or to find work. Elders encourage their return, but often that transition home is brutal.
Sep. 26, 2017
Grief In Mexico City While It Recovers From Earthquake
Mexico is struggling with the aftermath of last week’s earthquakes. Official reports say the death toll has risen to 325 people; 186 in Mexico City alone.
Sep. 25, 2017
Grief In Mexico City While It Recovers From Earthquake
Mexico is struggling with the aftermath of last week’s earthquakes. And at the country’s capital, while some try to reset everything, others still grieve.
Sep. 25, 2017
Arizona, Phoenix Offices In Mexico Offer Help After Earthquake
After the devastating earthquake in Mexico, the trade offices of Arizona and Phoenix in Mexico City are trying to help the affected communities.
Sep. 22, 2017
Arizona, Phoenix Offices In Mexico Offer Help After Earthquake
After the devastating earthquake in Mexico, the trade offices of Arizona and Phoenix in Mexico City are trying to help the affected communities.
Sep. 22, 2017
Part of Arizona’s congressional delegation is demanding that the U.S. federal government step in to intervene on a cross border sewage spill that’s been leaching from Mexico into southeastern Arizona. In the meantime, the city of Bisbee is stepping in to help Naco, Sonora, a tiny border town with little infrastructure handle the raw sewage.
Sep. 21, 2017
Part of Arizona’s congressional delegation is demanding that the U.S. federal government step in to intervene on a cross-border sewage spill that’s been leaching from Mexico into southeastern Arizona.
Sep. 21, 2017

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