Fronteras Desk News

Native American Mexico Border Crossing Threatened
The smallest border crossing in Arizona has changed and threatens to change the way of life for many Native Americans in the Arizona-Mexico border region.
Mar. 29, 2016
Twenty-one people have been indicted in a weapons trafficking case that stretched across Arizona and into Mexico.
Mar. 25, 2016
EPA: San Juan River Safe For Recreation
Just in time for boating season, EPA officials said Thursday the Animas and San Juan Rivers are safe for recreation. That’s after the agency accidentally released 3 million gallons of mine waste last summer.
Mar. 25, 2016
Report: Colorado River To Drop As Much As 27 Percent
The Colorado River and other Western river levels are expected to drop as much as 27 percent during the 21st century. That’s according to a climate change report released on World Water Day (March 22) by the Interior Department.
Mar. 24, 2016
Effort To Save Navajo Language A Labor Of Love To Get Over Past Stigma And Pain
More Navajos speak their mother tongue than any other indigenous language in the country. But the Navajo language is still considered endangered. And each year fewer Navajo children speak it.
Mar. 23, 2016
Mexican Factory Union Postpones Strike In Favor Of Negotiations
The state labor secretary intervenes in an ongoing dispute to organize a negotiation meeting between workers and company managers at an American owned factory in Ciudad Juárez.
Mar. 22, 2016
Blackmailing Media Outlets An Ongoing Problem In Mexico
Reporters in Mexico are trying new ways to tell their stories but some are falling victim to old threats.
Mar. 22, 2016
Saving Palenque: Revolutionary Teachers, Music Keep The Lengua Alive
Part 2 of the story from northern Colombia and the Palenque community’s movement to revive and preserve its native tongue.
Mar. 22, 2016
An automated system that was supposed to help move the U.S. government’s immigration paperwork into the digital age is rife with problems, auditors now say.
Mar. 22, 2016
Saving Palenque: How A Tiny Colombian City Revived Its Native Tongue
Declared by UNESCO in 2005 a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, the rural town of San Basilio de Palenque in northern Colombia has undergone a revival of its unique language.
Mar. 21, 2016
Mexican Factory Workers Accuse State Authorities Of Favoring Corporate Interests
More than 50 unionized workers in Ciudad Juárez accused authorities of unfairly favoring American telecommunications company CommScope, in their ongoing attempt to engage the company in contract negotiations.
Mar. 21, 2016
As Trump Leads In Arizona, Some Business Leaders Oppose His Message On Mexico
Some members of Arizona’s business community are watching Trump anxiously as the state’s presidential primary approaches this Tuesday. They worry the Republican front runner’s rhetoric on immigration and Mexico could prompt a backlash, something Arizona has seen before.
Mar. 18, 2016
Bogotá’s Transmilenio Bus Rapid Transit Eyed By American Urban Planners
Bus rapid transit replicates light rail and underground subways at far less cost. That's why U.S. urban planners are studying BRT at a time of stressed public budgets. And the system that is often cited by mass transit advocates is the one in Bogotá, Colombia.
Mar. 17, 2016
The US Marshals Service is monitoring a privately run detention center in West Texas after inmates and their attorneys complained of inhumane conditions, including the use of plastic bags as toilets.
Mar. 16, 2016
In Albuquerque, Rapid Transit Plan Draws Ire
Right now, cities in the Southwest are pinning the future of mass transit on a system known as bus rapid transit or BRT. In Albuquerque, plans to create a new BRT along historic Route 66 are generating intense controversy.
Mar. 16, 2016
Prescott Valley Church Raffles Guns To Raise Money For Playground
A church in Prescott Valley is holding a gun raffle to raise money to build a safe play area for children.
Mar. 14, 2016
Flagstaff City Council Tables Hopi Settlement Over Snowbowl
The Flagstaff City Council decided they needed more time to settle a lawsuit with the Hopi Tribe over the use of reclaimed wastewater on a mountain the Hopi and a dozen other tribes consider sacred.
Mar. 10, 2016
Colombias Microcredit Economy
Since the financial meltdown of 2008, hundreds of institutions have lent small amounts to people who don’t qualify for credit cards or traditional bank loans. U.S. microlending has taken a cue from developing countries like Colombia, where up to 50 percent of the economy is generated by small businesses often funded by loan sharks.
Mar. 10, 2016
Ex-Mayor Of Mexico Town Sentenced In Drug Trafficking Case
Arturo Reyes Trujillo was sentenced to 262 months, nearly 22 years, in prison this week. He pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to cocaine trafficking and money laundering.
Mar. 8, 2016
Suspected Ringleader Of Sinaloa Cartel Extradited To US
Victor Cazares Gastelum faces conspiracy and money laundering charges in San Diego. Mexico extradited Cazares late last week, four years after his arrest.
Mar. 8, 2016

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