Fronteras Desk News

A Spanish-language film that opened over Labor Day weekend stunned critics with its box office success.
Sep. 3, 2013
Has Mexican Momentum Stalled?
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto gave his State of the Union address on Monday, in the midst of widespread protests and discontent.
Sep. 3, 2013
Veterans Commit Suicide Twice As Often As Civilians
People who have served in the United States military commit suicide at more than twice the rate of the civilian population, according to a report released by News21 this week.
Sep. 3, 2013
Navajo Nation Seeks To Balance Resources With Feral Horse Roundups
The Navajo Nation is rounding up feral horses in order to preserve precious natural resources.
Sep. 3, 2013
Protestors gathered at New Mexico’s state capitol Friday to rally against a growing health care crisis. Gov. Susana Martinez recently stopped Medicaid funding to 15 behavioral health providers that served 30,000 patients.
Sep. 2, 2013
New Mexicos Medicaid Woes A Financial Boost For Arizona Mental Health Providers
Arizona looks to benefit from disarray in New Mexico's behavioral health system. Five Arizona agencies that work with mental health and substance abuse clients have started treating patients in New Mexico.
Sep. 2, 2013
A new analysis of population trends confirms the obvious, the Latino population is growing everywhere. Parts of the Southwest have seen big changes.
Sep. 2, 2013
Best Of The Border (8/26 - 8/30)
The week's top stories from Fronteras: The Changing America Desk.
Aug. 31, 2013
Uninsured Rates Remain High Across The Southwest
When you look at a map of places in the United States where people don't have health insurance, what's clear is there were a lot of uninsured people in the Southwest in 2011.
Aug. 30, 2013
Julián Leyzaola's tenure was controversial for his aggressive strategy against drug cartels and crime in general.
Aug. 30, 2013
Powell-Like River Trip Makes For Good Reality TV
In 1869 John Wesley Powell dared to paddle the Colorado River’s white rapids through the Grand Canyon in the first recorded expedition. A Flagstaff group just returned from recreating the adventure for a reality TV show and lives to tell the tale.
Aug. 29, 2013
U.S. Justice Deparment Wont Block State Marijuana Legalization
The Justice Department will not challenge state initiatives in Washington and Colorado that permit the recreational use of marijuana.
Aug. 29, 2013
No More Car Decals For SENTRI Trusted Traveler Program
Users of the SENTRI trusted traveler program, which allows for expedited screening at the U.S.-Mexico border, will no longer have windshield decals identifying their cars. Some SENTRI members have been used by drug traffickers as unwitting couriers.
Aug. 29, 2013
Immigrants around the country are taking the opportunity to speak out and push lawmakers to move in their favor. In El Paso, Texas a couple married on the international bridge to protest what they call an unjust system.
Aug. 29, 2013
California TRUST Act Moving Toward Passage
The TRUST Act has been called the anti-Arizona bill, because it seeks to prevent the kind of collaboration between local police and federal immigration agents that's been so controversial in Arizona.
Aug. 29, 2013
NM Lawmakers Plan To Stop Same-Sex Marriages
Republican lawmakers in New Mexico plan to file a lawsuit to stop marriages of same-sex couples after judges ordered several county clerks to begin issuing marriage licenses.
Aug. 28, 2013
Low Water Deliveries From Mexico Hurt Texas Farmers
Mexico has fallen short on its obligation to deliver water to the United States under a 1944 treaty. That’s heightened tensions between the two countries and jeopardized the future of agriculture in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
Aug. 28, 2013
Mundo Azteca offers university news in Spanish to San Diego State students.
Aug. 28, 2013
A New Southwest Housing Bubble?
Desert cities are once again leading the nation in home sales but questions remain about its sustainability.
Aug. 28, 2013
As the nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's “I have a Dream” speech – American Latinos are also reflecting on their struggle for civil rights and how King’s dream is still alive for them.
Aug. 28, 2013

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