Fronteras Desk News
Leonard Knight began building Salvation Mountain in the early 80s and never stopped. Just more than a year ago, Knight entered a nursing home, raising questions as to what would happen to his creation. We join Knight on a rare visit to his mountain, which has been called a national treasure.
May. 31, 2013
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says the Navajo Nation has failed to spend nearly $150 million in housing grant money for fiscal year 2012.
May. 30, 2013
The bodies of five people were found Tuesday morning in the southern Arizona desert and are now being investigated as possible homicides.
May. 30, 2013
Three businesses posing as law firms along the Texas-Mexico border have been shut down for falsely claiming they could provide immigration services. The firms were taking advantage of Spanish speakers' understanding of the word “notario.”
May. 30, 2013
Fronteras Desk reporter Mónica Ortiz Uribe spent Thursday first at a maquiladora in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and then accompanying a commercial truck driver through the border crossing into El Paso, Texas. She tweeted about the journey.
May. 30, 2013
If you're growing old and depending on Medicare, you have someone to thank for keeping the system afloat: Immigrants, including those who entered the country illegally.
May. 30, 2013
Reporter Lorne Matalon talks with a Solimar International, a company that has been awarded $100,000 to answer that question.
May. 30, 2013
There have been a recent handful of bills introduced into the state legislature advocating the rights of immigrants without proper documentation.
May. 30, 2013
With Republicans on one side and civil rights groups on the other, Texas is arguing redistricting again in Federal Court. The results could shake up the state’s 36 congressional seats.
May. 30, 2013
As would-be expats search for adventure and cheap living in their golden years, they need to know about the harsh realities of retiring abroad.
May. 30, 2013
“Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope” will premier this summer, dubbed into Navajo. It’s the first time a major motion picture has been translated into a Native American language. The project may provide an important tool for Navajo families wishing to learn and preserve the language.
May. 30, 2013
An Arizona law that criminalizes abortions based on sex or gender preference is the target of a new lawsuit. Civil rights groups say it discriminates against black and Asian women.
May. 29, 2013
Two former coaches for the Chivas USA Youth Academy soccer program have filed a lawsuit against a Major League Soccer club, alleging they were fired for not being Latino.
May. 29, 2013
Lines are long for adult children of U.S. citizens being sponsored for immigrant visas.
May. 29, 2013
As Lakes Mead and Powell reach record low capacities, and demand exceeds supply, water agency officials are calling for action.
May. 29, 2013
A rising tide of Latino voters is supposed to ensure the passage of immigration reform. But a recent analysis shows that most Republican House members serve in districts that are distinctly less diverse than the nation.
May. 29, 2013
A hearing opened Tuesday in a Mexican court in Nogales in the case of an Arizona woman accused of smuggling 13 pounds of marijuana through a Mexican Army checkpoint.
May. 29, 2013
Thousands of Americans are spending their Golden Years in Costa Rica. One Phoenix man risks his entire life savings to retire in paradise.
May. 29, 2013
An upcoming report recommends Tijuana revitalize it's tourist district — for locals.
May. 28, 2013
With Governor Rick Perry’s signature, Texas faces one more hurdle before drawing $2 billion from its Rainy Day Fund to improve water infrastructure for the drought stricken state, a public vote.
May. 28, 2013
