Fronteras Desk News

Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Health Care Act is expected to bring in much-needed dollars to the chronically underfunded Indian Health Service. But for the first time ever the IHS will be competing for non-Indian patients in order to survive.
May. 3, 2013
In Southern Arizona, medical examiners and federal immigration agents are preparing for another year of dozens of deaths in the desert as people try crossing the border illegally.
May. 3, 2013
Back when Vice Adm. David Buss started his military career in 1978, the idea of unmanned aircraft operating alongside conventional aircraft sounded like something out of a George Lucas film.
May. 3, 2013
The president of the Navajo Nation signed a lease extension with a coal-fired power plant in northern Arizona that’s worth $1.2 billion to the tribe over the next three decades. But the plant owners aren’t too happy with some of the tribe’s conditions.
May. 2, 2013
New Mexico is currently experiencing the worst drought in the country according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
May. 2, 2013
The Senate’s immigration reform proposal offers a fast track to citizenship for agricultural workers so that they can “continue to do the vital work of growing and harvesting food.” A look at the dairy industry in Wisconsin, where at least half the workers are undocumented.
May. 2, 2013
President Barack Obama travels south Thursday to meet with Mexico's president, Enrique Peña Nieto. Under this new administration, Mexico wants to shift focus away from fighting drug traffickers to strengthening the economy.
May. 2, 2013
I’ve heard of this kind of "nice" come out in other places during times of crisis. Somehow through the stresses of everyday life we forget how to be kind.
May. 2, 2013
Young Mormons are called to serve missions — two years on the road, trying to convert strangers to the faith. So what happens when Mormons without documentation come of legal age, and set off on their missions?
May. 1, 2013
An interactive map broadens our query to the question, "which term best describes immigrants living in the U.S. illegally?"
May. 1, 2013
A survey by the National Restaurant Association found that restaurant owners are generally supportive of the system for checking employees' eligibility to work.
May. 1, 2013
While the tech industries want to expand the current H-1B program, visa holders and economists argue the problem is more complex.
May. 1, 2013
Tech companies have been calling for immigration reforms to bring in more high-skilled workers from overseas. But the immigrants who've actually gone through the system have very different ideas about how to fix it.
May. 1, 2013
The father-in-law of "El Chapo" is one of the highest profile crime figures arrested since Peña Nieto took office.
Apr. 30, 2013
Marches for immigration reform are scheduled throughout the country Wednesday. Seven years ago, a historic May 1 day of action helped crystallize the modern immigration reform movement.
Apr. 30, 2013
A cross-border bid for San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, to host the 2024 Summer Olympics appeared dead before arrival Tuesday when the U.S. Olympic Committee said international rules don't allow two countries to mount a joint candidacy.
Apr. 30, 2013
When President Barack Obama travels to Mexico on Thursday to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto there will be a laundry list of issues to tackle. Texas is asking the leaders to not forget water.
Apr. 30, 2013
The tiny town of Bisbee was the first in Arizona to recognize civil unions for gay couples. But with the city council’s passage of the resolution, came a threat from the Arizona Attorney General.
Apr. 30, 2013
Earlier this month, Phoenix leaders fielded questions about SB 1070 while on a trade mission in Mexico City. How did they talk about Arizona's immigration bill abroad?
Apr. 30, 2013
International trade has bounced back to top pre-recession highs in San Diego.
Apr. 30, 2013

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