Fronteras Desk News
The Ninth Circuit is hearing oral arguments over a section of Arizona’s SB 1070 law that makes knowingly transporting and harboring undocumented immigrants a state crime.
Apr. 2, 2013
When it comes to the controversial unmanned aircraft known as drones, business is booming. That could mean scores of new jobs for San Diego, but privacy defenders say courting the drone industry could cost us our civil liberties.
Apr. 2, 2013
Mexican drug cartels are sending operatives beyond the border and into the American heartland.
Apr. 1, 2013
Future sources: Please know this reporter is going to do her best to be fair and accurate. Also know I am limited to four minutes to tell this complex story. Most people don’t have the patience or attention span to listen to anything longer.
Apr. 1, 2013
The tiny town of Bisbee, Ariz., is expected to pass a resolution recognizing gay civil unions Tuesday night. The city council’s proposed ordinance is designed to circumvent Arizona’s constitutional law which defines marriage as only between a man and a woman.
Mar. 30, 2013
The week's top stories from Fronteras: The Changing America Desk.
Mar. 30, 2013
A court ruling on Friday means Arizona is no longer out of compliance with federal law in its instruction of English Language Learners.
Mar. 29, 2013
An annual Good Friday pilgrimage is underway in Northern New Mexico. About 50,000 people are expected to visit El Santuario de Chimayo.
Mar. 29, 2013
Did the wave cartel violence during 2007-2011 impact the number of Americans visiting Mexico? Of course, but not as much as you would think.
Mar. 29, 2013
Civic groups are voicing concern about the Mexican president's plan to create a new paramilitary force to combat violence.
Mar. 29, 2013
Mexico is a predominantly Catholic country, but the border city of Tijuana has always hosted a more diverse population of worshipers. In the last few years, one of the largest religions in the world has begun making inroads and building a presence there.
Mar. 28, 2013
Climatologists say drought will likely intensify across the southwestern United States through the spring, and expand into parts of California and eastern Texas.
Mar. 28, 2013
Tierra Colorada, a small Mexican town on the highway between Mexico City and Acapulco, has been overtaken by hundreds of armed vigilantes.
Mar. 28, 2013
A seemingly small new development at the federal district courthouse in Phoenix makes it a lot tougher for broadcast media to cover stories there.
Mar. 28, 2013
This week is Semana Santa – or Holy Week. It’s a big week in Mexico, when schools cancel classes and businesses take a holiday. And it’s a big week for retailers in the Southwest, because Mexican shoppers cross the border in droves.
Mar. 28, 2013
A group of senators drafting an immigration reform bill toured the Arizona border Wednesday morning. The senators make up half the so-called Gang of Eight.
Mar. 27, 2013
Cascarones, the painted eggshells filled with confetti, can land families a heavy fine if too many are brought over the border.
Mar. 27, 2013
As Mexico's drug cartels fight for dominance, reporters have fallen victim to physical threats, even murder. In the last six years, at least 67 Mexican journalists were killed, making them among the most targeted reporters in the world.
Mar. 27, 2013
When is a win not a win? When the U.S. Men's National soccer team goes into Azteca Stadium in Mexico City and holds El Tri to a 0-0 tie.
Mar. 27, 2013
On March 10, a gun battle erupted in Reynosa, a border city across the Rio Grande from McAllen, Texas. The events that followed illustrate the complexities of a drug war inflated with intimidation and speculation.
Mar. 27, 2013
