Fronteras Desk News

Thursday night, Tijuana's soccer team, the Xoloitzcuintles, will be hosting Toluca FC for the first match of the Mexico premier league Apatura finals.
Nov. 29, 2012
In northern Chihuahua, citizens explain their hopes for a new government and their yearning to live without terror.
Nov. 29, 2012
Reports on human trafficking tend to focus on the sex trade. But a researcher at San Diego State University found that labor trafficking of undocumented immigrants in sectors like construction and janitorial services is rampant in San Diego County.
Nov. 29, 2012
Mexican officials are in Tijuana this week searching for disappeared victims of drug violence. The investigation was sparked by new information obtained by Mexican authorities from an inmate.
Nov. 28, 2012
Nevada’s Secretary of State is drafting a law that would set up a digital photo book at polling centers to identify voters. This measure would add to the existing poll books that use signatures to identify voters in Nevada.
Nov. 28, 2012
The day after a Republican alternative to the DREAM Act was announced, it’s already failing to achieve political support.
Nov. 28, 2012
Mexico’s president-elect Enrique Peña Nieto is seeking to change the Western, and global, perceptions of his country. But, will he make a difference?
Nov. 28, 2012
The lame-duck Congress passed a bill Tuesday night that supporters promise will mean improved security for the border region.
Nov. 28, 2012
A familiar name shows up at the center of a new alleged scam.
Nov. 28, 2012
After a two-year investigation into the operations of the Alamo the Texas Attorney General’s office called into question the stewardship of the popular Texan shrine.
Nov. 27, 2012
Two Republican senators have introduced legislation to provide legal status for immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children. But the bill wouldn’t create a special path to citizenship.
Nov. 27, 2012
Christmas tamales is one of my favorite holiday traditions.
Nov. 27, 2012
San Diego mayor-elect Bob Filner asks the U.S. General Services Administration to advocate for funding on the U.S. side of the San Ysidro port of entry
Nov. 27, 2012
On Monday, two more “straw buyers” were sentenced for roles in the U.S. government’s botched investigation, Operation Fast and Furious.
Nov. 27, 2012
By 2009, Tijuana had become a shadow of its former self. Known for bars, clubs, and general debauchery, the city's nightlife had ground to a crushing halt. Drug violence scared away tourists, and even locals stayed indoors. Yet today, the city is emerging from hibernation.
Nov. 27, 2012
Mexico's president-elect has signaled he hopes to expand bilateral priorities beyond drug and security concerns.
Nov. 26, 2012
The federal government has finally closed a long, contentious chapter with American Indian tribes. They’ve finalized the $3.4 billion Cobell settlement, which accounts for more than a century of mismanaged Indian land royalties.
Nov. 26, 2012
It was a violent weekend in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Police discovered two separate crime scenes involving multiple victims.
Nov. 26, 2012
The federal immigration detention center in El Paso, Texas is breaking in a new intercultural faith center, which officials said is the first of its kind in the country.
Nov. 26, 2012
In its first year in the Mexican premier division, the Xolos have made a symbolic, meteoric, and yes, miraculous rise to the finals.
Nov. 26, 2012

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