Fronteras Desk News
Latinos, as a group, were among the hardest hit in the recession. But how are they faring as the economy slowly begins to recover?
Mar. 5, 2012
A new museum in Las Vegas tackles the history of something near and dear to the city's own roots: The Mob. Museum curators had the challenge of presenting a history that was never meant to be public.
Mar. 5, 2012
A University of San Diego report found that drug-related killings decreased along the border last year, even as violence grew across Mexico.
Mar. 2, 2012
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio questioned the validity of President Obama's birth certificate at press conference Thursday. The sheriff's critics blasted the presentation, which took place during an election year and amid a federal investigation into civil rights allegations in Arpaio's department.
Mar. 2, 2012
Property near the Rio Grande River now sits empty. Whether reality or perception, the conversation abruptly ends when potential buyers learn the land is on the river's banks. The issue: the drug violence next door.
Mar. 2, 2012
Every student in the McAllen Independent School District district is about to get an iPad or iPod Touch that will replace traditional desktop computers. The cost would be about the same as purchasing new computers.
Mar. 1, 2012
Repossessing a car without a court order or the owner’s consent is legal in most of the country. But on the vast and isolated Navajo Nation, it can be a problem. A recent lawsuit charges that Navajo law makes the practice illegal.
Mar. 1, 2012
San Diego State University recently received a grant to study the links between climate change and infectious disease. They’re focusing their research on the Tijuana River Estuary, a major source of pollution in the border region.
Mar. 1, 2012
The number of Mexicans seeking political asylum in the United States has soared. But the number of people who succeed in receiving asylum is very low.
Mar. 1, 2012
After Arizona State Superintendent John Huppenthal ruled Tucson's Mexican-American Studies Program was illegal, he ordered a "prompt collection" of all instructional materials. Educators and writers oppose what they call a ban.
Feb. 29, 2012
The wildlife rich Baja California peninsula has long lured nature-lovers to its pristine coasts. But when real estate boomed in the U.S., it also boomed south of the border, in the form of beach-front high rises and luxury resorts. Now, the funding behind many coastal development projects has dried up, and that’s caused some environmentalists to breath a sigh of relief.
Feb. 29, 2012
San Antonio has always been popular with Mexican tourists. But many no longer want to drive popular highways controlled by dangerous drug cartels. So many are flying and airlines are trying to serve the growing demand.
Feb. 28, 2012
Martinez's immigrant background appeals to Latino voters in New Mexico- but some are confused about her support of legislation that could hurt immigrants who came to the U.S. for reasons similar to her grandparents. Still, polls show the governor is popular in a state where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 3-1.
Feb. 28, 2012
Mexican authorities have identified three teenage girls among the remains discovered by police on a mountainside. They had been reported missing within the last three years.
Feb. 27, 2012
Baja California state police say a 24-year-old woman ordered the Jan. 28 killings at a family party in Tijuana. A 13-year-old boy who was a U.S. citizen was among those slain.
Feb. 27, 2012
Officials from the northern state of Durango are touring U.S. cities to encourage Mexican immigrant associations to raise money, send food donations, and are reaching out to local companies for corporate charity.
Feb. 27, 2012
Spend a Saturday night in Juárez's nightclub district with well-dressed youngsters; hollering taco vendors; parking attendants with flashlights; and street vendors selling gum and flowers.
Feb. 27, 2012
New data shows the education attainment gap between Latinos and other ethnic groups is widening, even though more Latinos are obtaining college degrees.
Feb. 27, 2012
Las Vegas activist Helena Garcia has created a unique identity for herself by helping immigrants who fall victim to scam artists. Yet her approach to citizen justice is itself controversial.
Feb. 23, 2012
On the vast Indian reservations in rural America, few have phones and even fewer have broadband access. So American Indians still connect in a very old fashioned way - through radio.
Feb. 23, 2012
