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Border Reporter
Adrian Florido is a reporter for the Fronteras Desk where he covers the U.S.-Mexico border, immigrant and tribal communities, demographics, and culture.
Before joining KPBS, he was a staff writer at Voice of San Diego. There he reported on San Diego neighborhoods, focusing on immigrant and under-served communities as well as development, planning, land use, and transportation. For a year, he delivered a weekly television segment on NBC San Diego.
He's a Southern California native who moved to San Diego in 2009 after earning an undergraduate degree at the University of Chicago. He majored in history with an emphasis on the US and Latin America. In college he was news editor of the student paper, the Chicago Maroon, and also spent time reporting from Capitol Hill and working with the advocacy group Reporters Without Borders.
He also likes to eat. A lot. And he likes to run to keep up his appetite. And he likes good music.
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Recent Stories
Hazard Crossing: Researchers Assess Health Impacts of Long Border Waits
They hope their findings will influence better border infrastructure design.
Report Scrutinizes New Border Patrol Punishments
A widely touted Border Patrol initiative to send migrants back to Mexico far from the points they are caught entering the U.S. illegally has one of the worst track records at discouraging people from trying again, according to a new study.
Man Convicted of Drug Smuggling Will Get New Trial
The Tijuana perfume salesman, who said he didn't know drugs were in the car, won an appeal after the government destroyed evidence in the case.
11 Million Immigrants: What's In A Number?
Eleven million has become the most cited statistic in the immigration reform debate. We take a closer look at the number.
Restaurant Owners Weigh In On E-Verify
A survey by the National Restaurant Association found that restaurant owners are generally supportive of the system for checking employees' eligibility to work.
San Diego, Tijuana Hope For First Binational Olympics
The head of the U.S. Olympic Committee confirmed San Diego-Tijuana want to host the 2024 Summer Games.
A Rusted Gate In The Border Fence Opens For The First Time
The gate was built into the border fence for maintenance, but has never been opened. Activists swung it open Sunday — briefly — in a gesture of binational friendship.
With Immigration Reform Pending, Calls For An End To Workplace Audits
Hundreds of people marched through downtown San Diego on Friday, calling on President Barack Obama to stop workplace immigration enforcement until an immigration reform bill is passed.
ACLU Sues California Over English Instruction In Schools
Grossmont Union High School District is among the schools singled out for not providing adequate English instruction to foreign language speakers.
How Do Mexicans Feel About The Corona-Budweiser Merger?
The U.S. Justice Department has settled an antitrust lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch InBev. That clears the way for the world's largest brewer to buy out Grupo Modelo, the Mexican company that makes Corona beer. How do Mexicans feel about the merger?
