Gustavo Solis
Investigative Border ReporterGustavo became the Investigative Border Reporter at KPBS in 2021. He was born in Mexico City, grew up in San Diego and has two passports to prove it. He graduated from Columbia University’s School of Journalism in 2013 and has worked in New York City, Miami, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, and San Diego. In 2018 he was part of a team of reporters who shared a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism. When he’s not working - and even sometimes when he should be - Gustavo is surfing on both sides of the border.
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A federal appeals court ruling on Wednesday ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program is unlawful. -
The price of a gallon of gas on the Mexican side of the border can be more than $2 cheaper than in San Diego. -
Two surfers from Ensenada have started a podcast and an Instagram account that details the history of how the sport took hold in Mexico. -
A group of migrants filed a federal complaint alleging medical negligence, retaliatory use of solitary confinement and civil rights violations. -
Researchers from UC San Diego and Mexico spent a year talking to Tijuana shopkeepers about their experiences with extortion. -
The bill, known as AB 257, creates a statewide fast-food council, which will allow workers, employers and government officials to negotiate industry standards.
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A father and son were reunited in San Ysidro after being separated for nearly two decades.
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