Fronteras Desk

Economy

How Naturalizing Immigrants Can Improve Economies

Simon Thompson / KRWG

According to a study by the Urban Institute, if the immigrants who are eligible for naturalization became citizens, their earnings would increase 8.9 percent, and their communities would also see an economic boost. But only 10 percent of eligible immigrants take the step to citizenship.
Border & Immigration

Shelter For Unaccompanied Central American Minors Opens In New Mexico

Samantha Sonner / KRWG

A temporary shelter at Holloman Air Force Base will house up to 700 migrant children at a time. The children came to the U.S. from Central America, without parents or guardians.
Border & Immigration

Tijuana Food Scene Thrives Despite Violence

Jean Guerrero

Tijuana’s rising reputation as a food destination continues to attract visitors from around the globe, despite a spike in murders this spring.
KPBS Evening Edition

Five Years Later, Family Still Demanding Justice In Taser Death At The Border

Jean Guerrero

Five years after Anastasio Hernandez Rojas died in an incident with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers, a grand jury investigation is still pending.
KPBS Evening Edition

Tijuana Mandates Drug Treatment For Hundreds Of Homeless

Jean Guerrero

First part of an ongoing series on mental health services in Tijuana
Border & Immigration

Old American Cars Bound For Guatemala Market

Lorne Matalon / Fronteras

There's a great market for old cars in Guatemala. The trick is to get them there through Mexico.
Border & Immigration

ACLU Searches For Deportees Denied Immigration Hearing

Jean Guerrero

The American Civil Liberties Union has started searching for deportees in Mexico who may be eligible to return to the United States as part of a class-action lawsuit against the federal government.
Border & Immigration

Falling Price Of Crude Leads To Theft In Texas Oil Patch

Lorne Matalon / Fronteras

The decline in the price of crude oil is translating into job losses in the oilfields and the theft of oil, tools and piping by disgruntled workers.
Border & Immigration

Highly Skilled Immigrant Spouses Can Soon Work In US

Jean Guerrero

The Associated Press

The Obama administration announced a visa rule revision that will let spouses of some highly skilled immigrants apply to work in the United States starting this year.
Public Safety

Judge Orders $500K Payment To Man Shot By Border Patrol

Leo Castañeda

Few immigrants in the U.S. illegally who are shot by Border Patrol agents survive, and in even fewer cases is an agent found to have used excessive force.