border issues

Ahead Of Fall Shopping Season, Laredo Business Leaders Renew Calls To Ease Border Restrictions

María Méndez

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Border business leaders joined Congressman Henry Cuellar in downtown Laredo on Friday to once again urge the federal government to ease travel restriction…

Border & Immigration

Head Of U.S. Customs And Border Protection Talks Laredo Border Wall, Pandemic Impacts

María Méndez

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The Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been on a tour of the Texas-Mexico border. Mark Morgan visited Laredo’s World Trade…

Trucks line up to pass through a checkpoint at the U.S./Mexico border in Pharr, Tex. Truckers say the immigration crackdown has led to waitimes as long as six hours to cross the border.

Military & Veterans' Issues

The National Guard Is Heading To The U.S./Mexico Border To Help Move Trucks Through Faster

Carson Frame

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A thousand National Guard troops from Texas will try to address one of the unintended results of President Trump’s immigration crackdown -- traffic jams...

Concertina wire installed by U.S. Marines remains on the beach near the U.S.-Mexico border fence in San Diego.

Military & Veterans' Issues

Troops Have Installed Miles Of Concertina Wire At The U.S./Mexico Border, And More May Be Coming

Steve Walsh

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President Trump is considering sending a new round of troops to the southern border. The military withdrew some service members from the border in...

Border & Immigration

Fronteras: 'It's So Much More Than A Line On A Map' - A Texas Filmmaker's Southern Border Journey

Norma Martinez

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President Donald Trump has long touted the need for a U.S. southern border wall. The years-long debate has drawn comments from both sides of the aisle, as…

Arts & Culture

Fronteras: Yo-Yo Ma Connects Cultures Through Music; Rita Moreno's Perpetual Career

Norma Martinez

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On the U.S. southern border where political tensions fuel the discussion on immigration, world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma took his music to one South Texas…

Military & Veterans' Issues

Fox News' 'Battle At The Border' Draws Protests

Carson Frame

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The Southwest Workers Union and members of the San Antonio community gathered Friday to protest Fox News’ “Battle at the Border,” a town hall event…

Border & Immigration

Fronteras Extra: Building Bridges Across Borders

Lauren Terrazas

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Andrew Selee, president of the Migration Policy Institute, a Washington D.C.-based think tank that supports liberal immigration policies, is also the…

Border & Immigration

Fronteras: The Best Of 2018, Part 1

Norma Martinez

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This is our year in review.A Mexican-American literature course at a local high school (0:21)Regrets of a former Border Patrol agent (2:43)The hidden…

A bag of provisions made by Angry TÃas and Abuelas of RGV for people waiting at border bridges.

Angry Tías And Abuelas Group Brings Resources To People Waiting At The Border

Acacia Coronado

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From Texas Standard: One of the biggest stories of 2018 was the family separation crisis at the border. But some may not have heard about the Angry Tías...