For years, Flores has served as an immigration policy advisor to Democrats at the national level, including President Biden. She talks about what went wrong, and what Democrats should be doing now.
Reports from the Texas-Mexico border. Print and radio journalist with bylines in NPR, Texas Public Radio, MSNBC, The Border Chronicle, The Texas Standard, Lighthouse Reports and more.
Another National Defense Area declared in the Rio Grande Valley. What will this mean? And the philosophy behind a provocative housing project in Mexicali for those who dream another world is possible.
With Strykers and soldiers the Trump administration implemented its third National Defense Area in the Rio Grande Valley in June, alarming local groups.
Texas forces sheriffs to join Trump's mass deportation campaign, and Mexico's govt. wants three more dams in Sonora, but there's no water. Also border communities familiar with the MAGA rollout in LA.
“If these bills get passed, there’s nothing stopping other billionaires from creating their own company towns and owning more of Texas,” said Bekah Hinojosa, a local activist.
Todd travels to New Mexico's "National Defense Area" and speaks with residents, and Pablo in South Texas writes about the recently designated "endangered" Rio Grande, which is the true border crisis.
Former IBWC Commissioner Maria-Elena Giner, a border native who led significant water infrastructure projects, was ousted last week by President Donald Trump amid ongoing U.S.-Mexico water disputes.
