Tony Valdovinos was brought to the U.S. at the age of 2. The challenges of not having citizenship haven’t stopped his success.
Immigration
The Chinese Chorizo Festival is excavating buried histories of immigrant solidarity.
Pima County emergency services engage in ‘unconstitutional and abusive practices’ on the border, a humanitarian group says.
Thousands turn out for Melon Days, but the future looks uncertain.
Sheepherders face wage theft, isolation, hunger and alleged abuse.
Trabajadores con visas H-2A sufren en su mayoría precariedad laboral mientras sostienen a la industria ovina del Oeste de EE.UU.
In southwest Colorado, a cooperative and a land trust partnered to preserve affordable housing.
Memories from California’s Pajaro Valley.
U.S. and Central American immigrants are converging in Baja California after disasters.
The city’s response to migrant ‘surges’ endangers both newcomers and its long-standing unhoused population.
Author Gemma Whelan expands her idea of home.
Advocates protest plans for reconstruction of the barrier at the binational meeting point.
How a glass shelf connected a woman to what mattered most.
With a little help from our friends, HCN untangles the complexities of the U.S.-Mexico border.
‘Trees know about belonging.’
Reviving a family tradition eases holiday grief.
Slicing across Arizona’s Coronado National Forest, the barrier will stop more migrating mammals than humans.
As construction continues, U.S. and Mexican conservationists work together to preserve remaining corridors.
And how it’s dealing with climate change and housing costs to make back-breaking work a little easier.
Like thousands of others in California, Gurpreet Singh builds a life in the West while reporting to ICE, awaiting immigration proceedings and longing for a sense of home.
Amid a shortage of forensic pathologists, Arizona’s Pima County has identified thousands of those who lost their lives in the Borderlands.
Javier Zamora’s memoir follows a young child’s yearning to be with his parents in California as he makes the treacherous journey from El Salvador to the U.S. by himself.
The Saini family’s Punjabi dhabas serve ‘good vibes only.’
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