Border & Immigration

This week on Fronteras:  

•  Harris County votes to stay out of the SB4 lawsuit despite vocal citizen protests.
•  An Iraqi national who came here for a better life and helped the U.S. military during the war faces deportation in New Mexico.
•   An exhibit in San Diego highlights items precious to refugees who fled their war torn nations.
•  San Antonians get a new look at a huge rediscovered mosaic by a Mexican artist that had not been in plain sight until recently.

This week on Fronteras: 

• Residents along the U.S.-Mexico border have water that is not fit for drinking or even washing clothes.
•   Many pregnant rural New Mexicans live more than 60 miles away from a safe place to deliver their babies.
•   In Austin, U-T students play a vital role in helping refugee children make their transition to America.
• The state of Texas wants to move the sanctuary cities lawsuit from San Antonio federal court to Austin.
• Experiencing the art of Mexican fine dining.  It’s a pricey new trend

This week on Fronteras:

•  SB4, the state’s new sanctuary cities law, has its day in court.
• The Trump Administration’s curbs on immigration prompt Mexico to implement programs to help its unauthorized residents living in America.
•  Legislation is pending to help deported veterans who put their lives on the line fighting for the U.S.
•  A lawsuit in New Mexico aims to ensure all children of color get a leg up on learning.
• In Houston, the largest exhibit of modern Mexican art to be seen in the U.S. in 70 decades is on display.
• An update on the Arbol de la Vida art project that tells community stories about Mission San Francisco de la Espada.

This week on Fronteras: 

• An inside look at drug smuggling tunnels on the U.S.-Mexico border.
•   The Bexar County sheriff has questions about how to enforce SB4 – the state’s new sanctuary cities law.
• West Texas ranchers take an innovative approach to financing their cattle operations.
• Some Texas students are crossing ocean borders because of their goalball skills.
• Commentary on the racial nuances behind America’s number one hit song “Despacito".