By Francisco Castro On a beautiful Saturday morning, the dreams of a gifted bunch, whom would be coming all the way from the Old Pueblo, would become a reality. Thanks to Disney Performing Arts, three youth Mariachi groups, as well as two Folklorico dance companies were able to perform at
Raised by immigrant farmworkers in Somerton, Arizona, Regina is the youngest of six children and began breaking barriers early on as the first member of her family to vote and the first to graduate from college. She is a proud graduate of the University of Arizona and holds a post-graduate certificate from the Harvard Kennedy […]
The last two weeks have been busy for Mexico’s immigration authorities. Since Jan. 18, the Mexican government says it has “assisted returns” of 2,303 Central American migrants back to their home countries. “Assisted returns” means deported — but much of the official language referring to migration in Mexico remains euphemistic, critics say,
The 24 American students who signed up for Middlebury College’s spring language program housed at Beijing’s Capital Normal University were expecting tough homework assignments in Mandarin and a chance to explore a new country on weekend trips. Now the coronavirus outbreak has derailed those plans. American schools are advising students to avoid travel to China,
Democratic lawmakers Thursday accused the Trump administration of “illegally withholding” funding for hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico after missing a legally required deadline to kick off the process three months ago. The chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Rep. Joaquín Castro, D-Texas, said at a press conference, “they knew their
John Bolton could face legal challenges as he pushes ahead with a book describing conversations he claims to have had with President Trump while serving as his national security adviser, experts said, setting the conservative icon on a potential collision course with the administration he once served. Bolton’s book, “The Room Where It Happened: A […]
Rodney S. Scott, a 27-year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol with ties to the local area, has been selected as the agency’s new chief. Scott’s selection was announced on Friday by Mark A. Morgan, acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, who said in a news release that Scott “brings an exceptional depth […]
A mining company with big plans for mineral deposits near Patagonia has finished a clean-up project that sealed off waste from an old mine in the area. Australia-based South32 said in a Jan. 17 news release that more than $30 million had been spent on remediation work at the former Trench Camp Mine since 2017. […]
A former Nogales mayoral candidate and businessman agreed this week to plead guilty to federal drug-smuggling charges. Ramon Alberto “Beto” Fuentes, 52, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2014 and published the now-defunct Spanish-language newspaper El Heraldo, signed a deal with prosecutors on Wednesday in which he agreed to plea guilty to illegally importing cocaine
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday named the lawmakers who will serve as managers in the Senate impeachment trial against President Donald Trump. Pelosi, D-Calif., named as managers Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.; and Reps. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.; Val Demings, D-Fla.; Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.;





















