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Facing the Climate Change Upon Us

Rep. Lujan Grisham’s message helped frame a New Mexico climate town hall this week organized by the Sierra Club.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - “New Mexico is in the middle of a climate crisis,” Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham told an Albuquerque town hall via video.

“Make no mistake about it, climate change is real and we need to do something about it.”

Cross-Border Resources for Scholars, Teachers, Students and the Public

A regular feature here, FNS covers human rights, security, immigration, labor, economics, politics, culture, and the environment.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Frontera NorteSur now has our 2012 publications available in an easy-to-use package. By simply going to FNS’ home page, readers can click on 2012 Roundup and then scroll down month-by-month for last year’s articles and radio documentaries.

Farming for Tough Times

Food and farming are issues of concern at this year’s session of the New Mexico State Legislature.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Tough growing conditions are confronting farmers and ranchers across the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico.

Lopez Obrador`s New Challenge

According to MORENA activists, the movement plans to distribute millions of copies of its newspaper across Mexico.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Undeterred by the official rejection of his legal challenge to the July 2012 election results, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador presses on with his opposition movement.

Like he was still on the campaign stump, the left opposition leader is touring Mexico and building up his new political party, the National Movement for the Regeneration of Mexico (MORENA), as the latest political force on the scene.

New Mexico`s Next Century

Will the futures of New Mexico’s next generations be given real attention, or will the deep-pocketed, special interests once again claim the state mantle?

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - In Santa Fe, the New Mexico state government is winding down its celebration of the Centennial of Statehood, a commemoration of the Land of Enchantment’s admission to the United States as a state in 1912.

Pared down to fit governmentally austere times, the Centennial celebration lurched forward with the help of private sponsors...

Were New Mexico Border Counties Short-Changed?

The Great Recession in 2008 left historic problems of employment. Access to services deepened for many in New Mexico’s border region.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Historically, New Mexico’s three counties sharing a border with Mexico have shown higher-than-normal rates of poverty, unemployment and underdevelopment.

In the late 20th century, an absence of affordable housing for low-income workers coupled with rising real estate prices pushed the growth of colonias...

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(LAS CRUCES, NM) - As a loyal subscriber, you know what an important role Frontera NorteSur (FNS) plays in filling the information gap during these critical times along the US-Mexico border.

The Fabulous, Frightening Fall of 2012

“The impacts of climate change on public health will result in thriving illnesses and disease” - Dr. Robert Repetto

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - High fall is a glorious time in New Mexico.

New Mexico Immigrant Advocates Hail Court Action

Neither the Governor’s office nor Secretary Padilla immediately issued statements on the outcome of the First Judicial District Court case.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Immigrant advocates in New Mexico are praising a court that ends a controversial driver’s license certification program implemented last year by the state Motor Vehicle Division.

Maria Cristina Lopez with the group Somos un Pueblo Unido, called it a
"discriminatory program" and said it was, "clearly intended to fuel an anti-immigrant political agenda...”

FNS News: Border Food Summit Convened

The decades-old Southwest Marketing Network brings together producers, distributors and consumers of agriculture in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - In the waning days of summer, southern Arizona will become the hot spot for food.

Convened by the Southwest Marketing Network, the upcoming Border Food Summit is meant to attract people from across the region for three days of farm tours, presentations, workshops, discussions and, of course, traditional foods sampling.