Fronteras: Immigration Reform

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As various immigration reform proposals work their way through the U.S. Congress, Fronteras Desk dissects the proposals, the players, and the issues. A look at how comprehensive immigration reform could impact lives and livelihoods along the Southwest border and beyond.

As various immigration reform proposals work their way through the U.S. Congress, Fronteras Desk dissects the proposals, the players, and the issues. A look at how comprehensive immigration reform could impact lives and livelihoods along the Southwest border and beyond.


8 Pieces

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Foreign Retirees Could Benefit From Immigration Bill
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: Canadian couple Cécile Bastin and Sylvain Coté, stand with their realtor, Arnold Porter (left), as they shop for real estate in Phoenix., Credit: Jude Joffe-Block
A provision in the immigration reform proposal would allow wealthy retirees to stay longer in this country without a visa. This could be a boon to ...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:51
Senate Immigration Bill Calls For A Drone-Patrolled Border
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Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
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To secure the border, the Senate committee says we need more drones. But it has been widely reported that drones on the border are ineffective.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 04:12
One In Two New Rural Neighbors Is Latino
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: Dairy producers, their workers from Mexico and interpreter Shaun Duvall stand outside the Nelson Creamery in west central Wisconsin., Credit: Laurel Morales
Across the country in rural America one in two new neighbors is Latino, according to a recent study. And that's an adjustment for some communities.

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  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 04:03
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Dairy Farmers, Workers Help Each Other Survive
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: Dairy farmer John Rosenow stands in front of a semi truck. His 550 dairy cows fill one semi every day to sell across the street to the cheese factory., Credit: Laurel Morales
Wisconsin Dairy farmer John Rosenow hires workers from Mexico. How one dairy farmer sees his workers as his assets.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:33
Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Anticipate Immigration Reform
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: Rosenow has two barns this size. Each houses about 300 cows. Two decades ago dairymen in Wisconsin discovered they had to grow in order to survive shrinking profit margins. , Credit: Laurel Morales
The Senate’s immigration reform proposal offers a fast track to citizenship for agricultural workers so that they can “continue to do the vital wor...

  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 04:02
Labor Unions Have A Big Stake In Immigration Reform
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: A San Diego union says these housekeepers without legal immigration status were fired because workers at their hotel were trying to organize. Labor unions hope legalization for 11 million immigrants will make organizing workers easier by removing that fea, Credit: Adrian Florido
Unions hope legalization for 11 million immigrants without authorization will make organizing those immigrants easier.

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  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:31
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Gang Of Eight's New Pathways To Citizenship
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: The hotly anticipated bill to overhaul our nation's immigration system is expected to be presented Tuesday by a bipartisan group of senators. We show with an interactive map what that might look like., Credit: Jill Replogle and John Rosman
The hotly anticipated bill to overhaul our nation's immigration system is expected to be presented Tuesday by a bipartisan group of senators. We sh...

  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:35
Guest Worker Programs Have A Long History In U.S.
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: A former Bracero holds up his identification card from his days as a guest worker in the United States. , Credit: Monica Ortiz Uribe
One of the oldest and certainly the largest guest worker program in United States history was that of the Braceros. Nearly 5 million Mexican labore...

  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:48

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