Fronteras-A Changing America
Thursdays, 7:30 pm; Saturdays, 5:30 pm; Sundays, 11:30 am
This weekly KRWG program explores the people and issues affecting our growing border communities. E-mail your ideas to feedback@nmsu.edu
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On the program, we learn about the dangerous journey migrants traveling from South America make as they travel north through the Darién Gap in Colombia and Panama. Robert Moore, Founder and CEO of El Paso Matters, the nonprofit news organization, recently traveled to the region. He joins the program and shares what he learned during his reporting trip to the area.
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On this program, we learn more about research that examined how inclusive Doña Ana County is for immigrants. Anthony Moreno talks to Dr. Megan Finno-Velasquez of The Center on Immigration and Child Welfare to learn more about the report.
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We get an up-close look as families were briefly reunited for the 10th "Hugs Not Walls" event that was held on the U.S.-Mexico border. Also, we learn how recent immigration policy changes have impacted asylum seekers.
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In this episode, we hear from researcher and public health professor Jagdish Khubchandani who shares more about a new study he co-authored that showed a large increase in the rate of Hispanic people killed by law enforcement from 2010-2020.
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In this episode, we learn more about an organization that for over a decade has been working to establish and preserve The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.
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On this episode, we discuss Latinos and mental health with Fred Sandoval, Executive Director with The National Latino Behavioral Health Association to learn more about the organization’s work serving as a voice for Latino populations in behavioral health.
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Daisy Maldonado, Executive Director of Doña Ana County Empowerment Congress joins the program to discuss the organization and how it affects change in the region.
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A producer of “The Pope’s Exorcist” shares more about his upbringing in Las Cruces and career in film. Michael Patrick Kaczmarek stops by to chat about his story.
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An investigation by Searchlight New Mexico and ProPublica into child welfare in New Mexico found the state places foster teens with serious mental health conditions in homeless shelters that may not offer the services they need. Anthony Moreno talks with Searchlight New Mexico investigative reporter Ed Williams to learn more about the investigation and issue.
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Investigative Journalist and author Katherine Corcoran joins the program to discuss her new book “In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Murder, A Cover-up, and the True Cost of Silencing the Press.