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The border fence dividing the United States and Mexico.

Líneas de El Paso a Juárez afectan a estudiantes

Fernanda Léon, Contributor February 17, 2015

Desde tiempo atrás las líneas que se forman en el Puente Internacional Córdova-Las Americas de El Paso a Ciudad Juárez han representado un problema para estudiantes que cruzan diariamente, incluso afectando su economía. Un agente de aduana del Servicio...

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El Chisme Season 2, Episode 2

January 30, 2015

Welcome to second season of El Chisme, where we talk about anything and everything. This episode the Prospector staff discusses SuperBowl Sunday, Obama's two year college plan, and the 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa.

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The university on the border

Amanda Guillen and Nadia Garcia September 9, 2014

UTEP is one of the few universities with a close connection to another country with Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, located right in its backyard. UTEP is so close that at the height of the drug war in 2010 a stray bullet from a shootout that took place in Juárez...

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Immigrant minors should not be sent back

Immigrant minors should not be sent back

Aaron Montes, Staff Reporter July 8, 2014

The United States government needs to stop playing politics with what is clearly a humanitarian issue. For a month now, the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection have been dealing with an influx of undocumented immigrants...

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Jeh Johnson, secretary of Homeland Security, defends his department’s actions against criticism that is has not done enough to stop the influx of children at the U.S.-Mexico border. He testified at a House committee hearing Tuesday.

Lawmakers argue over solutions to unaccompanied children at border

Anna Giles, SHFWire Intern June 24, 2014

WASHINGTON - As an influx of thousands of Central American children continues at the U.S.-Mexico border, lawmakers argued over the effectiveness of long-term solutions proposed by homeland security officials involving better cooperation with Mexico. “A...

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(Left-Right) Rolando Pablos,  Borderplex Alliance Chief Executive Officer, Texas State Sen. Jose Rodriguez, Gabriel Flores, Chihuahua State Congress and chair of the Border Legislative Conference, Ian Brownlee, U.S. Consul General in Ciudad Juarez and Jacob Prado, Consul General of Mexico in El Paso, participate in a panel discussion after the presentation.

Presentation of State of the Border analysis delivered at UGLC

Jasmine Aguilera, Editor-in-chief September 6, 2013

Several border officials presented the State of The Border Report at an event Friday afternoon at the Undergraduate Learning Center building. The report included the status of trade and competitiveness, security, sustainability and quality of life on...

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