Majority of U.S.-Mexico border residents oppose building a wall
By Courtney Pedroza | Monday, July 11, 2016
Results from a poll of 1,400 residents along the U.S.-Mexico border indicate opposition to a new border wall.
Hungary built fence to slow the flow of refugees through the country
By Celeste Ruiz | Tuesday, May 10, 2016
SZEGED, Hungary - It runs nearly 109 miles and stands 13 feet tall. Its sharp edges touch three countries.
‘It’s hard to be a Gypsy in my town’
By Emily L. Mahoney | Monday, May 9, 2016
NORTHEASTERN HUNGARY — Maybe it’s because of the deep crow’s feet etched into his russet skin, but Milán “Igor” Hudák’s eyes look a little defiant as he scans the small Hungarian villages through a car window one early evening in March.
Mexican shoppers surge across the border for lower prices in US
By Molly Bilker | Thursday, April 28, 2016
NOGALES, MEXICO — The pedestrian crossing line into the United States winds out of the port of entry building and into the city on an early weekday afternoon. As those waiting mingle in line, others return to Mexico coming the other way, arms heavy with shopping bags.
Cochise spending thousands to keep endangered wolf out of region
By Miguel Otarola and Molly Bilker | Tuesday, April 19, 2016
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA — Inside a large chain-link cage at the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center, a Mexican gray wolf gently moves from behind a tree and into the open air. It stands in the midday sun, dark-lined eyes looking intently beyond the fence, before settling under the tree for shade.
A trip through southeastern Arizona is a chance to see the complexities of border life
By Molly Bilker and Miguel Otárola | Monday, April 4, 2016
U.S.-Mexico Border — Over the weekend, Borderlands team digital reporters Miguel Otárola and Molly Bilker, along with photographer Courtney Pedroza, took a reporting trip that brought them through some of the historic landmark towns of southeastern Arizona. The trip began in Bisbee, took a quick jaunt to Douglas and its sister city in Mexico, Agua Prieta, and eventually ended in Nogales.
Once dominant Catholic Church struggles to attract young followers
By Alexa D’Angelo | Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015
The Catholic Church is hopeful excitement surrounding Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. will help reverse a decades-old trend of declining religious affiliation among young adults.