El Paso, Texas
President Obama Speaks on Immigration in El Paso
President Obama is headed to the border town of El Paso, Texas today and is scheduled to speak on the fate of the 11 million illegal immigrants living in the United States. It has been more than ten months since Obama gave his first big policy speech on immigration at the American University in Washington, […]
Dangerous Crossing
When the nation’s security alert level goes from yellow to orange, traffic along the U.S. border with Mexico slows to a dead stop. Kent Paterson reports from El Paso, Texas that the result is intense air pollution in a small area, and it’s a problem for people who have to spend time there.
El Paso Resident Skeptical of 2011
Life-long resident Jesus Ochoa has fond memories of growing up in El Paso, Texas. But he isn’t optimistic about 2011; he says living on the border with Mexico is an increasingly scary existence, and is upset at the failure of President Obama and Congress to pass the so called “Dream Act.” Ochoa joins us to […]
Remembering life as it once was along the US – Mexico border
Jesus Ochoa, 75, was born in El Paso, Texas, where he has lived nearly all his life. As a young boy, he recalls heading just a few miles south to Juarez, Mexico. But today, Juarez is a very different place than the one Ochoa reminisces about.