The Migrant Battle for World Public Opinion

By Kent Paterson Frontera NorteSur Internationally, migration stands out as one of the most heated issues of the times. Across the world, restictionist measures increasingly shape public discourse. On November 10 and 11, representatives of 146 governments met in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where they discussed how public perceptions of migrants figure in the contemporary global political landscape. A consensus on combating the demonization of migrants was evident at the the Fourth Glob...

ESCONDIDO: Rights group decries deportation of family

By Edward Sifuentes The deportation of a 9-year-old girl, her mother and her grandmother after a minor traffic violation earlier this month has sparked criticism from immigrant rights groups, who say that law enforcement officers should not enforce immigration laws, particularly as a result of minor violations. Minerva Santos was driving her 9-year-old daughter, Nadia, to the doctor on a recent Friday morning, when she was stopped by a San Diego County sheriff's deputy in Escondido for mak...

El Paso named safest US city

by Daniel Borunda \ El Paso Times Despite being located across the border from one of the deadliest cities in the world, El Paso is the safest large city in the United States, according to rankings released Sunday. Though the city has been ranked in the top three each year since 1997, this is the first time El Paso has taken the top spot for having the lowest crime rate among cities of more than 500,000 population in the annual rankings by CQ Press, a publishing firm based in Washington, ...

Nidya is U.S. – The Story of an Undocumented Student

This is the story of young woman growing up in San Diego. The U.S. is the only home she's ever known, yet, a broken immigration system makes her a second class citizen.

Give immigrant kids a path to college

By Ruben Navarrette Jr., CNN Contributor San Diego, California (CNN) -- The new battleground in the immigration debate is college and university campuses. And watching this fight unfold is, well, an education: -- In California, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that illegal immigrants could continue to pay in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities -- as they do in at least 10 states -- even though out-of-state students are charged higher rates. Ma...

ESCONDIDO: Police to conduct traffic checkpoint

ESCONDIDO ---- A traffic checkpoint is scheduled for Friday night somewhere in the city, police announced Wednesday. Police will set up the checkpoint to catch drunken drivers and people driving without a valid license, Lt. Tom Albergo said. He did not say where the checkpoint would be, when it would start, or how long it would last. Call staff writer Morgan Cook at 760-739-6675.