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Crossing could be finished a year ahead of schedule

By Manuel Ocaño The Mexican Government purportedly aided U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in collecting a file on journalists, attorneys and activists suspected of helping migrants cross the border illegally last year. The statement flies in the face of statements made by Mexican Secretary of the Interior Olga Sánchez just over two months ago denying the involvement of Mexican law enforcement in gathering information on 59 journalists, activists, and attorneys. In a letter issued by CBP after being pressed by a coalition of groups seeking answers on the matter, the agency stated tha...

Manuel Ocaño | La Prensa San Diego Most of the images circulating about the immigrant caravan in San Diego thus far have been the thousands of troops deployed, the concertina wire with its razor-sharp blades, and hundreds of border patrol officers in riot gear and powerful firearms; however, a different panorama seems to have escaped the news and social media: the fact that 4 out of every 10 members of the migrant caravan have already been allowed into San Diego county. According to numbers provided by Border Patrol, through Dec. 13 (last Thursday) 3,182 Central American caravan members had ...

Fandango Fronterizo Once Again Brings People Together Across Border By Manuel Ocaño This past weekend, dozens of son jarocho musicians and hundreds of spectators gathered alongside the border at Friendship Park and directly across it in Tijuana to play and enjoy music together as if the wall did not exist. “We know (the wall) is there,” said Fandango Fronterizo organizer Jorge Castillo during the festivities, now on their 12th year, “but we have our own elegant way of ignoring it, of hosting our fandango and celebration, showing the wall that it does not matter to us, that what we have...

California Governor Unveils Budget with Provisions for a Potential Recession By Manuel Ocaño With a “better safe than sorry” lens, California Governor Gavin Newsom released a proposed $213.5 billion spending plan that includes preparation for a new economic downturn which could result in a $70-billion, three-year hit in revenues. One item of note in the Democratic governor’s revised budget is that it retains funding to expand healthcare for undocumented immigrants up to age 26 – one of the first promises made as a governor – benefitting mostly the Differed Action for Childhood Arri...