Border Issues

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Aerial view of the border wall stretching through the desert.

It has been a humanitarian challenge for years, but now, the rapidly shifting policies of the Trump administration have once again put the border front and center. Discover how past presidents approached the issue in this decade-by-decade timeline.

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The main entrance to The National Palace or Palacio Nacional in Mexico City.

While the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted a spectrum of industries, tech included, companies from both the Arizona-Sonora region and abroad are still looking for support to foster tech innovation in the region.

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A street full of storefronts and pedestrians in downtown Nogales, Mexico.

While President Trump remains steadfast in his plan to build a wall along the border, his Mexican counterpart is rolling out economic initiatives to help reduce the need for emigration in the first place.

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Nogales

Take an in-depth look at the UArizona research at work in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands.

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Border Wall

The 2,000-mile stretch of land that divides Mexico from the U.S. is rich in native species. But what happens when their range is disrupted? Here’s a look at the impact barrier-creation has had thus far.

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Migrants crossing the Suchiate River on the Mexico-Guatemala border

On the heels of 2019's supplementary agreement that ended in the asylum crisis being outsourced to Mexico, hearings were pushed back due to coronavirus. UA researchers weigh in on the ramifications.