Migrant deaths in the state have jumped from 2 to 109 in a few years.
Immigration
A sausage fusing Chinese and Mexican cultures is spicing up Tucson
The Chinese Chorizo Festival is excavating buried histories of immigrant solidarity.
Report finds Arizona 911 dispatchers fail to help lost migrants
Pima County emergency services engage in ‘unconstitutional and abusive practices’ on the border, a humanitarian group says.
How Green River celebrates its melon farmers
Thousands turn out for Melon Days, but the future looks uncertain.
As DACA falls again, what does it mean to be American?
Tony Valdovinos was brought to the U.S. at the age of 2. The challenges of not having citizenship haven’t stopped his success.
Los peligros del pastoreo
Trabajadores con visas H-2A sufren en su mayoría precariedad laboral mientras sostienen a la industria ovina del Oeste de EE.UU.
The dark side of America’s sheep industry
Sheepherders face wage theft, isolation, hunger and alleged abuse.
How a mobile-home park saved its community from a corporate buyout
In southwest Colorado, a cooperative and a land trust partnered to preserve affordable housing.
The Tractor Princess
Memories from California’s Pajaro Valley.
How northern Mexico became a climate migration destination
U.S. and Central American immigrants are converging in Baja California after disasters.
Can Denver live up to its reputation of being a ‘sanctuary city’?
The city’s response to migrant ‘surges’ endangers both newcomers and its long-standing unhoused population.
Immigration, self-discovery and navigating the spaces between
Author Gemma Whelan expands her idea of home.
Does California’s Friendship Park need a taller border wall?
Advocates protest plans for reconstruction of the barrier at the binational meeting point.
Tending a remnant of home
How a glass shelf connected a woman to what mattered most.
A year in the Borderlands: The biggest stories from 2022
With a little help from our friends, HCN untangles the complexities of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Rooting a new life under a juniper tree
‘Trees know about belonging.’
Making Christmas cake in Compton
Reviving a family tradition eases holiday grief.
The environmental consequences of Gov. Ducey’s rogue ‘border wall’
Slicing across Arizona’s Coronado National Forest, the barrier will stop more migrating mammals than humans.
Post-Trump, wildlife passages along the border wall keep narrowing
As construction continues, U.S. and Mexican conservationists work together to preserve remaining corridors.
Why the country’s largest shellfish farm is struggling to hire and retain workers
And how it’s dealing with climate change and housing costs to make back-breaking work a little easier.