US Aerospace and Defense Companies Set Up Shop in Mexico

American defense and aerospace companies are opening factories in Tijuana, Mexico and employing high-skilled workers there.

Professionalizing the US – Mexico Human Smuggling Trade

The tightening of the border between the US and Mexico has dramatically reduced the number of illegal border crossings. It’s also had the unintended effect of professionalizing the human smuggling trade.

An L.A. Sheriff Looks Back on 9/11

The sheriff reflects on 9/11 and the role of community policing and building ties with the Muslim immigration community.

Caught in Terror Watch List Limbo

The terror watch list may include people who have no terrorist connections who end up on list and can’t find their way out.

Patroling the border with Mexico

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The US-Mexico border crossing near San Diego is one of the frontlines in the battle against illegal immigration. KPBS reporter Ruxandra Guidi brings us the story of one US Customs and Border Protection official who patrols the San Ysidro port of entry into the United States. Download MP3

US Customs and Border Protection

Tijuana’s dance protest

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Tijuana has been plagued by drug-related murders and kidnappings but then things were calming down in the Mexican city. Then the violence started up again and now some in Tijuana want to show the rest of the world their city is more than a murder capital. They hope to demonstrate that on Thursday with a mass street performance on both sides of the border. It’s called Pa Bailar, or To Dance, Tijuana. Ruxandra Guidi of KPBS has the story. Download MP3

Global Hit: Alan Lomax

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Alan Lomax made an impressive career out of recording folk music all over the world; bringing it to American audiences, and preserving it for posterity. But few people heard the recordings that Lomax made in Haiti in the 1930′s. This month those Haiti recordings will be released to the public for the first time in a box set. Ruxandra Guidi has the story. Download MP3

• Box set info
• The Haiti Box blog
• Alan Lomax Collection at the Library of Congress