-Editorial The 4FrontED governing board hosts the 5th Mayors’ Binational Bike Ride Saturday, Oct. 23. Registration begins at 7 a.m. at the east end of the Yuma Civic Center parking lot, 1440 W. Desert Hills Drive. The 25-mile ride starts at 8 a.m. in Yuma and finishes in San Luis …
October, 2021
September, 2021
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27 September
Imperial County Supervisors Seek Support to Fully Reopen Calexico East Port
-Editorial It’s been more than 18 months since the non-essential border travel restrictions were put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19 within the U.S.-Mexico border. At the time it seemed like a rational idea but the changes to the operation of the port of entry have made it …
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23 September
Border Travel Restrictions Expanded Until October
-Editorial The United States on Monday extended restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico through Oct. 21 that bars nonessential travel to stop the spread of COVID-19 through the borders despite that the border region in Mexico has received the vaccine. The President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez …
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2 September
Calexico and Mexicali Reaffirm Sister Cities Agreement
-Editorial In a ceremony that took place at the Sept. 1st Calexico City Council meeting, Mayor Javier Moreno and Mexicali Mayor Guadalupe Mora signed the reaffirmation of sister cities that will continue the long-standing relationship between the two border cities. The relationship between both cities goes back more than a …
August, 2021
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20 August
Border Travel Restrictions Extended to Sept. 21st
-Editorial In a move that is not surprising given the rise of the COVID-19 Delta variant, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will continue with the travel restrictions until Sept. 21. This marks 18 months of these restrictions that have affected the border economy. The U.S. land border with Mexico, …
July, 2021
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21 July
Border Travel Restrictions to Continue Through the Month of August
-Editorial The US and Mexican governments confirmed that the partial closure of the southern border will remain active until August 21. The hope of many that the border would reopen in July came to a halt since a decision has not yet been made as to when, and how, the …
June, 2021
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21 June
Border Travel Restrictions Extended Until July
-Editorial Travel restrictions between Mexico and the United States will be maintained for one more month until July according to the Department of Homeland Security. Restrictions on non-essential land crossings from Mexico to States will remain until 11:59 p.m. on July 21, 2021, according to DHS. “To reduce the spread …
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8 June
Kamala Harris Visits Mexico to Discuss Immigration
-Editorial In a historic first visit, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to discuss immigration and future collaboration between both countries. Vice President Harris met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to discuss ways to deepen cooperation between the United States and …
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4 June
US will send one million vaccines to Mexico
MEXICO CITY- Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced that the US will send one million vaccines from the Johnson & Johnson company to Mexico, which is a single application. This is part of a total donation of 80 million vaccines to countries around the world in the coming months. …
May, 2021
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12 May
Imperial County Supervisors Want Calexico East Port Hours Expanded
-Editorial For more than a year, the hours of operation at the Calexico East Land Port of Entry changed from 6 a.m. to midnight to 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., reducing the hours of operation in its passenger portion by ten hours. Although U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s initial justification …
