Immigration Nation

Toyota Plant Closure Will Impact Local Economy

Toyota says it’s no longer economically feasible to continue producing a sedan and a pickup truck at the factory in Fremont, Calif, so the facility will be shut downApril 1.

After Losing Its Bookstore, Laredo Tries to Write the Next Chapter

The last bookstore in Laredo, Texas, closed its doors for good one month ago this week. This bilingual and bicultural border town in Webb County, long challenged by high illiteracy rates, is now adjusting to its new reality.

Laredo lessons: border towns’ resilience in the recession

In Laredo, Texas, the local economy’s connection to the vagaries of trade around the world could hardly be more obvious.

It is a border town where the Mexican flag is rarely far from sight, and the border checkpoints connecting Laredo to its Mexican neighbor, Nueva Laredo, are the foundation ...

'Perfect Storm' Slugs Arizona's Border Economies

Downtown businesses in Nogales, Ariz., that rely on cross-border retail traffic from Mexico say they are struggling to survive the recession. In this Immigration Nation county, these businesses are hit both by the national recession and a drop in spending from Mexican citizens.