Fronteras: Why colonias exist and persist along the Texas-Mexico border
About this episode
The episode discusses the persistence of colonias in the Rio Grande Valley and the need for improvements in their conditions as highlighted by a Brookings article.
A new Brookings article examines the ways colonias in the Rio Grande Valley continue to be disinvested and what needs to be done to improve conditions.
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