Simon Thompson

Simon Thompson works as one man band TV/Radio reporter with KRWG TV-FM (NPR/PBS) in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Simon Thompson works as one man band TV/Radio reporter with KRWG TV-FM (NPR/PBS) in Las Cruces, New Mexico. As a KPBS Fronteras project contributor Simon reports on water, economic development, immigration and education along the US-Mexico border. Simon has also reported on stories in Australia, the midwest and Mexico.

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How to shut down an immigration raid — even if it means getting arrested

March 31, 2017Conflict

Activists in Las Cruces, New Mexico, 45 miles from the southern border, are teaching each other to pit their bodies against Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.

A woman walks on a catwalk around people sitting in chairs

These undocumented workers aren’t in the shadows, they’re out on the catwalk

August 10, 2016Justice

Girl sitting with other students look to side

Once, students were punished for speaking Spanish. Here, they are honored.

July 25, 2016Education