Adrian Florido
Border Reporter
Adrian Florido is a reporter for the Fronteras Desk where he covers the U.S.-Mexico border, immigrant and tribal communities, demographics, and culture.
Before joining KPBS, he was a staff writer at Voice of San Diego. There he reported on San Diego neighborhoods, focusing on immigrant and under-served communities as well as development, planning, land use, and transportation. For a year, he delivered a weekly television segment on NBC San Diego.
He's a Southern California native who moved to San Diego in 2009 after earning an undergraduate degree at the University of Chicago. He majored in history with an emphasis on the US and Latin America. In college he was news editor of the student paper, the Chicago Maroon, and also spent time reporting from Capitol Hill and working with the advocacy group Reporters Without Borders.
He also likes to eat. A lot. And he likes to run to keep up his appetite. And he likes good music.
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Recent Stories
Census Data Shows Growth In Multiracial Population
The growth rate of multiracial Americans is far outpacing the growth of the U.S. population as a whole.
- By Adrian Florido
- June 13, 2013
ACLU Opposes Anonymity For Border Agents Accused Of Abuse
Government says accused border agents' names should remain secret in court, but the ACLU disagrees.
- By Adrian Florido
- June 12, 2013
Former Mexican President Says He Would Grow Pot
Vicente Fox says legalized and regulated marijuana could address national security and economic problems.
After Deportation to Tijuana, Many Lives Quickly Slide Into Despair
The trajectory from recent deportee to homeless and destitute can be swift for people dropped off in border cities without money or ties.
- By Adrian Florido
- June 6, 2013
Hulu Web Drama Targets Latino Teen Audience
"East Los High" follows the lives of Latino teenagers in East Los Angeles, and the pressures they face from sex, violence and bullying.
- By Adrian Florido
- June 3, 2013
Census: Immigration Will Be Main Driver Of U.S. Population Growth
Immigration is expected to account for more of the nation's growth than births on United States soil by 2038.
- By Adrian Florido
- May 21, 2013
Hazard Crossing: Researchers Assess Health Impacts of Long Border Waits
They hope their findings will influence better border infrastructure design.
- By Adrian Florido
- May 15, 2013
Report Scrutinizes New Border Patrol Punishments
A widely touted Border Patrol initiative to send migrants back to Mexico far from the points they are caught entering the U.S. illegally has one of the worst track records at discouraging people from trying again, according to a new study.
- By ELLIOT SPAGAT / Associated Press
- May 14, 2013
Man Convicted of Drug Smuggling Will Get New Trial
The Tijuana perfume salesman, who said he didn't know drugs were in the car, won an appeal after the government destroyed evidence in the case.
- By Adrian Florido
- May 13, 2013
11 Million Immigrants: What's In A Number?
Eleven million has become the most cited statistic in the immigration reform debate. We take a closer look at the number.
- By Adrian Florido
- May 10, 2013
