Mexican Mom Seeks Justice For Son Killed By US Border Guard

February 20, 2017 by

Guadalupe Guereca wants just one thing: “Justice.” In a choked voice, the 59-year-old woman recounts the death of her teenage son, fatally shot on Mexican soil by an American policeman standing on the US side of the border. “He was taken away from me forever,” the gray-haired mother said, sitting on the bed in her … Read more

“It Would Be Huge”: U.S. Border Town Confronts Possible Import Tax

February 16, 2017 by

For up to 16 hours a day, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and mangoes grown in Mexico flow north through a border checkpoint into Nogales, Arizona, helping to ensure a year-round supply of fresh produce across the United States. This is a city built on cross-border trade. Each year, some 330,000 trucks and 75,000 train cars carrying … Read more