On December 22, 2019, the resulting stalemate between the White House and the now Democrat-controlled House resulted in what, by January 12, had become the longest lastinggovernment shutdownin U.S. history. On January 8, President Trump, calling the situation on the Mexican border a “humanit...
the US-Mexican border: where the American past chokes on itselfThe NationNation
Mexico and the United States share a 1,954-mile land border, stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. This land border (parts of which encompass the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo) is the busiest land border in the world and strategically important to both countries for their shared ...
The U.S.-Mexico border was relatively calm as the U.S. ended its pandemic-era immigration restrictions and migrants adapted to new asylum rules and legal pathways meant to discourage illegal crossings. A full day after the rules known as Title 42 were li
The Biden administration needed the Mexican president’s help to reduce migration ahead of the election. Did it give too much in return? July 22 2024 Gideon Rachman Trump, Harris and a fear-filled campaign The outcome of the US election will turn on which candidate scares voters the most ...
This month, as many as 10,000 migrants were arrested daily on the southwest U.S. border. The U.S. has struggled to process them at the border and house them once they reach northern cities. Mexican industries were stung last week when the U.S. briefly clos...
border authorities and receiving communities. The arrivals have receded in the past week, paving the way for the United States to reopen legal border crossings on Thursday. U.S. and Mexican officials have agreed to strengthen efforts to curb the record migration, with Biden's cab...
Background This study explores to what extent and why Mexican immigrants in the U.S. living far from the border return to Mexico for medical services. Methods Structured Spanish-language qualitative interviews were completed with a crosssectional sample of 10 Central Mexican immigrants living in Nort...
Our North Atlantic Coast map extends to westernmost Newfoundland, and well up into Quebec and Ontario; both our Southern Plains & Rio Grande Basin and The Southern Rockies & Colorado River Basin (see above) take in the Mexican as well as the American tributaries and the cross-border streams ...
ALONG THE SAN DIEGO-TIJUANA BORDER (AP) — For all practical purposes, the purple-and-white stucco shrine that Jose Arias built to celebrate his recovery from a heart attack and honor his family lies in Mexico.