Arizona State University
Co-director of the Borderlands Program at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and author of Midnight in Mexico: A Reporter's Descent into Darkness; former Mexico Bureau Chief for the Dallas Morning News
Trump's unpredictability shown in transcript of call with Mexican president A transcript of a phone call between President Trump and his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto reveals Trump being willing to cut off relations if Pena Nieto kept saying Mexico wouldn’t pay for the border wall.
Pope Visits the U.S.-Mexico Border This week Pope Francis kicks off a five-day trip to Mexico that one bishop says will touch on the moral issues that affect the world. The Vatican released a message saying Pope Francis wants to be “close” to those that are “suffering.” Those people include Mexico’s indigenous populations, refugees, migrants and victims of cartel violence and corruption. But the pope’s visit to Ciudad Juarez at the end of his trip will likely get the most attention. He’s scheduled to celebrate a joint-border Mass for residents of Ciudad Juarez and El Paso and walk to the banks of the Rio Grande, calling attention to the plight of migrants. Why is this visit so significant?
Drugs, Bloody Violence and Entertainment After a shootout that killed five bodyguards, billionaire drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is back in the same Mexican prison he tunneled out of last year. He's thought responsible for killing thousands of people, including local officials, contributing to the corruption that's made parts of Mexico almost ungovernable. The myth of his invulnerability is part of Mexico's "narco-culture"-- songs, TV series and movies that make profitable fiction out of gruesome reality. But the focus on his personal drama — including his interview with Sean Penn — is to miss the real story of what it means to be "the world's most powerful drug lord."
Reality at the Mexican Border Donald Trump appeals to Republican voters by repeating his promise to build a "big, beautiful" wall on the US-Mexico border. But it turns out that the border already is more secure than ever. More Mexican immigrants are leaving the US to return home than the other way around. And increased security is producing unintended consequences — for a massive trade relationship and for people who live and work on both sides of the border. We hear how it looks now to those cross-border neighbors, including the many new agents of an expanded border patrol.
Drugs and Culture in Mexico The capture of Mexico’s drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman won’t end the drug war. In fact, it might exacerbate it. We talk about what his elimination means for Mexico and the U.S.
Mexican Military Captures Drug Cartel Leader Mexico's new President, Enrique Peña Nieto, promised a new strategy in the war against brutal drug gangs, and today he scored a major victory. The Zeta's enforcer and leader, Miguel Ángel Treviño Morales, who once said he'd rather be captured dead than alive, was taken into custody yesterday without a shot being fired. Alfredo Corchado is Mexico Bureau Chief for the Dallas Morning News and author of Midnight in Mexico : A Reporter's Journey through a Country's Descent into Darkness.
Covering the Mexican Drug War Alfredo Corchado was born in Mexico, raised in California and Texas, and regards both countries as "home." The Mexico bureau chief of the Dallas Morning News has a new book out. Midnight in Mexico : A Reporter's Journey through a Country's Descent into Darkness is about hope as well as disappointment.
Drugs, Trade and Flu at the 'Three Amigos' Summit At the North American Leaders Summit today in Guadalajara, President Obama endorsed Mexico’s crackdown on drug cartels and President Felipe Calderon's commitment to human rights. Alfredo Corchado is Mexico correspondent for the Dallas Morning News .
Drugs, Trade and Flu at the 'Three Amigos' Summit At the North American Leaders Summit today in Guadalajara, President Obama endorsed Mexico’s crackdown on drug cartels and President Felipe Calderon's commitment to human rights. Alfredo Corchado is Mexico correspondent for the Dallas Morning News .
Mexico Under Siege: Can Calderon Rein in the Cartels? The Bush Administration wants to send helicopters, planes and inspection scanners to help Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon crack down on drug cartels. But members of both parties in Congress have their doubts based in part on reports of corruption at the local, state and federal levels. Today's WWLA is a re-cut edition of this morning's To The Point . Photo Credit: Mexico's President Felipe Calderon By: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
Mexico Under Siege: Can Calderon Rein in the Cartels? Mexican President Felipe Calderón's crackdown on drug cartels has been met with brutal violence, including the beheadings of local police. His third-ranking public official was assassinated in Mexico City, and a federal policeman is one of those accused in the killing. Calderón calls these "acts of desperation" that prove the success of his efforts. The Bush Administration wants to send helicopters, planes and inspection scanners to help Calderón, but members of both parties in Congress have their doubts. Others say Mexico is beginning to look like Colombia. Should the US help Calderón fight his drug war, bolster the rule of law or use the money to protect its own border? What about curbing demand and supplies of illegal weapons?
The Trump agenda: where's the beef? President Trump says big things are happening. After celebrating a House bill on health care, he doesn’t yet have Senate agreement. With James Comey’s public testimony scheduled tomorrow, the President today tweeted his selection of a new FBI Director. Is the Chief Executive all style and no substance? Later, terror attacks in Iran and conflicting claims about who’s behind them.
Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don’t As the Senate deliberates replacing Obmacare, health coverage for millions of people is at stake. There've been no public hearings, and a draft measure won't be made public. Is the House version so unpopular that that Senate is hiding a version that looks much the same?
President Trump: US to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord Trump says he was elected to serve Pittsburgh, not Paris.
Who's to blame for the opioid crisis? Some of the lawyers who took on Big Tobacco are now going after Big Pharma. It’s all about the deadly epidemic of opioid use. Are the drug companies to blame? What about the users? Later, on today’s Talking Point: making sense of Britain’s upset election.
