Christopher’s Recent Stories
World Jun 09
Mexico-US tariff deal: Questions, concerns for migrationOther than a vague reiteration of a joint commitment to promote development, security and growth in Central America, the agreement focuses almost exclusively on enforcement and says little about the root causes driving the surge in migrants seen in recent…
World May 31
President Obrador says Mexico won’t react desperately to Trump’s tariff threatMexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador appears convinced that Trump just needed to be informed of all that Mexico has been doing to slow illegal migration.
Nation Nov 25
US agents fire tear gas as some migrants try to breach fenceHundreds of migrants approaching the U.S. border from Mexico were enveloped with tear gas Sunday after several tried to make it past fencing and wire separating the two countries.
World Oct 27
‘We’re heading north!’ Migrants nix offer to stay in MexicoHundreds of Mexican federal officers carrying plastic shields blocked a Central American caravan from advancing toward the United States on Saturday.
World Oct 26
Migrants set out on arduous 60-mile journey to next stopTwo weeks of walking have taken a toll on the caravan as they slowly march through Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost state.
World Jul 03
Mexico’s ruling party seeks way forward after drubbingMEXICO CITY — The landslide victory by Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico's presidential election brought an abrupt end to the monopoly on power enjoyed by the Institutional Revolutionary Party, a nearly century-long dominance that cultivated corruption along with an…
World Jul 02
Update: Mexico’s ‘AMLO’ wins presidential voteAn exit poll gave an overwhelming lead to leftist populist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico’s presidential election Sunday night, and one of his chief rivals conceded defeat shortly after polls closed nationwide.
World Jul 01
Mexico elections center on disgust with corruption, violenceMexicans were voting Sunday in a potentially transformative election that could put in power a firebrand vowing to end politics and business as usual in a country weary of spiraling violence and scandal-plagued politicians.
World Apr 04
Mexico gives caravan migrants transit visas as group begins to disperseThe Mexican government said in a statement late Tuesday that its immigration policy "is not subject to pressure," but noted the caravan "began to disperse by decision of the participants." It said 465 migrants had asked for transit visas and…
Politics Apr 03
Migrant caravan halts in Mexico before last scheduled stop in journey toward U.S.The caravan that once numbered 1,150 or more people halted days ago in the town of Matias Romero in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca. Most are unlikely to move again until Wednesday or Thursday.