Jan 08 Mexico announces capture of fugitive drug lord ‘El Chapo’ By Erik Andersen Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto tweeted Friday that fugitive drug lord Jaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been captured. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 8:41 Young returnees start over in Mexico after growing up in the U.S. By PBS News Hour Even before recent raids by the Department of Homeland Security, hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants have been deported annually. And those who grew up in the U.S. have found themselves living in what feels like a foreign country. Special… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 5:10 Mexican wind farm sending power to U.S. comes under fire By PBS News Hour A historic wind farm began sending electricity to San Diego from Mexico this year. For the small rural community leasing the land, it offers a financial boon. But the entire project is being challenged in court, due to claims that… Continue watching
Nov 19 Pew study: More Mexicans leaving U.S. than coming in By Alexandra Hall More Mexican immigrants are leaving the United States than coming in. According to a Pew research study published today, the desire to reunite with family back home — not economic or employment reasons -- has motivated Mexican immigrant men and… Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch Mexico’s sugar clinics help patients gain control over diabetes By PBS News Hour In Mexico, over 70 percent of citizens are overweight or obese and 14 percent of Mexican adults now suffer from diabetes, though half of those affected aren't even aware they have the disease. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch 10:37 With few lawyers, child migrants fight alone in court to stay in the U.S. By PBS News Hour For the thousands of unaccompanied, undocumented minors fleeing brutal violence in Central America and attempting to enter the U.S., making the case to stay isn't easy. Because they aren't guaranteed a lawyer, about half of these children are forced to… Continue watching
Nov 05 Details of controversial Pacific trade deal released By Paul Wiseman and Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press Details of a sweeping Pacific Rim trade deal released Thursday set the stage for a raucous debate in the U.S. Congress but also may provide reassurances to those who worried the agreement could gut protections for the environment, public health… Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch Why novelist John Irving’s latest protagonist is a fiction writer By PBS News Hour In novelist John Irving’s new book, “Avenue of Mysteries,” a poor child in Mexico picks up books from out of the trash and grows up to be a prominent American writer. Irving joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss what distinguishes his… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 6:21 Sandra Cisneros looks back as a writer in search of home By PBS News Hour Writer Sandra Cisneros has spent her entire life searching for a sense of belonging, a search chronicled in a new essay collection, “A House of My Own: Stories From My Life.” She sits down with Jeffrey Brown at the Mexican… Continue watching
Oct 24 Hurricane Patricia fades to tropical depression after crashing into Mexico By Joshua Barajas, News Desk Hurricane Patricia toppled trees and battered buildings after crashing into western Mexico Friday evening, but the Category 5 storm, which was briefly rated as the strongest hurricane on record in the Western Hemisphere, skirted major cities and caused much less… Continue reading