About Mexodus
Mexodus is an unprecedented bilingual student-reporting project that documents the flight of middle class families, professionals and businesses to the U.S. and safer areas of México because of soaring drug cartel violence and widespread petty crime in cities such as Ciudad Juárez.
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Media can broaden the immigration debate by putting a human face on immigrant experiences
Lea en español: Los Estados Unidos necesitan un discurso cultural más amplio sobre la inmigración indocumentada
I grew up less than one mile from the border between the United States and México. I do not think I realized the significance of … Continue reading
Crossing the line – the story of one woman straddling the border
Lea en español: Cruzando por primera vez la frontera motivada por el amor
CHIHUAHUA – In Casas Grandes, Patricia Soto made herself comfortable in a corner of her deceased father’s house. The room was dark, it was hard … Continue reading
The plight of Juárez splashes across the border
Lea en español: La crisis de Juárez tiñe de sangre la frontera
EL PASO — Journalists know that truth is the first casualty of war — then come the dead, but the dead don’t lie as much. … Continue reading