Mexico Archives

A view of the metal fence along the border between the Altar desert in Mexico and Arizona in the United States.

Social Justice

A New Memoir Addresses America’s Cruelest Immigration Policies From Inside the Border Patrol

Francisco Cantú's memoir of his time as a Border Patrol agent asks some important questions about violence, complicity, and the blurred lines between people and the institutions they serve.

Varun Nayar

A group of environmental activists hold a traditional ceremony during an event called Marry a Tree, in the community of San Jacinto Amilpas, Mexico, on February 25th, 2018. Marry a Tree began as a ritual of giving thanks to Mother Earth carried out by the organization Bedani; it later gave way to a symbolic wedding based on Inca customs where women and men marry trees in a rite led by Peruvian actor and environmentalist Richard Torres.

Environment

Viewfinder: Marrying a Tree in Mexico

A group of environmental activists hold a traditional ceremony during an event called Marry a Tree, in the community of San Jacinto Amilpas, Mexico, on February 25th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

The Statue of Liberty stands in New York Harbor at sunset on January 23rd, 2018, in New York City.

Social Justice

America’s Antagonistic History With Immigrants

To make sense of the current conversation on immigration, we must look to our country's difficult past.

Donna A. Patterson

A local dental office in El Pitillal, Mexico.

Economics

Medical Tourism Is Booming in Mexico

As health-care costs balloon in the U.S., more and more Americans are crossing the border to seek out routine medical care.

Julissa Treviño

A Mexican woman holding a sign reading "We want us alive" takes part in a protest against murders and other violence toward women in Mexico City on September 17th, 2017.

Social Justice

Could a Female-Only Ride-Hailing App Actually Work in Mexico?

After a Cabify driver was accused of murdering a college student near Puebla, Mexico, appetite for an "Uber for women" continues to grow.

Maya Kroth

A demonstrator shouts slogans in front of the Senate building during a protest against the potential approval of an internal security law that would allow the army to act as police, in Mexico City, on December 14th, 2017. Mexican deputies approved a new security law that provides a legal framework for military deployment. The controversial initiative is being discussed in the Senate.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: An Anti-Military Protest in Mexico City

A demonstrator shouts slogans in front of the Senate building during a protest against the potential approval of an internal security law that would allow the army to act as police, in Mexico City, on December 14th, 2017.

Pacific Standard Staff

An undocumented Mexican immigrant looks out from her home on June 7th, 2017, in Denver, Colorado.

Social Justice

What the Undocumented Immigrant Experience Means for Mental Health

A new study finds that a quarter of undocumented Mexican immigrants are at risk for mental-health disorders.

Emily Moon

News in Brief

Mexico and Canada Throw Barbs at U.S. NAFTA Proposals

The United States has proposed several changes to the trade agreement, most of which appear to be aimed at reducing the U.S. trade deficit.

Jack Denton

Social Justice

For Muslim Refugees in Mexico, a Search for Community

In the aftermath of America's travel ban controversy, many refugees are opting to settle in Mexico, and are building their own immigrant communities along the way.

Madeleine Wattenbarger

Rescuers make the signal for silence during the search for survivors in a flattened building in Mexico City on September 21st, 2017, two days after a strong quake hit central Mexico.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Searching for Survivors in Mexico City

Rescuers make the signal for silence during the search for survivors in a flattened building in Mexico City on September 21st, 2017, two days after a strong quake hit central Mexico, killing at least 240 people.

Pacific Standard Staff