U.S.-MEXICO BORDER PROJECT

In April 2025, I spent a week reporting at the U.S.-Mexico Border, seeing and hearing firsthand about the impact of President Donald Trump’s immigration and economic policies on the region’s livelihood. We met with local organizers, business owners and community leaders. The work produced out of this visit for the Puente News Collaborative was syndicated nationally.

Cattle Trade and U.S. Tariffs

  • ‘A game-killer’: Trump tariffs add to mounting troubles for borderland cattle ranchers

    The unpredictability of the US president’s tariff policy on Mexico has already cost ranchers millions in profit losses.

    Syndicated in the Guardian US.

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  • For borderland cattle ranchers, a trade war with Mexico adds to the list of troubles

    Could sirloin steak and burger prices rise even higher?

    Syndicated in Palabra NAHJ.

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  • For Borderland cattle ranchers, a trade war with Mexico, screwworm adds to list of troubles

    Cattle ranchers along the U.S.-Mexico border face uncertainty due to fluctuating tariff threats, which have already caused significant financial losses.

    Syndicated in the El Paso Times.

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  • For borderland cattle ranchers, a trade war with Mexico adds to list of troubles

    Could sirloin steak and burger prices rise even higher?

    Syndicated in the Big Bend Sentinel.

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  • Tensions rise in pest control diplomacy between U.S. and Mexico over New World screwworm threat

    USDA suspends cattle and livestock imports at southern border, as Mexican officials call the move “unfair”

    Syndicated in El Paso, INC.

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Border Trade and Manufacturing

  • Moving production to US tough decision for companies

    Syndicated in El Paso, INC.

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  • Trump trade policies stop Mexican companies from considering moves to US

    Syndicated in the Big Bend Sentinel

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  • La lógica arancelaria de Trump se topa con la realidad robótica

    Syndicated in Axis Negocios in Spanish.

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  • Tariffs impacting production along the border

    Syndicated in KVIA (ABC 7)

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