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• Victoria Mauleón

  World Views

  Panorama, Texas

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  Victoria Mauleón

  World Views

  Panorama, Texas

  A Mexican immigrant organizes the residents of his slum on the Texas side of the Mexican border.

  The misery of Mexican slum colonias has long been visible just across from many U.S. border towns. Over the past decade, however, despite the economic promise of NAFTA, the phenomenon has spread to the U.S. side.

  Today, a half-million Texans live in more than 1,500 colonias that lack running water and sewage treatment. We follow Mexican immigrant Oscar Solís of Panorama, Texas, as he organizes his community to fight for changes.

  A Spanish-language version is also available.

  Date

  April 2003

  Outlets

  Latino USA

  Tags

  Themes: Health, Lives, Economy, Culture, Environment

  Regions: North America

  Media: Audio

  Other Tags: colonia, slum, texas

• Barbara Ferry

  World Views

  Border Soldiers

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  Barbara Ferry

  World Views

  Border Soldiers

  A story from 2003 about how the then-new U.S. war in Iraq was affecting the Juárez, Mexico, families of American soldiers fighting overseas.

  How the U.S. war in Iraq is affecting the Juárez, Mexico, families of American soldiers fighting overseas.

  Date

  April 2003

  Outlets

  Latino USA

  Tags

  Themes: Lives, Peace & Conflict

  Regions: North America

  Media: Audio

  Other Tags: war, juarez, family, soldier, military, veterans, iraq

• Cecilia Vaisman

  World Views

  The Cross of Juárez

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  Cecilia Vaisman

  World Views

  The Cross of Juárez

  A wave of assassinations of women factory workers in Ciudad Juárez shows no sign of abating, and trust between the twin cities of El Paso and Juárez has given way to a climate of fear.

  A wave of assassinations of women factory workers in Ciudad Juárez shows no sign of abating. As accusations fly back and forth across the border, trust between the twin cities of El Paso and Juárez has given way to a climate of fear.

  A Spanish version of this story is also available.

  Date

  February 2003

  Other Contributor(s)

  Mario Mercuri, Vanesa Robles

  Outlets

  Latino USA

  Tags

  Themes: Lives, Culture, Peace & Conflict

  Regions: North America

  Media: Audio

  Other Contributors: Cecilia Vaisman

  Other Tags: Mexico, murder, women, deaths, assassination, Ciudad Juarez