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We are standing at the front door of one another’s country. We need a better understanding of where the United States and Mexico meet. // Estamos parados en la puerta principal del país del otro. Necesitamos una mejor comprensión de dónde se encuentran Estados Unidos y México.
Ten border states – Arizona, Baja California, California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, New Mexico, Sonora, Tamaulipas, and Texas – together foster an economy that ranks third in the world for size (double checking in 2026).
This year look for a deepening of Planeta.com regional coverage. There will be updates to our features on biosphere reserves, national parks, monuments, and borderland jewels including Big Bend National Park, Copper Canyon, Grand Canyon, Organ Pipe, Pinacate, Sonoran Desert, Chihuahuan Desert, Gulf of Mexico, and the beautiful Gulf of California // Sea of Cortez.
Headlines
Texas commissioner orders feds to stop clearing border tract
Trump Administration Faces Lawsuit for How It Awards Border Wall Contracts — ProPublica
Trump’s border blind spot
Inside the unbuilding of Trump’s border wall
‘Testing Grounds’: How the U.S.-Mexico Border and Honduras Help Explain Immigration Enforcement Today
Trump threatens to raise tariffs on Mexico over Rio Grande water deliveries
Water is the other US-Mexico border crisis, and the supply crunch is getting worse
U.S.-Mexico water agreement may bring relief to South Texas – The Texas Tribune
Sharp fall in migrant encounters at US-Mexico border in 2024 – Pew Research Center
Farmers reject water deal from Mexico despite need – Texas Tribune
SpaceX wants to go to Mars. To get there, environmentalists say it’s trashing Texas
Harris in Arizona visit vows to outdo Biden on border security
$400 million awarded for plant that treats raw sewage from Mexico – Border Report
The California Beach Town Awash in Poop – The New Republic
Water treaty between Mexico and U.S. faces biggest test in 80 years
This Texas border city is tired of being a ‘pawn’ in Trump’s ‘political games’ – Guardian
Rosarito Desal Plant Could Finally Get off the Ground – Sandra Dibble
SDSU researchers find dangerous levels of pollution in Tijuana River – Border Report
At the Arizona-Mexico border, residents are fed up: ‘The politicians are creating the mayhem’ – Guardian
Biden’s border record: Trump’s claims vs. reality – Vox
Botanists are scouring the US-Mexico border to document a forgotten ecosystem split by a giant wall – AP
America’s border crisis, in charts – Vox
Mexico’s border crisis: What the U.S. doesn’t see
This tribe’s land was cut in two by US borders. Its fight for access could help dozens of others
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borderlandia.org – Facebook – Instagram
Questions // Preguntas
- What are recommended sources of info and insight – analog and digital? // ¿Cuáles son las fuentes recomendadas de información y conocimiento: analógicas y digitales?
- What would locals like others know? // ¿Qué sabrían los lugareños como los demás?
- Call for traveler tips – what are your favorite places in the region? // Llame para obtener consejos de viajero: ¿cuáles son sus lugares favoritos en la región?
Quotes
The border is more than geography. The border is a mindset. The farther you are, the scarier it seems. Here on the border it’s just home. – Alfredo Corchado
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