Border Chronicle: Weekly Roundup April 4

Deadly rains leave part of the Texas-Mexico border in ruins, an acute water crisis in northwest Mexico, and a ferocious dust storm on the road to a water conference in Ciudad Juárez.

Ask an Expert

How will the latest round of Trump tariffs affect trade and commerce? What will happen with Mexico’s relationship with the U.S.? Next week, we’ll be live-streaming our next “Ask An Expert” Q&A with Jerry Pacheco, an expert on border trade.

Jerry Pacheco is the president of The Border Industrial Association based in Santa Teresa, NM and is a nationally recognized expert on international trade and cross-border commerce, frequently called upon to advise U.S. and global leaders—including four Mexican presidents—on trade policy.

Email us your questions about tariffs, trade and business at the border for Jerry Pacheco by April 9 to be answered by him on our livestream Q&A. Don’t forget to put “ask an expert” in the subject line. Send them to theborderchronicle@protonmail.com

“Every day you play with the light of the universe.” —Pablo Neruda

This Week in The Border Chronicle:


More News from the Border:

New Calexico Mural Honors Legacy of Chicano Activism Calexico Chronicle

Immigrant rights group seeks to nullify ‘Secure Border Act’ over missing funding AZ Mirror

He died twice after the Juárez migrant center fire. Now he’s searching for life’s meaning. El Paso Matters

ICE raid sparks outrage in El Cajon as protesters demand accountability KPBS

San Diego aid organization pivots as border crossings plummet NBC San Diego


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