Border Chronicle: Weekly Roundup April 18
The expansion of the military on the border as it takes over federal land. The intimate, inspiring soundscapes of the borderlands. And please submit questions for border business expert Jerry Pacheco.
Ask an Expert: Jerry Pacheco
When it comes to trade, as so many other things in life, Mexico and the United States are joined at the hip. How is Trump’s roller coaster tariff regime affecting our trade and commerce at the border? What will happen with Mexico’s relationship with the U.S.?
Jerry Pacheco is the president of The Border Industrial Association based in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. He 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. And he’s ready to answer your questions about tariffs, US-Mexico trade and what he sees on the horizon with so much uncertainty brewing.
Email us your questions about tariffs, trade and business at the border for Jerry Pacheco. He’ll answer your questions via video in our weekly roundup on April 25. Don’t forget to put “ask an expert” in the subject line of your email. Send your questions to theborderchronicle@protonmail.com
This Week in The Border Chronicle:
Under Trump Military Expansion, Soldiers May Soon Police Civilians at the Border
More than 15 million people live in the U.S.-Mexico border region. In the coming months, many of those on the U.S. side of the border could find themselves living in federally militarized zones, or…
Listening to the Borderlands
One small pleasure of living in Southern Arizona is how often people on the other end of the phone, in other places, comment on the loud background of birdsong. I had never been on the receiving end of this until the last day of February, when a friend in Sonora, Mexico, sen…
Trump Authorizes Military to Take Over Federal Land at the U.S.-Mexico Border
President Donald Trump on late Friday issued a new memorandum authorizing the U.S. military to take control of parts of a federal strip of land along the U.S.-Mexico border known as the Roosevelt Reservat…
Also, KJZZ Radio interviewed the Border Chronicle’s Todd Miller about his reporting at the Border Security Expo in Phoenix last week. You can listen to the interview here.
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