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My Economy: Life between two countries

Feb 4, 2016
A couple's lives are split between countries after a traffic stop and deportation.
A woman crosses the Sante Fe Bridge at Paso Del Norte, one of three ports of entry connecting El Paso and Juarez.
Tommy Andres/Marketplace

TV in Mexico goes digital

Dec 22, 2015
... but much of the Mexican population may not be ready for the switch.

New airport terminal spans two countries

Dec 9, 2015
The terminal allows passengers to enter a Mexican airport through a US facility.

Immigrant workers help save Wisconsin dairy farms

Nov 11, 2015
Mexican and Central American immigrants are a large share of the workers on Wisconsin dairy farms.

Mexico's auction of new areas for oil drilling succeeds

Oct 1, 2015
Mexico badly needs to increase oil production to support the government and economy.

AT&T is challenging one of the world's richest men

Sep 15, 2015
The cell phone industry in Mexico is largely controlled by one man: "Slim."

In Texas, a coal mine opens to power Mexico

Aug 25, 2015
Border town residents are nearly united in opposition to the strip mine.

For public good, not for profit.

A computer glitch spells trouble for visitors to the U.S.

Jun 22, 2015
State Department says technical experts are working around the clock to fix it.

U.S. avocado consumption is ripe

Jun 16, 2015
We take a look at what the peak market means for farmers and the industry.

The long arms of the right to be forgotten

May 28, 2015
Technological and political borders conflict.