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Fmr Mexican President Vicente Fox Urges Closer Ties with US

Credit Howard Fischer / Capitol Media Services

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox makes his case Thursday for greater economic cooperation -- and use of Mexican migrant labor -- to bolster the economies of both his country and the United States.

By Howard Fischer

Vicente Fox warned today that unless this country works closer with Mexico -- and recognizes the benefits of immigrant labor -- it will end up playing second fiddle to China.

10:45 am

Mon July 2, 2012

Mexico's New President Hails From Old Party

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Credit Monica Ortiz Uribe

Patricia Terrazas casts her ballot for the Mexican presidential election in Ciudad Juárez. She is both a Mexican citizen and a U.S. resident who lives and works in El Paso, Texas.

Credit Monica Ortiz Uribe

At a special polling station for out-of-town voters near the U.S.-Mexico border, people waited up to three hours to cast their ballot Sunday. Some voters at this station held dual citizenship in the United States and Mexico.

Mexico's oldest political party is back in power.

On Sunday, voters delivered a robust victory to Enrique Peña Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI. After a 12-year absence the party that ruled Mexico for seven decades will once again lead the country.

5:20 pm

Tue June 5, 2012

Trade Between U.S., Mexico Tops $500 Billion

Credit Peter O'Dowd / KJZZ

This new rail bridge under construction linking Brownsville, Texas and Matamoros, Mexico is a symbol of the growing trade relations between the two countries.

By Peter O'Dowd

Trade between the United States and Mexico reached half a trillion dollars in 2011. Cross-border commerce is growing despite escalating drug violence in Mexico.

The final tally came out to $500 billion in goods and services traded between the two countries, according to a paper by the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars and Arizona State University's North American Center for Transborder Studies.

11:17 am

Fri June 1, 2012

Does 'La Jefa' Have What It Takes To Be Mexico's Next President?

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Credit Monica Ortiz Uribe

Mexican presidential candidate Josefina Vazquez Mota during a campaign visit to Ciudad Juárez.

Credit Monica Ortiz Uribe

Hundreds of women attended a banquet hall visit in Ciudad Juárez by Mexico's only female presidential candidate, Josefina Vazquez Mota.

Credit Monica Ortiz Uribe

The campaign bus for Mexican presidential candidate Josefina Vazquez Mota reads 'la jefa' or 'the boss.'

Credit Monica Ortiz Uribe

A gang of lady bikers showcased their motorcycles, adorned with images of Josefina Vazquez Mota, at a recent campaign event in Ciudad Juárez.

CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Mexico is about a month away from choosing its next president. Among the candidates is the first woman to run under a major political party.

4:00 pm

Mon April 23, 2012

Report: Net Mexican Migration To The U.S. Falls To Zero

By Adrian Florido

A new Pew Hispanic Center study finds that net migration to the U.S. from Mexico declined to zero between 2005 and 2010.

About 1.4 million Mexican immigrants arrived in the U.S during that time. But just as many Mexicans returned to Mexico -- possibly more, the study found.

Researchers at the center analyzed data from multiple Mexican and U.S. government sources, including their censuses.

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Thu September 13, 2012