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Child refugee crisis: battle for America’s soul

July 9, 2014 By PW Editorial

Since 2011, the number of "unaccompanied" children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has skyrocketed; since Oct. 2013, 52,000 have arrived, and the total may soon reach 90,000.

No Bill of Rights on U.S.-Mexico border

June 30, 2014 By David Bacon

Tucson is 60 miles from the Mexican border, within a 100-mile zone where immigration authorities say important due process rights can be suspended.

In Mexico, independent glassworkers’ union fights for members

February 7, 2014 By Emile Schepers

It takes courage and persistence to be a member of a democratic union in Mexico, to fend off exploitative bosses, repressive officials and corrupt labor "leaders" as shown by the struggle of the SUTEIV.

Community self-defense groups confront Mexico’s drug cartels

February 3, 2014 By Tim Pelzer

An armed insurgency is emerging across Mexico. However, rather than being a movement to overthrow a government, it aims to defend communities and combat drug cartels.

Today in Labor history: Pancho Villa escapes capture

January 29, 2014 By Special to People’s World

On January 28, 1917 the United States government gave up the search for Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa. What is officially known in the United States as the "Mexican Expedition" started March 14, 1916 and involved...