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Provides access to a wide diversity of opinions about, Mexico, also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Selections by experts, policy makers, and concerned citizens include complete articles and speeches, long book excerpts, and occasional cartoons and boxed quotations.

Presents a history of the relationship between Mexico and the United States, discussing the war of 1846 between Mexico and the United States, how Mexico became independent in 1821, and why immigration has become a controversial issue for both countries in recent years.

A courageous young journalist takes his readers deep inside the hunt for the most powerful, feared, and charismatic drug lord in the world---Mexico's Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman---and tells the full story of the drug trade over the past thirty years.

Presents a historical analysis of border crossings in both directions on the United States-Mexico border and offers a framework for a more comprehensive border policy.

Examines the Mexican-American War from both sides, discussing its impact on both countries at the time and generations later, as well as how it has shaped U.S.-Mexico relations.

A screenplay of the motion picture "The Counselor" in which a lawyer known as the Counselor, who is about to get married, gets caught up in the drug trade on the Texas-Mexico border, thinking the consequence will never catch up with him, and finds his life and those he loves threatened by his actions.

See how land conflicts erupted into violence between the United States and Mexico. Track the events and turning points that led to the Mexican-American War, and learn how the aftermath shaped the western expansion of the United States.

Explores recent economic, political, and social changes in Mexico as a result of emigration, the Chiapas rebellion, and NAFTA. Also looks at the changing perception of Mexico in the United States and the campaign for Proposition 187 in California.