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The Border Interrupted

Politics and the Pandemic Scramble Life Along El Paso-Juarez Divide

 

A REMOTE REPORTING PROJECT

A reporting trip to the Southwest was intended to examine how issues affecting the U.S.-Mexico border would play out during the 2020 elections. When the trip was canceled because of the pandemic, journalism students from CUNY’s Baruch College did their reporting with sources in the El Paso area using video conferencing, phones and email.

How the Project Came Together

Acknowledgments

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THE BINATIONAL COMMUNITY

 

 

A Tale of Twin Cities Shapes the Borderland

By Melissa Bacian and Sophia Carnabuci

Why Texas is the No-Vote State

By Jose Nieves Herrera and Catherine Chojnowski

School District Faces Pandemic’s Challenges

By Erik Kantar and Andrea Blanco Morales

Covid-19 Further Burdens Colonias at the Border

By Ayse Kelce

THE WALL

 

Border Patrol Agents Navigate Conflicting Identities

By Annmarie Gajdos and  Juan Diego Ramirez

Immigration Laws Form Barriers More Powerful than a Border Wall

By Juan Diego Ramirez and Annmarie Gajdos

Advocate Fears for Environment Amid Border Wall Expansion

By Christian Lewis

Young New Mexico Mayor Governs in the Shadow of the Wall

By Ayse Kelce

THE PEOPLE

 

Pandemic Sparks Entrepreneurship at the Border

By Aurora Ferrer

Social Distancing Stymies Efforts to Help Poorest Communities

By Anacaona Martinez Rodriguez and Amanda Salazar

In Rural District, a Politician Overcomes Partisan Hurdles

By Catherine Chojnowski and Jose Nieves Herrera

Author Reflects on Life on Both Sides of the Border

By Sophia Carnabuci and Melissa Bacian