Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford discuss the latest headlines surrounding our southern border, including unprecedented numbers of extreme violence, murder, disappearances and kidnapping at ever increasing frequency.
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Below are the materials referenced in the episode:
Book – The Taken: True Stories of the Sinaloa Drug War by Javier Valdez Cárdenas
Does Ron DeSantis Really Want a Diplomatic Crisis on Day One?
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/08/31/republicans-mexico-military-raids-00113555
The Feds Just Messed With Texas Over Buoys — And Sided With Cartel-Driven Mexico
https://thefederalist.com/2023/08/30/the-feds-just-messed-with-texas-over-buoys-and-sided-with-cartel-driven-mexico/
The Meaning of Invasion Under the Compact Clause of the U.S. Constitution
https://www.texaspolicy.com/the-meaning-of-invasion-under-the-compact-clause-of-the-u-s-constitution/
López Obrador envía carta a Biden para invitarlo a México
https://politica.expansion.mx/presidencia/2023/08/16/lopez-obrador-envia-carta-a-biden-para-invitarlo-a-mexico
Tweet re: how the only Mexican media outlet allowed to ask questions during the meeting between Blinken and Barcena was La Jornada:
https://twitter.com/diazbriseno/status/1690442534802329601
How Mexican narcos use remittances to wire U.S. drug profits home
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/mexico-drugs-remittances/
Los 13 de Coyame en medio de una guerra: Un cártel los mató y otro los sepultó
https://www.elheraldodechihuahua.com.mx/local/chihuahua/los-13-desaparecidos-coyame-un-cartel-los-mato-y-otro-los-sepulto-10596708.html
Frozen, hacked-up bodies of at least 13 people found at houses in Mexico’s Veracruz state
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-frozen-bodies-kidnapping-veracruz-46a82f397e32a2def3fb6754d1b0480d
5 students beaten, murdered by Mexican cartel in horrifically graphic video were lured by job offer: report
https://www.foxnews.com/world/five-students-beat-murdered-mexican-cartel-horrifically-graphic-video-lured-job-offer-report
AMLO hace que no escucha y cuenta chiste tras ser cuestionado por jóvenes de Lagos de Moreno
https://www.marca.com/mx/actualidad/2023/08/16/64dcff8e46163fc43e8b45af.html