August 2009 Archives

They're the uninsured or underinsured, and they've given up on getting care in this country. These are the people at the center of the heated healthcare debate. And as the Congress tries to figure out how to cover more or most Americans, Mexico is catering to their needs now.

>> Continue reading: Americans seek affordable medical care in Mexico

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As the debate over healthcare reform rages in the U.S. - Mexico City is offering free medical insurance to anyone who visits the capital through the end of the year. So break a leg, need dental work, or treatment for some other illness while in Mexico City - you're covered.

>> Continue reading: Mexico City offers tourists free health insurance

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OK. I've neglected my blog this week. Photographer Hugo Perez and I are on the road and it's hard to write in the car. This road trip we're joined by our colleague from The Dallas Morning News Alfredo Corchado on a drive through Central Mexico to work on a several stories.

>> Continue reading: Beyond the Border

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We're here (I'm with photographer Hugo Perez) in Guadalajara at the Centro Cultural Cabanas waiting to get into the room where President Obama, Mexico's President Calderon and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper will hold a joint press conference. We're told it's at 11:30 Central but many of the photographers and television camera crews had to arrive between 7-8 a.m. to line up. It's all part of the strict security required for an event like this.

>> Continue reading: President Obama in Mexico for North American Summit

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It was the deadliest July on record with 245 killings in Juarez, the battlefield for a bloody drug cartel turf war. Among those gunned down on one day that claimed 11 lives: a pregnant woman whose family was ambushed in broad daylight while driving on a busy avenue. It's happening in spite of the federal force of 10,000 troops and police on patrol.
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>> Continue reading: Mexico to keep troops on the border

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