Mexico

Yanira Maldonado Out of Mexican Jail; Feds Point to Warning of Danger in Sonora

Yanira Maldonado, the mother from Goodyear who was jailed last week on likely bogus marijuana-smuggling charges in Nogales, Sonora, was released from custody, and photographs show her crossing the border back in the United States.With that, New Times checked with the U.S. Department of State, to see ... More >>

Worst Smuggling Attempt at the Border This Month?

May has been quite the month for poor smuggling attempts at the U.S./Mexico border.Some have been gross, like the guy who stuffed a sack of heroin in his belly button, while others have been creative, like the fellow who stuffed thousands of pounds of weed inside 2,000 cans of jalapeños. Still, non ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Guns in Mexico

By Gustavo Arellano

Mexican Man Busted Smuggling $100,000 Out of U.S. Either Lied or Is Bad at Counting

A Mexican national was busted trying to smuggle more than $100,000 from the United States into Mexico, and he may have been caught only because he either lied or is bad at counting.See, U.S. Customs and Border Protection says 54-year-old Gamaliel Gonzales De Dios declared $1,000 in cash when he trie ... More >>

More Than 200 Pounds of Cheese Seized at U.S./Mexico Border, for Second Time This Year

For the second time this year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized hundreds of pounds of cheese from someone trying to drive a cheese-load into the United States from Mexico.Federal authorities say not only was this cheese undeclared, but it also was unpasteurized.See also:-230 Pounds of Chees ... More >>

Why Cinco de Mayo Is No Holiday in Minervaland

Dear 5th of May: We were never together and I never cared about you, but now we're officially over; you were, after all, never that important to me when I lived in Mexico. It's not like you have ever been a national holiday celebrated with closed banks and schools, paper flower-adorned floats flo ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on the Great American Continent and Tamarindo

3 Tips for Avoiding Beer Tragedies of the Mexican Variety

Not every day in Minervaland is filled with sweet young coconuts stuffed with tender seafood, juicy marinated papaya, and frosty cold cans of Tecate just itching to pop open and receive a finishing touch of salt and a lime squeeze. Tecate, that refreshing, totally drinkable, and, yes, unremarkable M ... More >>

Greg Stanton, Phoenix Mayor, Makes Third "Trade Mission" to Mexico

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, Councilman Michael Nowakowski and City Manager David Cavazos are jetting off to Mexico on a "trade mission" to strengthen economic ties with its southern neighbor. This is Stanton's third visit to Mexico since taking office.

Fiona Dunlop's Mexican Modern is on Minerva's Must-Read List

Mention the words 'Mexican food' and the descriptors 'rustic' and 'peasant food' as well as 'burrito' and 'killer tacos' may come to most minds. This narrow and pastoral view of Mexican cuisine -- held not only by the average Joe, but by food writers and chefs alike -- is my greatest current frustra ... More >>

Muy Gigante: La Merced Supersizes It in Mesa

Ask a Mexican on Legal Immigration and Cheating

"Spillover" Violence From Mexico Not Really Happening, According to Border Cops

According to most of the people running law-enforcement agencies along the U.S./Mexico border, so-called "spillover" violence from Mexico isn't really happening.Some grandstanding politicians would swear otherwise, but a Government Accountability Office report says officials from 31 of 37 state and ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Spanglish, HDTV, and Conquistadors

Kickstarter

Mexican Man Breaks Record for Unsuccessful Arizona-Bound Marijuana Smuggling

A 26-year-old Mexican national is apparently a new record-holder in the world of marijuana smuggling.According to Customs and Border Protection, nobody's been caught with this much marijuana at an Arizona port of entry -- more than 14,000 pounds.See also:-230 Pounds of Cheese Seized at U.S./Mexico B ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Leprecanos and Christmas Trips

Drug Smugglers Now Shooting Cannons Into United States, Using Cans of Weed as Ammo

The people who smuggle drugs into the United States from Mexico really have some ingenious ways of getting the goods over the border.There's the old trick of hiding the drugs in fruit; we've even seen piñatas. We've also seen at least one instance of someone trying to drive over a 14-foot border fe ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Ska Music in Mexico

Ask a Mexican on Ska Music, Mexico's Poverty, and Dealing with the Government

By Gustavo Arellano

Ask a Mexican on Aztec Love and Mexican Stereotypes

Patriot Acts

Ask a Mexican on Mexican Fashion and Embracing Death

Ask a Mexican on Working in Mexico and Superstitions

Ask a Mexican on Mexico's Lost Artifacts and Skinny Jeans

Ask a Mexican on Mexico's Woes and Remembering Ruben Salazar

Ask a Mexican on the Next Great White Hope and Somebody called the “Dear Mexican Columnist”

Ask a Mexican on the Rio Grande and Loading Pickup Trucks

Latino Studies

Cinco de Mayo @ Crescent Ballroom

Ask a Mexican on Mexico's 1 Percent, Lawns, and The DREAM Act

ATF Says 68,000 Guns Recovered in Mexico Were From U.S.; Official Admits Number Could be Only Fraction of Mexico's Seized Guns

A new report from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says that 68,000 guns seized by Mexico in recent years came from the United States.But an ATF official in Washington D.C. admits the agency has no idea how many guns Mexico seizes overall, or whether the 68,000 figure rep ... More >>

Mexican Folks Are Crossing the Border -- the Other Way, According to Pew Research

It wouldn't be surprising to anyone that Mexican people are crossing the border between Mexico and the United States, but according to research, they're actually going the other way -- leaving the United States and going to Mexico.According to a report released today by the Pew Hispanic Center, it a ... More >>

Laurie Notaro Loves Restaurant Mexico, has a Bone to Pick with Chow Bella

​ Typically when we make a list around here, we share our favorites. But once in a while, a Chow Bella contributor feels compelled to warn you away from a spot (or 10) and so was born our list of the 10 Worst Mexican Restaurants in Metro Phoenix. Check out the comments on the post. Not a one is w ... More >>

Polvorones: Mexican Wedding Cookies from Azteca Bakery

Tacos may very well be the perfect food, but let's face it, the standard Meximerican fare can get a bit stale after a while. Taco the Town is here to highlight some of the more unusual Mexican finds in the valley. This week: Polvorones from Azteca Bakery ¿Como se dice?: You probably know polvoro ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Groveling to Gabachos and Gentrification

Map Quest

Ask a Mexican on Winter Sports and Embracing Your Heritage

Ask a Mexican on Cleanliness South of the Border

Nogales Smuggling Tunnel Pictures Released; Shaft Ran 70 Feet South From a Home

Image: ICE, HSIThe smuggling tunnel found in Nogales yesterday had internal support structures to guard against cave-in.​ Border authorities shut down a tunnel Tuesday that ran 70 feet from a U.S. home in Nogales, Arizona to Mexico. Pictures just released show the builders of this tunnel, wh ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on the Chivas Soccer Team

Ask a Mexican on Hypocrites and Voices in the Media

Ask a Mexican on Re-Writing History and Biblical Names

Ask a Mexican on Keeping Cool in Mexico, and Chicks from Ecuador

Ask a Mexican on the Tea Party and Making the Rich Richer

Elote: Mexican Grilled Corn from Tortas Paquime

Flickr- Luis Peraza Ears of corn, ready to become elote with a dip in some mayo, a splash of lime, and a sprinkle of cheese 'n' chile..​Tacos may very well be the perfect food, but let's face it, the standard Meximerican fare can get a bit stale after a while. Taco the Town is here to highl ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on the Perils of Cultural Misunderstanding

Top Five Things White People Do to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

​For white people in America, May 5, Cinco de Mayo is more than an unofficial national holiday honoring the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, in which Mexican defenders drove back an invading army from France. It's an excuse to party (fiesta!) and get in touch with their inner Mexican -- and it's m ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Mexican Rap and a Tricky Proposal