Alfredo Corchado

Alfredo Corchado has covered U.S.-Mexico issues for The News since 1993. A graduate of UTEP, he's also reported from Washington and Cuba. Before the News, Corchado reported at El Paso Herald-Post & The Wall Street Journal in Dallas and Philadelphia. He’s author of Midnight in Mexico and Homelands.

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In the 1930’s, the Civilian Conservation Corps built what eventually became the Rio Vista...

The bones of these camp buildings are the aching bones of my bracero father

Once a processing center for Mexican workers, Rio Vista Farm was recently designated as a National Historic Landmark.

By Alfredo CorchadoNewsJan 3, 2024

Sandro Canovas is a fierce defender of Mexico s desert spirts, Sotol, which in recent years...

Sotol, the latest trendy drink, is cause for war of spirits between Texas and Mexico

“Gringos already stole our land, copied our food, even Dia de Los Muertos, and now they want to take our sotol?” asked one defender of the Mexican desert spirit.

By Alfredo CorchadoDrinksDec 27, 2023

Vaqueros drove Mexican cattle through a large U.S. border gate and onto a weigh scale after...

U.S., Mexican cattle ranchers turn economic integration into science apart from politics

The Mexican cattle are part of a cross-border breeding experiment that has grown into ‘a model of perfection’ through the latest technology and shared genetics.

By Alfredo CorchadoFoodDec 20, 2023

Mexican feeder cattle are branded with the letter M. These are penned at the Santa Teresa...

Mexican cattle producers hope to label their steaks ‘Made in Chihuahua’

A rising number of Mexican-owned brands — Topo Chico mineral water, Avocados From Mexico, tequila and beer — have exploded across the U.S.

By Alfredo CorchadoNewsDec 20, 2023

El Consulado de México en Dallas se prepara para asistir a sus connacionales con información...

Gobierno mexicano da asesoría legal para migrantes en Texas ante la inminente nueva ley

Líderes comunitarios y consulados se unen para dar asistencia a indocumentados a días de que entre en vigor una nueva legislación antimigrante en el estado

By Alfredo Corchado and María Ramos PachecoInmigraciónNov 17, 2023

File photos of Mexican citizens running errands for their passports and other documents at...

Mexican government, Dallas groups plan ‘know your rights’ training in wake of border bill

Community leaders say they will provide workshops as Gov. Abbott expected to sign a bill giving Texas officials more authority in immigration enforcement.

By Alfredo Corchado and María Ramos PachecoImmigrationNov 17, 2023

Mexico’s Foreign Relations Secretary Alicia Bárcena blasted a bill Wednesday, November, 15,...

Mexico ‘strongly rejects’ border security bill Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will sign

Mexican officials condemned the bill but did not say if they would reject migrants Texas attempts to expel.

By Aarón Torres and Alfredo CorchadoPoliticsNov 16, 2023

Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into the U.S. climbed a fence with barbed...

Texas bill to send undocumented migrants to Mexico might be unconstitutional, experts say

The proposal, which passed the Texas Senate, is likely to pass the House as Republicans control both the chambers of the Legislature.

By Aarón Torres and Alfredo CorchadoPoliticsNov 14, 2023

FILE - Cars line up at the Paso del Norte international bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico,...

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake shakes West Texas

The quake struck about 4:30 Wednesday morning at a depth of about 8 kilometers about 57 miles southwest of Carlsbad, N.M.

By Michael Williams and Alfredo CorchadoNewsNov 8, 2023

A Border Patrol agent watched a section of the wall at the border with Mexico in Sunland...

Texas National Guard members are installing razor wire along Texas-New Mexico border

The wire barrier — placed along the Rio Grande in layers near Sunland Park, N.M. — is an attempt to curb a dramatic increase in migrants crossing into Texas, says Gov. Greg Abbott.

By Arcelia Martin, Aarón Torres and Alfredo CorchadoImmigrationOct 17, 2023Member Exclusive