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Cronkite Borderlands Initiative: Mexico border special

by Staff, Cronkite News
May 8, 2017

<h1>Cronkite Borderlands Initiative: Mexico border special</h1>
<p class="byline">by Staff, Cronkite News <br />May 8, 2017</p>
<p>As part of the Southwest Borderlands Initiative, a team of Cronkite reporters traveled to Mexico to investigate the impact of the region's economy and culture on the middle class, health care and the environment.</p>
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Cronkite Borderlands Initiative: Mexico border special

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May 8, 2017

As part of the Southwest Borderlands Initiative, a team of Cronkite reporters traveled to Mexico to investigate the impact of the region's economy and culture on the middle class, health care and the environment.

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