David Agren

David Agren has covered Mexico since 2005, focusing on politics, culture and religion. His work appears regularly in The Guardian, USA Today, Maclean’s, and Catholic News Service.

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THE PLACE TO BE

Vaccine Tourists Flock to Texas for Coveted COVID Jabs

“Vaccine tourists” from Mexico and other Latin American countries are booking trips to Texas to get their jabs as rollouts in their home countries stall.

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NO ME DIGAS

The Bizarre Bromance Between Trump and Mexico’s President

President López Obrador visits the White House on Wednesday. He won’t be seeing Biden. Any way you cut it, the visit is a plus for Trump, and a risk for Mexico.

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BLIND TESTING

Mexico Handles COVID the Way Trump Wants—by Not Counting

Trump and Mexican President López Obrador have managed between them to put populations on both sides of the border at enormous risk.

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EL MURO

Mexico’s Not Paying for Trump’s Wall. It’s Become His Wall.

Mexican President López Obrador portrays himself as a defender of human rights, but he is militarizing the country’s borders north and south—and the Mexican people are behind him.

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HOPE

Caravan Migrants: God Will ‘Touch the Heart of Donald Trump’

Hondurans languishing in Mexico say they’ll come to America, one way or the other.

David Agren

Vaccine Tourists Flock to Texas for Coveted COVID Jabs

The Bizarre Bromance Between Trump and Mexico’s President

Mexico Handles COVID the Way Trump Wants—by Not Counting

Mexico’s Not Paying for Trump’s Wall. It’s Become His Wall.

Caravan Migrants: God Will ‘Touch the Heart of Donald Trump’

Migrants Regret Caravan: ‘I’m Done With the United States’