Valeria Fernandez

Mexicans have tough time gaining refugee status in US despite two countries’ sharing a border and a drug war.

Once staunchly anti-immigrant, some observers say the conservative US state could lead the way in documenting migrants.

Some say they’ve ‘lost everything’ after a toxic spill in August, which was followed by leaks caused by heavy rain.

Farmers worry about their future as buyers shun local produce and rivers show an elevated presence of heavy metals.