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Zahit Salazar used to earn a little money selling clothes she bought near the southern border with Mexico. But Mexico's new checkpoints have made that too difficult. She's had to fall back on grinding corn to make tamales.

Locals say checkpoints along Mexico’s southern border mean endless commutes and shake-downs

Global Politics

The flood of young Central American migrants streaming across the US border over the past year has slowed to a trickle. One of the reasons may be Mexico’s increased border enforcement along its southern border with Guatemala. And that’s creating headaches for Mexicans living near that border.