The Hard Country

In this episode of The Hard Country, Joshua Treviño and Ariana Guajardo discuss the first chapter of the forthcoming book of the same name— The Hard Country — setting out the premises of the work, and also its core contention: Fue el Estado, it was (and is) the Mexican state that is at the core of the Mexican crisis.

The Hard Country: The Mexican Crisis and America’s Answers is available now at HardCountryBook.com

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado discuss the latest headlines including Ecuador’s raid on Mexico’s Embassy, AMLO’s laundry list of lies in a recent 60 Minutes interview, and ousted Bolivian President Evo Morales escaping to Mexico. 

Live from TPPF’s Texas Policy Summit 2024, Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado have the pleasure of sitting down with the Founder & Executive Director of Patria Unida, Humberto Lopez Vega, to discuss the current state of affairs between the US and Mexico from a perspective that is not often enough considered - that of the Mexican people.

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado discuss the latest news surrounding the crisis between American values and Mexican governmental policies - resulting in accepted and even endorsed slave trade in our own suburban communities!

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado discuss the latest news surrounding the crisis based along our southern border including the rumored Senate Immigration Plan, support other states are sending Texas’ way and the connections between corrupt money and Mexico’s AMLO administration.

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Below are the materials referenced in this week’s episode:

Hold Them Accountable: Mexican Elites and the Cartels (texaspolicy.com)

https://www.propublica.org/article/mexico-amlo-lopez-obrador-campaign-drug-cartels

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/us/mayorkas-impeachment-house.html

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado discuss the latest news surrounding the crisis based along our southern border including Governor Abbott’s recent Statement regarding Texas’ Constitutional right to self-defense.

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado discuss the latest headlines surrounding our southern border including Texas’ latest moves, AMLO’s objections and the White House’s taking of sides.

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado discuss the latest headlines surrounding our southern border beginning with the anniversary of the creation of the Monroe Doctrine and its implications in the 21st century, including the Guyana–Venezuela crisis.

Passage from Monroe Doctrine (1823)

https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/monroe-doctrine

Janet Yellen’s Mexico visit targets fentanyl, arms trafficking and money laundering

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/janet-yellen-s-mexico-visit-targets-fentanyl-arms-trafficking-and-money-laundering/ar-AA1ld0uF

EXCLUSIVE: Border Agents From Across The Country Called To ‘Virtually’ Process Migrants Surging Across Southern Border

https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/28/exclusive-border-agents-from-across-the-country-called-to-virtually-process-migrants-surging-across-southern-border/

Sasabe Tweet
https://twitter.com/All_Source_News/status/1728085635414520035

TSA Tweet

https://x.com/flightradar24/status/1729158867366691281?s=20

Venezuela’s Maduro Arrests Opposition Figures Challenging Guyana Region Annexation

https://thedeepdive.ca/venezuelas-maduro-arrests-opposition-figures-challenging-guyana-region-annexation/

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado discuss the latest headlines surrounding our southern border, including a wrap up on Mexico City’s best cup of hot cocoa!

Kicking off TPPF's 2023 U.S.-Mexico Policy Summit, Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford discuss the current state of affairs between the United States and our neighbors to the south.