Emily Green

Emily Green is a journalist in Mexico City. Before moving to Mexico, Green reported on local politics for The San Francisco Chronicle. She has also reported internationally from the Philippines on the harassment and death threats faced by local journalists.

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Immigration

Migration to US is a family ‘duty’ for many Guatemalans

PRI's The World

June 18, 2019

Guatemala faces pressure from Washington to stop its citizens from migrating north to the US. But complying with American demands may be nearly impossible for a country where so many people rely on US remittances.

Immigration

Mexico's goodwill wanes as more migrants arrive

PRI's The World

June 12, 2019

Facing political and economic pressure from the US, Mexico has seen a shift in public attitude toward migrants: Rising resentment is replacing tolerance in a country that is both deeply religious and has a long history of sending its own citizens to the US.

Climate Change

In El Salvador, climate change means less coffee, and more migrants

PRI's The World

April 24, 2019

In El Salvador, erratic weather is taking a big toll, agricultural experts say, compounding the challenges for coffee farmers at a critical moment.

Immigration

As Trump knocks Mexico on immigration, López Obrador keeps quiet

PRI's The World

April 02, 2019

López Obrador’s demure response to Trump might surprise some who followed Mexico’s presidential election last year.

Immigration

Why are so many migrant families arriving at the southern US border?

PRI's The World

March 28, 2019

The number of migrant families is unprecedented, and it seems like a paradox at a time when the Trump administration has focused on deterrence. So why are they arriving all at once?

Immigration

As hundreds more asylum-seekers are sent back to Mexico, rights groups say US policy is illegal

GlobalPost

March 01, 2019

As of Feb. 21, Mexico had accepted 112 Central American asylum-seekers from the US, including 25 minors, according to Tonatiuh Guillén, head of Mexico’s immigration agency.

Arts, Culture & Media

Radio waves connect Mexicans in remote Tlaxiaco with family in the US

PRI's The World

February 22, 2019

Tlaxiaco has been inundated with international attention in recent months because it’s the hometown of Yalitza Aparicio, the star of the movie Roma, who emerged from obscurity to become an Oscar nominee. But Tlaxiaco is already well known in Fresno, California, and other cities throughout the US because of decades of migration from this region of Mexico. Those ties are fortified by La Hora Mixteca, or The Mixtec Hour, a bi-national radio program.

Arts, Culture & Media

Photos: Welcome to Tlaxiaco, the small Mexican city where 'Roma' star Yalitza Aparicio grew up

PRI's The World

February 20, 2019

Tlaxiaco is a small Mexican city that's in the spotlight for being the hometown of Yalitza Aparicio, the Oscar-nominated star of “Roma.” It’s also home to a rare binational radio program that airs both in Fresno, California, and Tlaxiaco, connecting residents to family members who have migrated north.

Global Politics

Nayib Bukele: El Salvador’s young social media star — and next president

PRI's The World

January 31, 2019

Updated

02/04/2019 - 12:15pm

In El Salvador, where political corruption is rampant, a young mayor with presidential aspirations catapults to the top with one simple promise: he won’t steal.

Mexicans support president’s fight against fuel theft despite long lines for gas

PRI's The World

January 16, 2019

What began as an inconvenience — longer lines at the gas station — is dragging into its second week after Mexico's president shut down fuel pipelines to prevent theft.

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