Letter From Tamaulipas
Ghost Town
Just a few miles across the Rio Grande, the residents of Ciudad Mier lived in terror, forgotten by their government and at the mercy of drug cartels. Could anyone survive this nightmare?
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Sunday, February 20th, 2011, 5:53 pm
Debbie Menchaca says:
It was with great sadness that I read the article on Mier. My husband descends from 5 of the original families that settled that community in 1753. A beautiful city so rich in history, it’s horrible the way the drug cartels have destroyed the very fiber of the community. This is first time I have heard about the violence in Mier. We who live in South Texas are very much aware of the crime that continues to plague our border. I am truly grateful for the courage Ms. Balli has to risk her own life to get the real facts and expose the hardships the families who do still live in Mier face on a daily basis. Keep up the good work...
Sunday, January 23rd, 2011, 6:56 pm
Courtney says:
When a journalist risks her life to report on a grave situation in a country many of us care about deeply, I wish this magazine would give the article some prominence on the website: it’s not even mentioned now. Also TM didn’t tweet about the article: that would help spread the work of this excellent piece of journalism.
While I admire this reporter’s work, it is heartbreaking. I’m glad that she still goes to Mexico to report on the most dangerous situations--far more deadly than many of us can imagine. Without this article, I would not have known the reaction of the residents of Mier when the Governor of their state visited. The account of this visit was very moving--and enraging--as was the entire story.
I hope one day--hopefully soon--Cecilia can go to Mexico and report on its beauty and its life, not on its terrifying violence. Thank you to the reporter and the magazine for showing us the situation there. I hope you continue to do so.
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