Abstract
This article analyzes the effects of Mexico's drug war on security, migration, and the economy on the eastern U.S.–Mexico border between the state of Texas and the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Both sides of the border are analyzed and compared simultaneously. The article shows that the extreme violence that Mexico is suffering has benefited U.S. border towns while having a negative impact on Tamaulipas. The positive effects of Mexico's violent spiral on U.S. border security and the U.S. border economy are evident, notwithstanding American public discourse and the reporting of U.S. media alleging the opposite.Related Articles Héctor Ramón Ramírez. 2009. “.” Politics & Policy 37 (): 579‐609. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747‐1346.2009.00186.x/abstract Gaspare M. Genna, and David A. Mayer‐Foulkes. 2011. “.” Politics & Policy 39 (): 5‐9. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747‐1346.2010.00280.x/abstract Ernesto Aguayo‐Téllez, and Christian I. Rivera‐Mendoza. 2009. “.” Politics & Policy 39 (): 119‐140. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747‐1346.2010.00285.x/abstract Related MediaBlog del Narco. http://www.blogdelnarco.com/ Borderland Beat. http://www.borderlandbeat.com/ Frontera List. http://groups.google.com/group/frontera‐list?hl=en
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