Border Resources
Resources
Briefings on current policy issues affecting the U.S.-Mexican relationship and the border region.
- "Modern Day Slavery In U.S. – Mexican Territory: Human Trafficking at the Border" [ PDF ]
October 4, 2010 - "Migration and Debt Bondage: Manifestations and Policy Recommendations" [ PDF ]
September 10, 2010 - "Punta Colonet Multimodal Project in Baja California" [ PDF ]
December 15, 2009 - "Global Crossroads" [ PDF ]
November 3, 2009 - "Microcredit Lending in the San Diego-Tijuana Border Region" [ PDF ]
April 20, 2009 - "Microcredit Lending in the San Diego-Tijuana Border Region" [ PDF ]
April 15, 2009 - "State Level Justice Reform Initiatives in Mexico" [ PDF ]
March 12, 2009 - "Border Journalism in the New Media Age" [ PDF ]
August 11, 2008 - "State Level Justice Reform Initiatives in Mexico" [ PDF ]
February 21, 2008 - "Education Policies and Practices in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region: A Look at San Diego and Tijuana" [ PDF ]
October 5, 2007 - "Crisis in Oaxaca: Domestic and International Implications" [ PDF ]
December 1, 2006 - "Trans-Border Migration and Development" [ PDF ]
October 5, 2006 - "A Human Development Index for the Mexico-U.S. Border Regions" [ PDF ]
October 5, 2006 - "Assessing the Mexican Vote Abroad" [ PDF ]
February 2, 2006 - "The Guest Worker Approach to U.S. Immigration Reform" [ PDF ]
March 30, 2005 - "Human Trafficking in the U.S.-Mexican Context" [ PDF ]
February 2, 2005 - "U.S.-Mexico Extradition and Cross-Border Prosecution" [ PDF ]
December 1, 2004 - "The Changing Face of Mexican Migrants in California: Oaxacan Mixtecs and Zapotecs in Perspective" [ PDF ]
October 15, 2004 - "The 2004 Tijuana Mayoral Election" [ PDF ]
July 19, 2004
- "Drug Trafficking and Violence in Mexico" [ PDF ]
July 15, 2010 - "NAFTA in Mexico" [ PDF ]
January 29, 2010
TBI Justice in Mexico Project Publications:
- Assessing Mexico's Judicial Reform
by Matthew C. Ingram, Octavio Rodriguez Ferriera, and David A. Shirk
2011 - Justiciabarometro: Survey of Judges, Prosecutors, and Public Defenders in Nine Mexican States
by Matthew C. Ingram, Octavio Rodriguez Ferriera, and David A. Shirk
2011 - Drug Violence in Mexico: Data and Analysis Through 2010
by Viridiana Rios and David A. Shirk
2011 -
Shared Responsibility: U.S.-Mexico Policy Options for Confronting Organized Crime
by Editors Eric L. Olson, David A. Shirk, and Andres Selee

2010 - "Police and Public Security in Mexico"
by Editors Robert A. Donnelly and David A. Shirk
2009 - "Justiciabarómetro: Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara"
by Editors Marcos PabloMoloeznik, Ma. Eugenia Suárez de Ganray and David A. Shirk
2009 - "Reforming the Administration of Justice in Mexico"
by Editors Wayne Cornelius and David A. Shirk
2007 - "Evaluating Accountability and Transparency in Mexico:
National, Local, and Comparative Perspectives"
by Editors Alejandra Rios Cazares and David A. Shirk
2007 - Working Paper Series
2006-2008
Other TBI Research Publications:
- "Global Crossroads: Planning & Infrastructure for the California-Baja California Border Region"
by Lawrence A. Herzog
2009
U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation working papers
- Drug Trafficking Organizations and Counter-Drug Strategies in the U.S.-Mexico Context
Luis Astorga and David A. Shirk
April 2010 - Drug Trafficking Organizations in Central America: Transportistas, Mexican Cartels and Maras
Steven S. Dudley
May 2010 - Combating Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking in Mexico: What are Mexican and US Strategies? Are They Working?
John Bailey
May 2010 - Beyond Merida: The Evolving Approach to Security Cooperation
Eric L. Olson and Chris E. Wilson
May 2010 - Money Laundering and Bulk Cash Smuggling: Challenges for the Merida Initiative
Douglas Farah
May 2010 - Police Reform in Mexico: Advances and Persistent Obstacles
Daniel Sabet
May 2010 - Protecting Press Freedom in an Environment of Violence and Impunity
Dolia Estevéz
May 2010
USD-UABC Legal Education working papers
TBI Justice in Mexico Project
Access to current events and information related to rule of law in Mexico.
TBI Funded Research
Academic research funded through TBI's Grant Program.
TBI Mapping Project
Demographic, socioeconomic, and political maps of the U.S.-Mexico border and Mexico.
TBI Border Interview Series
Transcripts of TBI interviews with prominent border and Mexico personalities.
Border Information & Statistics
Basic information on the U.S.-Mexican border and on the greater San Diego-Baja California region.
Find out more about border-related courses at the University of San Diego and become a border expert yourself.
Border Image Gallery
Artistic and general images of the border available for public download and dissemination.


