Mexico
A Mexican Mayor’s Odyssey: From Undocumented Migrant to Cartel Target
A former undocumented resident of California who now runs a town in Mexico, Crispín Agustín Mendoza has survived one assassination attempt. But he says, “I have to learn how to survive.”
Crispín Agustín Mendoza had just announced he was running for mayor of Alcozauca, a remote hamlet in the strife-torn mountains of southwest Mexico. Then, in the middle of the night, the gunmen arrived.
His wife and children screamed in fear as the me... [873 chars]