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Martín Paredes is a Mexican immigrant who built his business on the U.S.-Mexican border. Straddling the U.S.-México border for many years, Martín understands that the imaginary line separating two countries on a map creates two cultural identities that merge creating a culture that is unique to the borderland. Since 2000, Martín has been reporting on the border politics, the corruption and the public policy of one of the most unique communities in the world by exposing the secrets few dare to.

Aldo Mena is a native El Pasoan who is interested in promoting various forms of solidarity and cooperation between elements of the Mexican American community and Mexican civil society. He is a graduate of the University of New Mexico where he received a B.A. in English and Political Science, and an M.A. in Latin American Studies with a research concentration in late colonial/early national period Mexican history. You can contact him directly at aldo@fronterizo.news.

The Perimeter is a column written by Aldo Mena, an El Paso News opinion columnist and founding writer at Fronterizo News.