Alfredo Corchado

TIJUANA, México – Twelve months into her six-year term, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is still riding high.

But can she survive the dark economic clouds forming? Tijuana, México President Claudia Sheinbaum is still riding high.

BY ANGELA KOCHERGA and ALFREDO CORCHADO Puente News Collaborative Editor's note: This story was co-published with Puente News Collaborative in partnership with KTEP News.

The number of Mexican visitors continues to rise despite Trump's immigration policy and entry restrictions.

CIUDAD JUÁREZ – The number of international tourists traveling to the United States has declined, with one exception: Mexico.

After a dip at the beginning of the year, visitors from Mexico are back, and their numbers are growing.

Over the next month, three nations mired in political, economic and social discord will pause to co-host the world's best soccer players and millions of their fans. Along the shared borderlands of the U.S. and Mexico, people steeped in two cultures are looking beyond conflict to don colors of their native or chosen homes – or maybe both.

As the World Cup gets underway, there is also a buzz of optimism that soccer can bring North America - the U.S., Mexico and Canada together.

The U.S., Mexico and Canada have been at odds over immigration, tariffs and other issues. Now the three countries are co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Mexico City’s picturesque Avenida de la Reforma, like much of the city, got a facelift in time to host tens of thousands of visitors in the weeks to come.