• We are in a defining moment for Natalia Lafourcade’s career. For the last five years, she has embraced traditional folk music from Mexico and throughout Latin America. She also recorded with veteran musicians who played with the legendary ranchera singer Chavela Vargas — she brought Juan Carlos Allende and Miguel Peña to the Tiny Desk in 2017.
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• “They have the right to be searched for, and we have the right to search for them,” says the mother of a man who has been missing since 2013. Relatives say the government does little to help.
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• Millions of monarch butterflies migrate to the mountains of Mexico each winter. Authorities are now investigating the apparent murders of an activist and tour guide at the Michoacán reserve.
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• Last Friday President Trump startled financial markets by announcing he’ll impose across the board tariffs on Mexico beginning on June 10th, unless Mexico does more to curb illegal immigration. Economic analyst Hank Fishkind talks to 90.7’s Matthew Peddie about the impact of the tariffs on Florida’s economy.
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• Mexican officials are hoping to strengthen trade ties with Florida. During a recent visit to Orlando, Mexico’s foreign affairs undersecretary Carlos Sada said he wants to see import and export revenue between his country and Florida rival that of border states like Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas.
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• Today is the Catholic feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico. Here’s her story.
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• Increased Mexican patrols along that country’s southern border may be one factor in the drop in numbers seen by the U.S. Some migrants appear to be giving up and staying in southern Mexico.
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