Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Daniela would cross the border every day from her home in Ciudad Juárez to attend the University of Texas at El Paso. “It was a normal crossing. I only had to show my documents and I was never questioned about why I was going to UTEP,” said Daniela, who asked that […]
Maria Ramos Pacheco and Jewél Jackson
Maria Ramos Pacheco was born and raised in Chihuahua and is a multimedia journalism student at the University of Texas. Ramos Pacheco is interested in covering immigration and culture. Jewél Jackson covers higher education for El Paso Matters, through a partnership with Open Campus Media. She is a 2020 graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.