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Mexico is on course to elect its first woman president
By Eyder Peralta | NPR | SEPT. 7, 2023 | Photo by Fred Ramos MEXICO CITY — Mexico's two main political groups have chosen women presidential candidates, setting up an unprecedented election next year. The main opposition, the Broad Front for Mexico, chose Xóchitl Gálvez, an outspoken senator, to represent their coalition. ... -
Mexico's top parties on the verge of nominating 2 women with California ties for president
The two candidates have vowed to fight government corruption and maintain the popular social programs created by AMLO: more pensions to seniors and scholarships for students. By Mekahlo Medina | NBC Los Angeles | AUG. 31, 2023 | Photo by Ulises Ruiz A week before the political primary season in ... -
Mexico's ruling party to poll 12,500 to pick presidential nominee
By Alex Vasquez | Bloomberg News | AUG. 28, 2023 | Photo by Henry Romero Mexico’s ruling party Morena revealed additional details of the secretive process by which it will select its nominee for 2024 presidential elections. The party will survey 12,500 people as it seeks to choose a “national ... -
Gen Z LatinXers are reinventing regional Mexican music. But your abuelo still might dig it
By Reed Johnson | Los Angeles Times | AUG. 4, 2023 | Photo by Raul Roa DannyLux’s first guitar was a castaway that his father plucked from the trash while driving garbage trucks in Palm Springs. Growing up, the young musician vibed to an unruly mezcla of Maná, “a lot of Pink ... -
Seeing double-double? In-N-Out copycat in Mexico changes name, drops knockoff logo
By Nathan Solis | Los Angeles Times | AUG. 23, 2023 | Photo by Robert Guathier An imitation In-N-Out restaurant that opened in Mexico this summer has already given up the California lifestyle and changed its name, likely after facing legal action from the original burger chain. No one said ... -
The Challenges of Educational Exchange from a North American Perspective
By Juan Pablo Murra | North Capital Forum | 2023 Photo by Conecta TEC MX Introduction International trade and globalization have brought the world closer together, offering opportunities for increased connectivity. Technology is a significant catalyst for regional and international development. The exchange of goods, services, and capital across borders ... -
How does immigration benefit rural communities? One study cites Sioux County as example
By F. Amanda Tugade | Des Moines Register | AUG. 22, 2023 | A rural county in Iowa is at the center of a study analyzing the impact of immigrants on communities that have long seen their populations decline. Sioux County — one of the state's largest corn producers and ... -
Can Texas Gov. Abbott set lethal border barriers and still win Latino votes?
By Jean Guerrero | Los Angeles Times | AUG. 21, 2023 | Photo by Eric Gay Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s man-made killing traps on the Rio Grande have taken border enforcement to new levels of barbarity. Since border militarization began in the 1990s, anti-immigrant hardliners could deflect blame for hundreds of ... -
Trump’s Sickening Plans for an All-Out War on Immigrants
If you thought his first term was bad, wait until you see what he’s plotting for round two. By Edith Olmsted | The New Republic | AUG. 21, 2023 Donald Trump is reportedly planning an immigration crackdown that would make his first stint in the White House look tame. Axios reports that Trump, if ... -
DACA Court Case Updates: Summary of Litigation and Potential Supreme Court Case
The Supreme Court could decide the fate of the DACA policy within the next two years. DACA provides protection from deportation and gives legal work authorization to roughly 600,000 undocumented individuals who came to the U.S. as young children. A pending federal court decision will likely send the case to ...
