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Want to stop immigration? Empower immigrants in the U.S. to help their families back home
Column by Jean Guerrero | Los Angeles Times | JUN. 9, 2022 | Photo by Moises Castillo President Biden wants to slow migration to this country, a priority of his administration at the Summit of the Americas. It’s a bizarre venue to make such a stand, considering that the event is happening ... -
Tech companies urge U.S. to let the kids of visa holders stay past the age ...
Amazon, Google, Salesforce and Uber are urging the Department of Homeland Security to revise its aging out policies for children of high-skilled visa holders. By Lauren Feiner | CNBC | JUN. 7, 2022 A coalition of tech companies including Amazon, Google, Salesforce and Uberare urging the Department of Homeland Security to revise policies for children ... -
To whom and how many dollars do Mexican immigrants send from the United States?
Women are the main recipients of remittances in Mexico, although men are keyly represented when receiving dollars from immigrants living in the United States, according to a recent analysis by the Center for Latin American Monetary Studies. By Jesus Garcia | La Opinion | JUNE 1, 2022 Almost 12 million ... -
Debit card is launched so that Mexican families receive remittances more securely
Migrants will be able to send more easily, better conditions and without commission to pay for their relatives who collect them in Mexico. By Araceli Martinez Ortega | La Opinion | APR. 12, 2022 The Mexican government launched the Remittances Paisanos card that will allow the families of countrymen to ... -
Why Biden’s Repeal of a Trump-Era Immigration Law Is Pissing Off Advocates
The Biden administration announced the end of a Trump-era law that expelled asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border under the banner of public health. But not yet. By Scott Bixby | The Daily Beast | APR. 4, 2022 | Photo credit: Anadolu Agency The upcoming repeal of a Trump-era edict ... -
Fostering inclusion in Mexico: La pobreza en Mexico se ha disparado durante la Pandemia
New study argues for higher spending on social programs to combat skyrocketing poverty. By Swarnali Ahmed Hannan | International Monetary Fund | JAN. 24, 2022 | Photo credit: Getty stock Mexico has long suffered from high poverty and social exclusion. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has likely exacerbated these problems, an ... -
LA to host 2022 Summit of the Americas, White House announces
The summit, which will be held in June, will focus on "Building a Sustainable, Resilient and Equitable Future" in the Americas. By The Associated Press | Long Beach Press-Telegram | JAN. 18, 2022 | Photo credit: Keith Birmingham The Biden administration has chosen Los Angeles to host a summit of ... -
Los Angeles chosen to host Summit of the Americas, a key gathering of region’s leaders
U.S. President Biden will meet with Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders from the Western Hemisphere in June in Los Angeles as part of the Summit of the Americas. By Tracy Wilkinson | LATimes | JAN. 18, 2022 | Photo credit: ... -
Mexican migrants will break record in sending remittances in 2021
Mexican migrants will break an 18-year record in sending remittances, according to a report by the Center for Latin American Monetary Studies; however, experts highlight that the purchasing power with that money was lower, because in 2020 the dollar had a higher price in Mexico compared to 2021 by Jesus ... -
The Demographic and Economic Impacts of DACA Recipients: Fall 2021 Edition
By Nicole Prchal Svajlenka and Trinh Truong Nearly 600,000 DACA recipients live across the United States, raise 300,000 U.S.-citizen children, and pay $9.4 billion in taxes each year. In 2012, the Obama administration created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to protect certain young undocumented immigrants from deportation. ...
