By Jim Patterson Futurity Calling the proposal for an immense wall between Mexico and the United States nonsense, the author of a new book suggests a better option would be to open the border between the two countries….
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
On the the 5th Anniversary of the Bagua Massacre in Peru, Leaked Cables Reveal U.S. Role
By Public Citizen Cultural Survival Washington, DC – On the fifth anniversary of a deadly confrontation in Peru spurred by controversial policies enacted to comply with the U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Amazon Watch and Public Citizen expressed extreme…
Frontera NorteSur Facing ruin, apple producers in the Mexican border state of Chihuahua are mulling an anti-dumping complaint against U.S. imports. Ricardo Marquez Prieto, president of the Chihuahua Regional Union of Fruit Growers, charged that unfair competition from Mexico’s…
Social Justice, Videos, zNew Headline
Video: Series takes viewers down the ‘Caminos’ Mexican immigrants travel in search for jobs on US side of the border
LatinaLista — Juan Carlos Zaldivar has dived camera-first into the immigration debate producing a series of videos with a three-fold mission — put a human face to the issue, highlight the role of hunger in pushing immigrants to make…
Global Views, zNew Headline
American produce distributor launches crowdfunding campaign to give impoverished Mexican farmers seeds needed for planting
LatinaLista — In the years since 1994 when the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was signed among the United States, Canada and Mexico, debate has intensified as to who the real beneficiaries are of the international trade agreement….
Business, Economy, Guest Voz, Immigration
Guest Voz: Economic investment in Mexico is key to stemming illegal immigration
By Dr. Bill Hing LatinaLista — Dr. Bill Hing is a Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Davis. He teaches Judicial Process, Negotiations, Public Service Strategies, Asian American…
Government, Immigration, Palabra Final
US Immigration Policy Stuck on a Merry-Go-Round of No Long-Term Solutions
LatinaLista — What debate, strike that, bad word. What arguing on immigration reform has shown is that no one really cares about treating the cause of the exodus from Mexico and other Latin American countries but would rather talk…