Posted on November 15, 2009 by mexicoinstitute
The New York Times, 11/15/09
During the best of the times, Miguel Salcedo’s son, an illegal immigrant in San Diego, would be sending home hundreds of dollars a month to support his struggling family in Mexico. But at times like these, with the American economy out of whack and his son out of work, Mr. Salcedo [...]
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Posted on November 14, 2009 by mexicoinstitute
em>The San Franscisco Chronicle, 11/14/09
Origins of Flight, a dance performance by the David Herrera Dance Company that opened Friday night and will be performed again tonight at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts tells the story of a young, pregnant woman who immigrates to the United States from Mexico.
If the story is a familiar [...]
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Posted on November 13, 2009 by mexicoinstitute
The New York Times, 11/13/09
The Obama administration will insist on measures to give legal status to an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants as it pushes early next year for legislation to overhaul the immigration system, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday.
In an address at the Center for American Progress, a liberal policy group [...]
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Posted on November 13, 2009 by mexicoinstitute
Reuters, 11/13/09
The United States has dramatically improved security along its border with Mexico and met other requirements set by lawmakers in 2007 for passing immigration reform, a top U.S. official said on Friday.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said improvements, including a big decline in illegal border crossings, have altered the political climate that existed in [...]
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Posted on November 12, 2009 by mexicoinstitute
Washington Post, 11/12/09
Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord escaped prison by hiding in a laundry truck nearly a decade ago, and his legend and fortune seem to grow with each passing day he eludes capture.
Now he has reached a new level of fame – or infamy – by making Forbes magazine’s list of the 67 “World’s Most [...]
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Posted on November 12, 2009 by mexicoinstitute
em>Washington Post, 11/12/09
CNN announced Thursday that John King, the Sunday morning host best known for his magic wall, is taking over the 7 p.m. slot left vacant by the abrupt resignation of Lou Dobbs.
The decision, described by network sources, amounts to a doubling down on straight news. King, a former Associated Press writer, is [...]
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Posted on November 7, 2009 by mexicoinstitute
Associated Press, 11/7/09
Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a GOP attempt to require next year’s census forms to ask people whether they are U.S. citizens.
The proposal by Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter was aimed at excluding non-citizens from the population totals that are used to figure the number of congressional representatives for each state.
Critics said Vitter’s plan [...]
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Posted on November 5, 2009 by mexicoinstitute
World Bank, 11/5/09
Duration of Mexican migration has increased–return rate has declined–as controls have been tightened at the US-Mexico border.
Remittance flows to South Asia grew strongly in 2008 despite the global economic crisis, but now there are risks that they may slow down in a lagged response to a weak global economy. East Asia [...]
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Posted on November 4, 2009 by mexicoinstitute
San Francisco Chronicle, 11/4/09
Nothing can replace fútbol — known here as soccer — as the most popular sport in Mexico, but baseball comes in a strong second. From Tijuana to Tampico, in the large cities and the smallest villages, you find ballparks.
Some are impressive stadiums with manicured grass, many more are just dirt fields [...]
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Posted on November 2, 2009 by mexicoinstitute
em>Los Angeles Times, 11/2/09
By Gregory Rodriguez
Sen. David Vitter, a Louisiana Republican, has introduced legislation that, if passed, would instruct the U.S. Census Bureau not to take into account illegal immigrants and other noncitizens in the 2010 census. I’m all for it. Furthermore, I propose that the government no longer recognize deficits in budgets, record violent [...]
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