Ford ‘set to shed 10% of workforce’
Source: BBC Ford is planning to cut around 10% of its global workforce in an attempt to boost profits, according to reports. Chief executive officer Mark Fields also wants to […]
Mexican beef exporters look to Muslim markets as U.S. alternatives
Source: Reuters By David Alire Garcia and Theopolis Waters | MEXICO CITY/CHICAGO Mexico’s growing beef industry is targeting Muslim consumers in the Middle East for its prime cuts as it […]
President Trump Says U.S. Will Renegotiate, Not Cancel, NAFT
Source: Time BY Zeke J Miller 11:16 PM ET President Trump does not plan to cancel the North American Free Trade Agreement and will instead work to renegotiate it with Mexico […]
President Trump Asked for Border Wall Plans. This Group Suggested a Hyperloop Instead
Source: Time By Maya Rhodan Apr 11, 2017 When the deadline came for submissions to build President Trump’s proposed wall along the Mexican border earlier this month, many went for a […]
Mexico newspaper stops printing after reporter shot dead
Source: BBC A regional newspaper in Mexico says the violence against journalists and the lack of punishment for those responsible is forcing it to stop printing. In an editorial, Norte […]
The US-Mexico border wall: What’s at stake?
Source: Aljazeera By Massoud Hayoun Throughout his 2016 election campaign, PresidentDonald Trump called for the construction of a bigger, more impenetrable border wall along the US border with Mexico. He also […]
Like an invisibility cloak, Latina Muslims find the hijab hides their ethnicity — from Latinos
Source: Los Angeles Times Magdalena Al Omari, a Mexican American convert to Islam, slipped on the hijab and braced for whatever may come. It happened a few months later, in […]
New Trump Deportation Rules Allow Far More Expulsions
WASHINGTON — President Trump has directed his administration to enforce the nation’s immigration laws more aggressively, unleashing the full force of the federal government to find, arrest and deport those in the country illegally, regardless of whether they have committed serious crimes. Documents released on Tuesday by the Department of […]
This undocumented immigrant just announced that she is seeking sanctuary at a church. Now she waits.
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey DENVER — On Wednesday morning, Jeanette Vizguerra was scheduled to show up for a check-in at the local office of the U.S. […]
President Trump Pledges to Negotiate a Lower Cost for His $21.6 Billion Border Wall
Source: Time By Katie Reilly President Donald Trump said Saturday that the estimated $21.6 billion cost of the wall he plans to build along the U.S.-Mexico border will “come way down” […]
Mexicans Launch Boycotts of U.S. Companies in Fury at Donald Trump
Source: Time By Ioan Grillo / Mexico City The digital image shows a clenched fist bathed in the red, white and green of Mexico’s flag and decorated with the nation’s emblematic […]
Donald Trump: ‘We will build Mexico border wall’
Source: BBC Donald Trump has said a “big day” is planned on national security, including an announcement to build a wall on the border between the US and Mexico. The […]
Americans Who Live Near Border Say Trump’s Wall Is Unwelcome
Source: ABC News By FRANK BAJAK, ASSOCIATED PRESS All along the winding Rio Grande, the people who live in this bustling, fertile region where the U.S. border meets the Gulf of Mexico never quite understood how Donald Trump’s great wall could ever be much more than campaign rhetoric. Erecting a […]
Mayan ‘nesting doll pyramid’ discovered in Mexico
Source: BBC A third structure has been found within the famous Kukulkan pyramid in eastern Mexico, experts say. The 10m (33t) tall pyramid was found within two other structures that […]
First ‘three person baby’ born using new method
Source: BBC By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online The world’s first baby has been born using a new “three person” fertility technique, New Scientist reveals. The five-month-old boy […]
Donald Trump to Meet With Mexico’s President Wednesday
Source: Time By Zeke J Miller Republican nominee Donald Trump will make a hastily scheduled trip to Mexico Wednesday to meet with President Enrique Peña Nieto just hours before he is scheduled to attempt to clarify his controversial, and sometimes conflicting, positions on immigration. The trip is a high-stakes gamble by […]
The giant pyramid hidden inside a mountain
Source: BBC By Zaria Gorvett They arrived in their thousands. Hardened by months of war with ferocious natives, near-starvation and exotic diseases, Hernan Cortez and his Spanish army marched into […]
U.S. and Mexico Considering Joint Bid to Host 2026 World Cup
Source: Time By Katie Reilly The United States and Mexico are in talks about a possible joint bid to host the 2026 World Cup, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino has already voiced support for the idea. “Mr. Infantino was very enthusiastic about my idea for a joint bid and wants me […]
Battling the zika virus, one old tyre at a time
Source: BBC From Canada, the ovillanta is a clever — and highly effective — mosquito trap made from the pests’ favourite breeding spot. Initial tests show the ovillanta is very effective. During a 10-month study in Guatemala, researchers found that 84 ovillantas placed in seven neighborhoods in the town of […]
Mexico easing up on marijuana laws
Source: CNN By Rafael Romo, Senior Latin American Affairs Editor (CNN)Mexico will be taking legislative steps to legalize the use of medicinal marijuana, and its government will consider penal code changes to decriminalize possession of small quantities or cannabis for personal use. The announcement came from President Enrique Peña Nieto, […]
