Category: North America
October 27, 2011 > Staff
Mexico Arrests Top Zetas Leader In Veracruz Along With 5 Others
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Mexican navy arrested an alleged leader of the Zetas drug cartel in the Gulf coast port city of Veracruz. Carlos “The Bam […] Read More >
October 21, 2011 > Roque Planas
Restrictive Immigration Laws Undermine Job Growth, Study Says
NEW YORK — Restrictive immigration policies undermine job creation and may adversely affect the business environment in other ways, according to a study released Thursday. The Americas Society, a New […] Read More >
October 20, 2011 > Staff
No Cooperation With Federal Immigration Enforcement, D.C. Mayor Says
Today in Latin America Top Story — Washington D.C.’s mayor Vincent C. Gray said Wednesday that the police and other public agencies in the nation’s capital will not cooperate with […] Read More >
October 18, 2011 > Erwin Cifuentes
Mexico City Legislators Push To Ban Bullfighting
Mexico City may soon follow the lead of the Spanish province of Cataluña and ban all forms of bullfighting. A pair of opposition politicians representing the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI, […] Read More >
October 17, 2011 > Amy Elmgren
Immigration Policy: ICE Detainers Challenged By Lawsuit
NEW YORK — Jose Jimenez Moreno has spent the last seven months in a jail in Winnebago County, Illinois, while he awaits trial for drug-related charges. If not for a […] Read More >
October 17, 2011 > Staff
Mexico: Calderón Claims PRI Considers Deals With Drug Cartels
Today in Latin America Top Story— As election season in Mexico begins to heat up, President Felipe Calderón said that members of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) may work […] Read More >
October 13, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico Arrests Zetas Leader Suspected Of Ordering Monterrey Casino Attack
Mexican defense officials said Thursday that they captured a top member of the Zetas drug cartel, who allegedly ordered the arson attack on a casino in Monterrey that killed 52 […] Read More >
October 12, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Obama Pushes For Jobs Act At Latino Heritage Summit
WASHINGTON D.C. — Speaking less then 24 hours after his American Jobs Act died at the hands of Senate Republicans, U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the White House Forum on […] Read More >
October 12, 2011 > Staff
Mexico Aids U.S. To Foil Iranian Assassination Attempt Of Saudi Ambassador
Today in Latin America Top Story — After being denied entry to Mexico, an Iranian-American man was arrested by U.S. authorities for allegedly plotting to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to […] Read More >
October 11, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico: Activists File Complaint Against Calderón For Drug War Human Rights Violations
Human rights activists filed a criminal complaint with the International Criminal Court at the Hague against Mexican President Felipe Calderón for his alleged role in the commission of war crimes […] Read More >