Category: North America
June 21, 2011 > Staff
Judge Hears Arguments Over Georgia Immigration Law; Promises Ruling By July 1
Today in Latin America Top Story — A U.S. federal judge on Monday heard arguments for and against Georgia’s tough new immigration law. Georgia’s law, which has similar language to […] Read More >
June 20, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
McCain Blames Wildfires In Arizona On Undocumented Immigrants
Republican Arizona Senator John McCain said that the state’s raging wildfires were started in part by undocumented immigrants, who light fires in the wilderness for warmth, to send signals and […] Read More >
June 16, 2011 > Staff
Mexican Drug War Violence Leaves Governor’s Bodyguards Dead In Monterrey
Today in Latin America Top Story — Violence from Mexico’s drug war continued to plague Monterrey this week as two bodyguards of the governor of Nuevo León were found dead […] Read More >
June 15, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Bloomberg Says No Immigration Reform Is “National Suicide”
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg once again challenged the U.S. government’s failure to set a national immigration policy during a speech on Wednesday. Speaking at the Council of Foreign […] Read More >
June 14, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexican Judge Orders The Release Of Jorge Hank Rhon For Lack Of Evidence
UPDATE: After being released from custody early Tuesday, Baja California state prosecutors immediately rearrested Jorge Hank Rhon in connection with a murder investigation. A Mexican judge ordered the release Tuesday […] Read More >
June 14, 2011 > Molly OToole
Will The United States Change Its Approach To The War On Drugs?
NEW YORK — At one end was the famed silver mane of British entrepreneur Richard Branson, across the table were dignitaries and public health experts from Western Europe, but it […] Read More >
June 14, 2011 > Staff
Mexico’s Carstens Meets With Geithner; Says Lagarde Appointment Could Be “Conflict of Interest”
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexico’s central bank head Agustín Carstens was in the United States Monday to meet with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in an effort to […] Read More >
June 13, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico Discovers 210 Migrants Hidden In A Truck In Chiapas
Police in Mexico discovered 210 migrants Sunday, hidden inside a truck near the country’s southern border with Guatemala. Officials discovered the people after stopping the truck at a highway checkpoint. […] Read More >
June 10, 2011 > Roque Planas
Alabama Passes Country’s Toughest Immigration Law Yet
Republican Governor of Alabama Robert Bentley Thursday signed a law cracking down on illegal immigration that many in the news media are describing as the nation’s toughest. The law instructs […] Read More >
June 9, 2011 > Staff
Text Of Alabama Immigration Law, HB 56
The Alabama state legislature passed a controversial new immigration bill on June 9 that requires public schools to check students’ immigration status, criminalizes giving an undocumented immigrant a ride, requires […] Read More >