Category: United States

Obama To Begin Trip To Latin America Despite Turmoil In Japan And Libya

Today in Latin America Top Story — U.S. President Barack Obama will start his trip to Latin America in Brazil later this week, despite the ongoing international crisis in the […] Read More >

U.S. Immigration Agent Killed By Gunmen In Mexico

Today in Latin America Top Story — Gunmen in Mexico killed a U.S. Immigration agent and seriously wounded another Tuesday as the agents drove north of Mexico City. It is […] Read More >

Number Of Undocumented Immigrants Levels Off In U.S.

Today in Latin America Top Story –The number of undocumented immigrants in the United States leveled off at around 11 million last year, according to a study released on Tuesday […] Read More >

Clinton Visits Mexico For Meeting With Calderón To Discuss Drug War

Today in Latin America Top Story — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited Mexico Monday for trip to reinforce ties and voice support for the country’s ongoing drug […] Read More >

Celebrating the Virgen de Guadelupe in New York City

Towards the end of Dec. 11. and the beginning of Dec. 12, Mexicans on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border congregate at their local Catholic church to celebrate the birth […] Read More >

Wikileaks Cables Portray A Different Side Of Brazil’s Lula da Silva

While many on the international left may extol the rise of Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva and his Workers’ Party (PT, in Portuguese), which formed part of the so-called “Pink […] Read More >

Supreme Court Considers Arizona Law Targeting Undocumented Immigrant Workers

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court grappled last week over whether the state of Arizona has authority to implement standards and penalties on employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers. The […] Read More >

Immigration Enforcement Program Secure Communities Sparks Protest In New York

NEW YORK – Immigrant rights activists protested Thursday against a federal program known as Secure Communities that requires police to pass finger prints of those it arrests to Immigration and […] Read More >

DREAM Act Immigration Bill Passes In U.S. House; Senate To Vote Thursday

Today in Latin America Top Story — The United States House of Representatives narrowly voted Wednesday to approve the DREAM Act immigration bill, which offers a path to citizenship for […] Read More >

Immigration Drove Population Growth Over Last Decade In U.S., Says Census Bureau

Today in Latin America Top Story — The United States Census Bureau released estimates on Monday that showed that the U.S. population grew to somewhere between 306 million and 313 million […] Read More >