Category: Regions
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 15, 2011 > Staff
Obama Visits Puerto Rico; Hopes To Gain Latino Votes For 2012 Election
Today in Latin America Top Story — Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president since since John F. Kennedy to visit Puerto Rico on Tuesday, fulfilling a promise he […] 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
Peru’s Humala And García Both Hint At Pardon For Ex-Leader Fujimori
Peru’s president-elect Ollanta Humala may pardon imprisoned, former president Alberto Fujimori on humanitarian grounds after he was hospitalized earlier this month. Humala, who recently beat Fujimori’s daughter Keiko in Peru’s […] 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 13, 2011 > Staff
Brazil’s Rousseff Remains Popular Despite A Corruption Scandal And Continued Inflation
Today in Latin America Top Story — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s poll numbers rose slightly this weekend, despite suffering her first major scandal and rising inflation. A poll by Datafolha […] Read More >
June 10, 2011 > Staff
Peru’s Humala Visits Brazil To Meet With Rousseff; Looks To Distance Himself From Chávez
Today in Latin America Top Story — Peru’s president-elect Ollanta Humala made a visit to Brazil Thursday, where he met with President Dilma Rousseff, as part of his South American […] 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 >