Trump boasts of Democrats' backing for his assault on immigrants
wsws.org | 2019-12-24
With bipartisan support, conditions on the US-Mexico border and in detention centers for immigrants have become increasingly hellish.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/24/immi-d24.html

Mexico denounces excessive security presence at embassy in Bolivia
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2019-12-23
In the afternoon on December 23, the Mexican government released a statement in which it alerted to an excessive presence of security forces at the installations of its diplomatic mission in La Paz, Bolivia. According to reports, as many as 150 civilian and uniformed officers arrived to the installations in the Bolivian capital on Monday December 23 and surrounded both the residency and the embassy itself. | On November 10, the democratically elected govern…
peoplesdispatch.org/2019/12/23/mexico-denounces-excessive-security-presence-at-embassy-in-bolivia/

Trump Touts Weak Trade Deals That Likely Won't Benefit US Workers
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-23
As he faced impeachment, Donald Trump touted his trade deals as evidence of the great success of his presidency. Specifically, he touted his revised North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which the Democratic leadership agreed to, and a first-round trade agreement with China. In both cases, people are more likely to hear Trump's boasts than to see any economic benefit from these deals. | In the case of the new NAFTA (called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), it is essentially the old NAFTA…
truthout.org/articles/trump-touts-weak-trade-deals-that-likely-wont-benefit-us-workers/

The Other Americans: Asylum Seekers Routed to Guatemala
Jeff Abbott | progressive.org | 2019-12-23
A proposed amendment to immigration policy endangers asylum seekers, advocates warn.
progressive.org/dispatches/asylum-seekers-routed-guatemala-abbott-191223/

Mexico Accuses Bolivia of Intimidating Its Diplomats in La Paz
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-23
Mexico's Foreign Affairs Ministry said Monday that it was "deeply concerned" about "excessive" surveillance of the Mexican ambassador's residence and Mexican embassy in Bolivia by about 150 Bolivian intelligence and security service personnel. | RELATED: | Bolivia Joins US-Backed Lima Group Against Venezuela | Mexico said the Bolivians were "intimidating" diplomatic staff and attempted to "detain and inspect" the ambassador's vehicle on Monday. While the Undersecretary for Latin America…
telesurenglish.net/news/mexico-accuses-bolivia-of-intimidating-its-diplomats-in-la-paz-20191223-0008.html

Mexican ambassador resigns after 'shoplifting spree'
rt.com | 2019-12-23
Mexico's ambassador to Argentina has resigned for health reasons, after he appeared to be caught on camera stealing a $10 book, and was also accused of pilfering a shirt from an airport shop. | Ricardo Valero, 77, was first recalled by Mexico's foreign ministry earlier this month, after he was allegedly caught on camera taking a book from the shelf of a Buenos Aires bookstore, hiding it inside a newspaper, and walking out of the shop. | The book is believed to be a biography of Giacomo Casanova, the 18th-Century author, spy and playboy, and retailed for around $10. | The government accepted Valero's resigna…
rt.com/news/476697-mexico-ambassador-resigns-shoplifting/

Mexico was 1st to grant asylum to Morales after 'coup' and now it's 'deeply concerned' about Bolivia monitoring its embassy
rt.com | 2019-12-23
Mexico's government has expressed "deep concern" about the monitoring of its La Paz embassy by Bolivian intelligence and security services. Last month, Mexico offered deposed Bolivian leader Evo Morales asylum following a "coup." | Mexico's Foreign Ministry sounded the alarm on Monday, claiming that Bolivia's security and intelligence apparatus has been monitoring the diplomatic mission since the country granted political asylum to Morales last month. The deposed leader lost the support of his police and military in early November, after the opposition declared his re-election in October fraudulent. Morales wa…
rt.com/news/476699-mexico-bolivia-monitoring-embassy/

Mexico Finds "World's Largest Lithium Deposit" Just Before US Focus & $1.4 Trillion War-Aimed NDAA
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-18
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/17/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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Activists Cheer Approval of Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants in New York, New Jersey
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-18
People in New York and New Jersey are celebrating two victories for immigrants' rights. In New York, thousands of undocumented people waited in line for hours at Departments of Motor Vehicles on Monday to apply for a driver's license, as the "Green Light Law" went into effect six months after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed it. The law allows undocumented people to apply for a driver's license using alternative forms of identification instead of providing a Social Security Number. Meanwhile, in the neighboring state of New Jersey, state lawmakers also passed a bill Monday to allow undocumented people to app…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/18/newyork_newjersey_undocumented_immigrants_drivers_licenses

US Regime Change In Mexico, US Bombs Afghan Hospital, Saudis Get Involved In Syria & More OPCW Leaks
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-17
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Nicaragua Marked Next For US "Liberation", Trump Blames "Vicious World" For Khashoggi Murder & More
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-02
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