(2021-10-14). Pdte. de México insta a OMS aprobar vacunas contra la Covid-19. telesurtv.net "Son derechos humanos y la OMS tiene que actuar con imparcialidad", dijo el mandatario mexicano.
(2021-10-13). Mexican President AMLO Pleads with Biden to End Failed Trillion Dollar "War on Drugs"—But Powerful U.S. Interests Prefer Deadly Status Quo. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-13). Mexico Announces Reopening of Its Border With the US. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico's northern border will be reopened in November, as a result of successful negotiations concluded with the U.S. government. | RELATED: | "The closeness we have at this moment with the United States has not been experienced for many years," said Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard during AMLO's morning press conference at the National Pala…
(2021-10-13). Amajac Woman to Replace The Columbus Statue in Mexico City. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced announced that a replica of the Amajac Young Woman will take the place of the statue of Christopher Columbus which is currently on La Reforma Boulevard. | RELATED: | "We should feel proud that a Mexican Indigenous women will be represented in such a special place," Sheinbaum said referring to a pre-Hispanic artwork, which was found in the Hidalgo Amajac com…
(2021-10-13). Family Searching for Migrant Father Who Went Missing in Texas Desert as Border Deaths Hit Record. democracynow.org 
Armando Alejo Hernández went missing in the desert after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in May of 2021, but not before sending several last audio messages to his eldest son describing the difficult terrain and asking for help. "He wasn't feeling so good, and he was out of water and food," says Hernández's 17-year-old son Derek. "The group got ahead, and then he lost the group." Hernández was an undocumented worker in the United States for more than a decade before being deported in 2016. His wife and two sons, who are U.S citizens by birth, have pleaded with Border Patrol and the Mexican Consulate for help, with…
(2021-10-13). Carta de Biden a México: Señales positivas. globalizacion.ca El lunes se hizo pública la carta que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, envió la semana pasada a su homólogo Andrés Manuel López Obrador en respuesta a la que el mandatario mexicano le hizo llegar el 7 de…
(2021-10-13). Labor Market Facts from Recent CEPR Research for Hispanic* Heritage Month. cepr.net 
Hispanic Heritage Month started in 1968 to celebrate the traditions and contributions of those "whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America." The term Hispanic is somewhat ambiguous as it's used to describe over 60 million Americans from various countries and ancestries. But this month is an opportunity to highlight …
(2021-10-13). El Comedor: Call for Support for Tijuana's Migrant/Refugee Mutual Aid Kitchen. itsgoingdown.org Call to support autonomous and self-organized mutual aid center, El Comedor, amidst a new wave of attacks on migrants along the so-called US and Mexico border. The crisis of borders continues in the "Americas." Xenophobic Trump era policies are still in operation stacked atop the older and fundamental necropolitical logic of the border. Those who make…
(2021-10-13). México: Entendimiento Bicentenario vs. Plan Mérida, a la espera de resultados. globalizacion.ca México y Estados Unidos acaban de eliminar por decreto el fatídico Plan Mérida que desde la época del expresidente Felipe Calderón (2006-2012) hasta hoy, exacerbó la violencia armada y nutrió de argumentos al crimen organizado para una guerra intestina que…
(2021-10-13). US to reopen for fully vaccinated travelers from Canada & Mexico in November — reports. rt.com 
Foreign nationals fully vaccinated with WHO-approved vaccines will be able to enter the US from Canada and Mexico for non-essential travel starting November, US media reported after being briefed on the upcoming policy change. | The new rules are set to be officially announced on Wednesday and are aligned with how the US plans to regulate air travel. At the moment, only essential travel is allowed across the US land border, with restrictions renewed on a monthly basis since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. | Starting on a yet-to-be-disclosed date next month, tourists, people visiting family, and other t…
(2021-10-13). Workers rally against tobacco giant Philip Morris in three countries. peoplesdispatch.org 
Labor unionists and activists in Colombia, Mexico, and New York City, took part in protests against the largest tobacco company in the world, Philip Morris International, on Friday October 8. Philip Morris owns over 130 cigarette brands, including the world-famous Marlboro. Sintraintabaco, Colombia's National Union of Tobacco Industry Workers, coordinated the protests as part of an international plan of action to call out the company's anti-worker practices. These workers made history as it was the first ever international day of action against the tobacco giant. | Around 60 protesters rallied outside the Philip…
(2021-10-13). The Heat: U.S. migrant crisis. america.cgtn.com 
Migrants are still coming to America — even as America sends thousands back home.
(2021-10-13). Family Searches for Father Missing in Texas Desert as Border Deaths Peak. truthout.org 
Armando Alejo Hernández went missing in the desert after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in May of 2021, but not before sending several last audio messages to his eldest son describing the difficult terrain and asking for help. "He wasn't feeling so good, and he was out of water and food," says Hernández's 17-year-old son Derek. "The group got ahead, and then he lost the group." Hernández was an undocumented worker in the United States for more than a decade before being deported in 2016. His wife a…
(2021-10-13). "Missing in Brooks County": Thousands of Migrants Denied Due Process at Border Have Died in Desert. democracynow.org 
We continue to look at the humanitarian crisis along the border, where more people are dying trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border than ever before, as President Biden has increased funding for border enforcement and militarization even as he vowed not to expand Trump's border wall. We go to Brooks County in South Texas, which has recorded at least 98 migrant deaths so far this year, nearly triple the number from 2020. "People are being expelled without any due process regarding their asylum claim," says Eddie Canales, director of the South Texas Human Rights Center. "There really hasn't been a change in policy,…
(2021-10-13). Headlines for October 13, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. Reopens Borders with Canada and Mexico for Vaccinated Travelers; FDA Considers Moderna Booster, Southwest, American Airlines Rebuff TX Vaccine Mandate Ban; WI Moms Sue Schools for Endangering Kids, House Votes to Temporarily Raise Debt Ceiling, Progressive Dems Say Reconciliation Package Must Not Sacrifice Urgently Needed Social Programs, 155 Activists Arrested as Climate Actions Continue in D.C.; Indigenous Leaders March in Latin America, Nonprofit Pursues Jair Bolsonaro at ICC for "Crimes Against Humanity" for Destroying the Amazon, EU Pledges $1.15 Billion in Aid for Afghanistan as European and U.S. Deleg…
(2021-10-13). Duque Is Responsible For Crimes Against Venezuelan Migrants. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez announced that the United Nations Secretary General will be informed about the murder of two Venezuelan teenagers, who were found dead after being accused of stealing items in a supermarket in Tibu in Colombia on Oct. 9. | RELATED: | During an press conference, Rodriguez pointed out that the United States and the European Union have donated over US$1.5 billion to the Colombian S…
(2021-10-13). When Wall Street Came to My Mobile Home Park. otherwords.org For the last 20 years, I have lived and thrived in a mobile home community. I loved where I live — right up until Wall Street bought the park and threatened the well-being of myself, my neighbors, and my family. | Mobile homes are a vital source of affordable housing for around 3 million households across 45,000 communities in the United States. These households have a median income of about $36,000 and include vulnerable populations like seniors, the disabled, and immigrants. | Our mobile home community was the sort of place where every neighbor helped everybody. If my grass wasn't cut, the neighbor across…
(2021-10-13). No more workplace raids; immigration agents to target exploiting bosses instead. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO (AP)—Federal immigration agents will end mass workplace arrests of immigrant employees suspected of living in the U.S. without legal permission, according to a memo issued Tuesday by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Instead, the focus will shift to pursuing "unscrupulous employers who exploit the vulnerability of undocumented workers" and emphasize fighting worker abuse, including …
(2021-10-13). Afro-Indigenous People in Honduras Are Being Forcibly Displaced. Washington Is Complicit. libya360.wordpress.com Miriam Miranda Many would-be migrants, like the Garifuna, would love nothing more than to stay in their homes. It's Washington that's making it difficult. On this Indigenous Peoples' Day, I want to tell you about my people, the Garifuna. We're an Afro-Indigenous people, descended from Arawaks and Africans. Our ancestral territory spans the Caribbean border of…
(2021-10-13). Homeless in Colombia Under Attack. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch The fire consumed the shacks and belongings of over 300 poor displaced people, recyclers and immigrants, who had been living in temporary camps since last year. Photo: El Espectador Colombian police allegedly set fire to temporary camps during an eviction operation in Bogotá. The fire consumed the huts and belongings of over 300…
(2021-10-13). Federal Immigration Agents to End Practice of Worksite Raids. latinorebels.com CHICAGO (AP) — Federal immigration agents will end mass workplace arrests of immigrant employees suspected of living in the U.S. without legal permission, according to a memo issued Tuesday by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
(2021-10-13). Venezuela denunciará ante la ONU asesinato de niños en Colombia. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta venezolana acusó que Iván Duque promueve el odio, la discriminación y xenofobia contra los migrantes.
(2021-10-13). Allies in Congressional Black Caucus Join Fight for Immigrant Relief. latinorebels.com Congressional Black Caucus members continue to unite around immigrant relief, especially following the recent harsh treatment of Haitian migrants by ICE and Border Patrol agents.