(2023-05-18). Mexico Refuses To Hand Over Trade Bloc Presidency To Peru. popularresistance.org Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), on Monday, May 15, once again refused to hand over the pro tempore presidency of the Pacific Alliance to Peru's de facto president of Peru, Dina Boluarte. President AMLO said that there was a consensus between Mexico, Colombia and Chile not to give the presidency of the alliance to Peru. | "There are four countries [in the bloc]: Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru. And the opinion of the president of Colombia is similar to mine and the president of Chile. He is [also] not interested in giving Peru the presidency of this group called the Pacific Alliance… We c…
(2023-05-18). "Independent" union provides cover for AMLO's attacks on migrants in Mexico. wsws.org Completely ignoring the plight of migrants, SNITIS union officials held two massive saint-like pictures of AMLO under the slogan "The poor come first."
(2023-05-17). ICE, Homeland Security Accused Of Targeting Outspoken Migrant Worker For Deportation. thedissenter.org 
The following article was made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent journalism on secrecy, whistleblowers, and press freedom. Subscribe and get a Immigrant rights attorneys filed a complaint against United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that alleges that ICE detained a migrant worker known for speaking out against workplace abuse at construction and poultry plants. | Baldomero Orozco Juarez, an indigenous father from Guatemala who lives in Mississippi, was arrested at an ICE check-in on April 12, 2023. Author…
(2023-05-18). 8-year-old girl dies in U.S. Border Patrol custody. plenglish.com The minor and her family were being held at a facility in the city of Harlingen, close to the Mexican border, Customs and Border Protection said in a statement. | "Emergency Medical Services were called to the station and transported her to the local hospital where she was pronounced dead," the statement said, adding that the Office of Professional Responsibility would conduct a probe as it standard protocol in the case of a death. | The agency stressed it had contacted the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General and the Harlingen Police Department about the incident. | The death comes just…
(2023-05-18). Protecting New Mexico's Centuries-Old Water Democracy. popularresistance.org How do we mediate our relationship with water? Those in areas with unquestioned and sufficient supply may have issues with affordability and cleanliness. But in dryer parts of the country — and the world — more fundamental challenges with the allocation of scarce water are coming increasingly to the fore. | In New Mexico, the reality of scarcity pits an Indigenous perspective of water as part of the commons against a Western worldview that is centered in a system of individual property rights. These two perspectives are colliding with ever greater intensity and higher stakes. | On the one side there i…
(2023-05-18). Review: 'Pueblo Espíritu' showcases exciting experimental theater. peoplesworld.org 
When thinking of the new play Pueblo Espíritu, the quote, "And into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul," by John Muir comes to mind. The story takes place during the pandemic when the deadly outbreak is ravaging Mexico City, which is inhabited by 22 million people. A group of …
(2023-05-17). Americas Now: Pirates of the Gulf of Mexico. america.cgtn.com 
Pirates and robbing ships at sea may seem like a thing from the past. But in Mexico, a country that has been attacked by pirates for centuries, the practice continues. Elaine Reyes talks to correspondent Alasdair Baverstock who has reported on modern-day pirates targeting oil platforms and vessels in the …
(2023-05-18). Asian Americans Have the Lowest Incomes in Mississippi; Highest in New Jersey. cepr.net Asian Americans have the highest median household income of the major racial and ethnic groups in the United States. This is partially the result of an immigration process that has favored Asian immigrants with higher levels of educational attainment. However, it is important to remember that the Asian American population is diverse, and the median …
(2023-05-18). Migrantes centroamericanos temen deportación desde EE.UU. telesurtv.net Exigen a la Administración Biden la reasignación del TPS más allá del 30 de junio del 2024, para obtener residencia permanente y vivir con sus familias en EE. UU.
(2023-05-18). Desperation at the US Border. libya360.wordpress.com Natalia Marques Migrants are interviewed as they wait in the La Plaza bus terminal in Brownsville, Texas (Photo: The Party for Socialism and Liberation) Thousands of migrants, driven by economic warfare waged by the US, find themselves in conditions of despair at the southern US border There is a humanitarian crisis at the southern border…
(2023-05-18). Truck Drivers Plan Boycott Of Florida Over State's New Anti-Immigrant Bill. popularresistance.org A nationwide truckers boycott of Florida is being organized in opposition to a new state law targeting undocumented migrants and refugees. | The new legislation was initially announced by the state's fascistic governor Ron DeSantis in February and framed as a means of countering what he termed "the Biden administration's failure to secure our nation's borders." In a statement published on a government website, DeSantis declared, "Florida is a law and order state, and we won't turn a blind eye to the dangers of Biden's Border Crisis. We will continue to take steps to protect Floridians from reckless federal open b…
(2023-05-18). The opposition handed over election victory to Erdoƒüan. unitedworldint.com The severe economic crisis, the earthquake that hit 11 cities, the presidential system that does not function, millions of illegal immigrants, the lack of merit in state institutions, the injustice in income distribution, the electoral alliance that disturbs the nationalist voters (the AKP's electoral alliance with HàúDAPAR, which is close to the Türkiye-based ethnic Kurdish …
(2023-05-18). Truck drivers plan boycott of Florida in response to state's new anti-immigrant bill. wsws.org The call has been led by Latin American truckers, who over the past week have published videos in both Spanish and English on TikTok condemning SB 1718.
(2023-05-17). New immigration law impacts Florida farmworkers. america.cgtn.com 
A new immigrant law in Florida is creating panic in the agricultural community of the state.
(2023-05-18). Truck drivers plan boycott of Florida in response to state's new anti-immigrant bill. wsws.org The call has been led by Latin American truckers, who over the past week have published videos in both Spanish and English on TikTok condemning SB 1718.
(2023-05-17). New immigration law impacts Florida farmworkers. america.cgtn.com A new immigrant law in Florida is creating panic in the agricultural community of the state.