2022-02-23: News Headlines

Editor (2022-02-23). The capitalist imperative driving cruel and bipartisan U.S. migration policies. mronline.org Capitalism's need for labor is the determining factor in immigration policy. Its contradictions create a system that is consistently inhumane.

Alasdair Baverstock (2022-02-23). Mexico's economy struggles to bounce back after pandemic recession. america.cgtn.com As countries around the world seek to bounce back from the economic devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing mixed results.

KWORINOCO (2022-02-22). Latinus and MCCI Smear Campaign Against AMLO—Part of the Soft Coup. orinocotribune.com By Nancy Flores and Érika Ramírez — Feb 22, 2022 | The smear campaign recently launched against López Obrador by Latinus—a media outlet financed by Roberto Madrazo's family, pharmaceutical companies, and actors close to Claudio X González—and MCCI [Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity] should be understood as an element of the larger soft-coup strategy promoted by politicians and business persons from the opposition. For Dr. Patricia Pozos Rivera, it is very likely that, as the 2024 elections draw nearer, the media will intensify its attacks against the president. | Financed by business inter…

Alasdair Baverstock (2022-02-22). U.S. lifts ban on Mexican avocado imports. america.cgtn.com Avocados are immensely popular in the U.S. and the vast majority consumed in the country come from neighboring Mexico. So a trade ban imposed earlier this month drew notice on both sides of the border. The ban didn't last long, but the reason for …

_____ (2022-02-22). Elections In Colombia: Prospects For Change And Lack Of Guarantees. popularresistance.org The Latin American and Caribbean electoral calendar for 2022 promises to be no less hectic than that of the previous year. Among the upcoming elections and referendums that are slated for this year—Costa Rica, Mexico, Chile, Peru, perhaps Haiti—two contests that are expected to attract the most attention, due to the specific geopolitical weight of these respective countries, are the general elections in Brazil, which are supposed to take place in October, and the Colombian parliamentary and presidential elections, slated for the first half of 2022. | After 20 years of governments that have supported t…

Gloria Rubac (2022-02-22). A 'Day Without Immigrants' in Houston. workers.org Valentine's Day became a "Day Without Immigrants" around the country this year. In Houston hundreds rallied and marched Feb. 14 to tell President Joe Biden, "You better keep your promises, or we will show you the exit door." Day Without Immigrants, Houston, Feb. 14. Organizers called for those who identified . . . |

Johanna Kichton (2022-02-22). People's Action Welcomes New Executive Director: Sulma Arias. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action Board Chair Lizeth Chacon and People's Action Institute Board Chair Afúa Atta-Mensah today announced the hire of Sulma Arias as the new executive director of their organizations. "Sulma, welcome home," People's Action Board Chair Lizeth Chacon said. "Having led the immigration and immigrant justice program for National People's …

WSWS (2022-02-22). Damning Auditor General report exposes failure of Canada's government to protect migrant farm workers from COVID-19. wsws.org The report is yet another exposure of the fraudulent "pro-migrant" pretensions of the Trudeau government, which has enabled big business to make massive profits during the pandemic while workers get sick and die from COVID-19.

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