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Recession, drug war foils migrants' holiday
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Ciudad Juárez, Mexico - Transit officer Salvador Macias Medina parked his car just over the bridge connecting Mexico to El Paso, Texas, poised to help migrants navigate through Ciudad Juárez and to their hometowns for Christmas. "I've been here since 2 p.m. and not a single compatriot has sought help."
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New Cuban escape route: via Mexico
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Starting Nov. 20, undocumented Cubans found in Mexico will face immediate deportation.
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Anti-immigration strategy fails
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Here are the three things that I found most interesting about Tuesday's New Hampshire primary in which Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton and Republican Sen. John McCain won upset victories that threw the 2008 presidential race into uncharted territory...
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Angry migrant underclass might erupt in U.S.
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The rapid escalation of the U.S. anti-immigration hysteria -- fueled by ratings-hungry cable-television hotheads and leading Republican presidential hopefuls -- is a dangerous trend: It may lead to a Hispanic intifada that may rock this nation in the not-so-distant future.
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24 suspected migrants found dead
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The bodies of two dozen people washed ashore in southern Mexico after emergency officials received reports that a boat carrying Central American migrants had capsized in the Pacific. The bodies have not been identified, and officials said the government was searching for more victims around the coastal town of San Francisco del Mar, 200 miles west of the border with Guatemala. If the victims are confirmed to be migrants, it could be evidence that smugglers are increasingly turning to boats to avoid highway checkpoints set up to deter the flow of Central Americans into southern Mexico.
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Cubans' first stop to US is often Mexico
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American officials say the migration, which has grown into a multimillion-dollar-a-year smuggling enterprise, has risen sharply because many Cubans have lost hope that Raúl Castro, who took over as president from his brother Fidel in 2006, will make changes that will improve their lives. Cuban authorities contend that the migration is more economic than political and is fueled by Washington's policy of rewarding Cubans who enter the United States illegally.
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In Venezuela, uncertainty spurs a middle-class exodus
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Frustration with Chávez's reforms, inflation, and crime are causing many to leave.
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Immigration bill dies in US senate
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Bipartisan Compromise Fails To Satisfy the Right or the Left
The most dramatic overhaul of the nation's immigration laws in a generation was crushed yesterday in the Senate, with the forces of the political right and left overwhelming a bipartisan compromise on one of the most difficult issues facing the country.
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Senate agree to revive immigration bill
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Senate Democratic and Republican leaders announced on Thursday that they had agreed on a way to revive a comprehensive immigration bill that was pulled off the Senate floor seven days ago.
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