USMCA, Mexican Energy Reform Still Uncertain
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
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Migrants Are Stressing the Border
By RICARDO CASTILLO The question of what to do with the thousands of Central American migrants passing through Mexico still remains unanswered. So far, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has opted to follow the same erratic policy begun by his predecessor, Enrique Peña Nieto, only to see the flux of migrants grow exponentially. The point being now that
Read moreThree Real Emergencies the US Must Address on its Southern Border
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE (The following article first appeared in the U.S. political website “The Hill” and is being republished in Pulse News Mexico with specific prior permission.) The negotiations in Washington over security at the U.S. southern border should focus on three of the real emergencies that are causing widespread human suffering and exacting high costs in both the United States and Mexico: illegal drug trafficking
Read moreWhat You Need to Know About Migrants, Caravans and Mexico
By JUSTIN QUINN Special to Pulse News Mexico By now, you have probably heard the arguments on both the contentious debates over what is driving the phenomenon of migrant caravans from Central America to Mexico and the United States. And you still not be clear on what it is that’s causing these migrants to undertake such an arduous journey, often
Read more5,000 Migrants Enter Mexico Legally
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF In a sharp contrast to previous migrant caravans, the latest group of Central American immigrants that entered into Mexico has done so in a legal and orderly manner. Between Saturday, Jan. 19, and Tuesday, Jan. 22, nearly 5,000 Hondurans, Guatemalan and Salvadorian migrants entered the country from Guatemala at Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, and formally
Read more2,000 Central Americans Enter into Mexico
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF A caravan of more than 2,000 undocumented Central American migrants – mostly from Honduras – entered Mexico from Guatemala in the early morning hours of Friday, Jan. 18. The caravan crossed into Mexico through the Rodolfo Robles Valverde Bridge in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, with about half the members refusing to comply with standard passport
Read moreWhy AMLO’s Economic Border Plan Could Be Costly for Mexico
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreAsylum Seekers to US Must Now Await in Mexico
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF While still haggling with Congress to avoid a government shutdown over his demand for additional monies to fund fa border wall or other border security measures, U.S. President Donald J. Trump scored at least one political victory on Thursday, Dec. 20, when Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced that migrants seeking asylum in the
Read moreThe Time to Build Lasting Bonds Between the US and Mexico is Now
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreSanitary Conditions in Tijuana Reach Crisis Level
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The sports complex in Tijuana, Baja California, which is temporarily housing the majority of mostly Central American migrants awaiting asylum in the United States, has reached a crisis level in terms of hygiene and sanitation, according to workers from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), who are currently monitoring the situation.
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