America First Undermines US Interests
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
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US, Mexico Extend Partial Border Closure through Sept 21
XINHUA Restrictions on nonessential land traffic along the border between Mexico and the United States will be extended until Sept. 21 due to the novel coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic, the Mexican Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE) announced on Friday, Aug. 14. According to the secretariat, Mexico proposed the extension of the partial closure of the border for another month after reviewing the
Read moreBodies of 51 Foreign Migrants Discovered along US Border
XINHUA Mexico’s National Institute of Immigration (INM) said Wednesday, Aug. 5, that it has recovered 51 bodies of foreign migrants from the country’s northern border with the United States since 2019. According to the INM, members of its Beta Group special task force recovered the bodies from desert terrain and the Rio Grande River that separates the two countries, which
Read moreUS Embassy to Host Online Fourth of July Celebration
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The U.S. Embassy in Mexico will host a virtual Fourth of July celebration for the U.S. expat community in Mexico on Saturday, July 4, starting at 9 a.m. local time. The gala online event will be hosted by U.S. Ambassador Christopher Landau and his wife Caroline Landau and will de in lieu of the traditional
Read moreMexico, US Extend Restrictions on Nonessential Travel
XINHUA Mexico and the United States have agreed to extend a ban on nonessential cross-border travel by land until July 21, amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, Mexico’s Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE) said Tuesday, June 17. The decision to extend the ban, which began on March 21, by another 30 days followed an assessment of the outbreaks that are developing
Read moreMexican Exports to US Down Nearly by Half
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The export of Mexican goods to the United States dropped by more than 48 percent in April, to just $15.823 billion, due to the economic slowdown provoked by the global covid-19 pandemic, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This figure represents the lowest flow of Mexican goods northward since records first began to be
Read moreIn Search of a Return to Normalcy in U.S.-Mexican Trade
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreMexico News Roundup
By RICARDO CASTILLO Jacobson’s Hearsay Interview Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson probably regrets giving an interview to reporter J. Jesús Esquivel that ran on Sunday, May 3, in Mexico’s weekly magazine Proceso. Esquivel mangled the information so badly that Jacobson had to send a set of tweets to claim that she didn’t say what Esquivel said she said.
Read more17 Months of Poor Governance
By KITZIA NIN PONIATOWSKA In 17 months of poor governance, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has surpassed his predecessors Carlos Salinas de Gortari in terms of currency devaluation, Ernesto Zedillo in terms of economic recession, Vicente Fox in incompetency, Felipe Calderón in the number of homicides and Enrique Peña Nieto in terms of corruption and ignorance. In less
Read moreThe View from the North: Why Trump Halted Immigration
By SILVIO CANTO, JR. Not surprisingly, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed what he calls a pause to immigration to the United States for 60 days while the country battles with the spread of the covid-19 coronavirus. This announcement has spurred massive controversy both in the United States and abroad, particularly in Mexico. But it is important to understand that
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