The governor of Texas plans to sign a law Monday that will allow state law enforcement to detain people suspected of illegally crossing the border between USA and Mexicogranting local agents powers that for a long time belonged to the federal government. The move will likely trigger legal challenges from human rights groups. The law, […]
Tag: Mexico
Banxico: adjustments to key rates could be gradual, says its governor
The governor of central bank of Mexico (Banxico)Victoria Rodríguez, considers that the downward adjustments in the rate key of the entity could be gradual and will depend on the behavior of the inflationaccording to an interview published on Monday in the newspaper El Financiero. Banxico decided last week to maintain its reference interest rate at […]
Galvez adds a new spokesperson powered by AI towards the 2024 elections in Mexico
The artificial intelligence (AI) arrived this Sunday at the electoral pre-campaigns in Mexico and the only opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez will have its own spokesperson powered by this technology: iXóchitl. This is not the first time that the candidate of the Frente Amplio por México uses AI to spread a position or a message to […]
Increase in migratory flows increased the violation of migrants in Honduras
The increase in migratory flows in Honduras in 2023 the violation of human rights of the thousands of migrants that have crossed through the Central American country. This was indicated this Sunday by the National Commissioner for Human Rights in Honduras (Conadeh) in a statement, within the framework of the International Migrant Day that is […]
Mayan Train, the controversial hope for economic development in southern Mexico
The hope that the Mayan Train, the emblematic work of the president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, take to the southeast of Mexico, traditionally forgotten, greater visibility and economic growth never seen before is latent in local ejidatarios, although they recognize the impact on labor and ways of life. “I believe that this, by bringing a […]
Reduction of working hours to 40 hours a week stalls in Mexico Congress
The reform to reduce the working day labor in Mexico to 40 hours a week from the current 48 hours would not be approved this year, five sources involved in the discussions told Reuters, so its debate will have to wait until early 2024, when the legislature resumes its functions. Since its discussion began last […]
Mexico and the US create a mechanism to monitor illicit investments and financing
The Governments of Mexico and USA agreed this Thursday on a joint scheme to monitor the security of investments made on both sides of the border, as well as pursue the money laundering and the corruption that allow financing illicit activities such as drug trafficking fentanyl. “I am pleased to announce that the United States […]
US Treasury announces sanctions against fentanyl trafficking network in Mexico
USA imposed sanctions against 15 Mexicans and two companies accused of being part of a network dedicated to trafficking fentanyl to that country, the Secretary of the Treasure, Janet Yellen, at a time when Washington seeks to intensify its fight against that deadly substance. “Today, more people between the ages of 18 and 49 die […]
Thousands of migrants wait outdoors to be processed at the US-Mexico border
Thousands of migrants They are enduring low temperatures outdoors, without food and water, waiting for days to be processed by the Border Patrol along the border between USA and Mexico. The situation is reaching a critical point as the number of migrants from different parts of the world crossing the border to request asylum increases […]
AMLO minimizes the drop in Mexico’s educational results in the PISA report
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obradorminimized this Wednesday the results of the report of the International Program for Student Monitoring (PISA) published on Tuesday, which revealed a decline in the level of Mexican students in mathematics, reading and science. “We do not take them into account because all these parameters were created in […]