Hispanics who pursue tertiary and university studies in USA They face greater challenges than other groups to continue their higher education, including taking care of children or adults in their family. A quarter of them also feel more discriminated against than other ethnic groups, harassed, physically and mentally insecure and that they have been disrespected, […]
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Target closes 9 stores in the US “unsustainable due to theft and insecurity”
The American retail chain target reported this Tuesday that it will close nine stores in four states starting October 21 due to theft and organized crime which according to the company threaten the safety of employees and customers “and make commercial performance unsustainable”. The stores in Harlem, New York, Seattle, Washington, San Francisco/Oakland, California, and […]
AMLO will meet with foreign ministers from 10 countries to bring the immigration plan to Biden
The Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obradorprepares a regional proposal to address the migration crisisfor which he will meet with foreign ministers from the 10 countries with the largest exodus of migrants, the governor of Oaxaca, Salomón Jara, revealed this Monday after a meeting at the National Palace. The proposal will be presented to the […]
Colombia presents to the United States new anti-drug policy 2023-2030
The Colombian Government presented this Monday to USA the new policy against drugsan initiative based on pursuing large drug traffickers and support farmers, and with which it plans to reduce cocaine production by 40% to 900 tons per year. The presentation was made at the III Meeting of the Colombia-United States Anti-Narcotics Working Group, which […]
Moody’s: US government shutdown would be negative for its credit profile
The rating agency Moody’s said on Monday that a US government shutdown would be negative for its credit profile as it would suggest institutional and governance weakness compared to other countries, although the economic impact would likely be short-lived. U.S. government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers would be furloughed […]
Migration crisis on the Mexican border stops the first industrial plants
The migration crisis suffering Mexico has already caused the first factories to stop their production in the north of the country, while more than 320 maquiladoras are already analyzing stopping operations in a border strip where maquiladora activity represents half of the jobs. The idled plants, which employ about 5,000 workers, have not been able […]
Collecting what migrants leave: full-time work at the US border
Marco Antonio González used to fish in the Río Grande, on the border between Mexico and USA, But with the arrival of hundreds of migrants daily, he saw another way to make a living on the shores. “Once while fishing I found 100 dollars that came in a bag, I started coming. And since now […]
California vetoes initiative requiring drivers in autonomous trucks
The governor of California (USA), Gavin Newsom, has vetoed a bill that would require the presence of human drivers in autonomous trucks, a measure that union leaders and truckers could save hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state. The bill vetoed Friday night would have the circulation of autonomous cargo vehicles is prohibited over […]
The US affirms that it has consolidated itself as Nicaragua’s main trading partner
The new charge d’affaires of USA in NicaraguaKevin Michael O’Reilly said this Saturday that his country has established itself as Managua’s first trading partner. “Today the United States is the most important trading partner in the world for Nicaragua,” the US diplomat highlighted in an audio with video that he posted on his social network […]
Fed eyes more rate hikes even after unchanged meeting
The authorities of the Federal Reserve of USA warned on Friday of new increases in rateseven after leaving borrowing costs stable this week, and two officials said they are still not convinced that the battle against the inflation is over. These statements were qualified with words like “patience” and the recognition that price growth has […]