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WITHOUT A COUNTRY: In Mexicali, a haven for broken lives - latimes.com
The once-grand El Hotel Centenario is now the decrepit El Hotel del Migrante Deportado — the Hotel of the Deported Migrant. It hosts a procession of lost souls
120529  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
13 hours ago by isacson
For Many Illegal Entrants Into U.S., a Particularly Inhospitable First Stop - NYTimes.com
The rise of stash houses in Texas comes as an opposite trend unfolds in parts of Southern California and Arizona, where such activity has declined
120529  mexico  bordersecurity  migration  uspolicy 
13 hours ago by isacson
A better border is possible - Salon.com
While it might be improper in some civilized settings to make overt racialized attacks on Mexicans and Mexican-Americans, by couching the attack as against “undocumented immigrants,” anything goes
120529  mexico  uspolicy  migration  newsemail 
20 hours ago by isacson
La Jornada: Exilio consecuencia de la impunidad
Esta es la realidad que recordaremos de la administración de Felipe Calderón
120524  mexico  humanrightsdefenders  migration 
5 days ago by isacson
U.S. may start deporting criminal illegal immigrants deep into Mexico | Nation | News fr...
Last fiscal year, the government spent $120.9 million deporting 182,655 people by plane
120524  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
5 days ago by isacson
Hallan 131 inmigrantes ilegales en vivienda de EU - El Mundo - El Universal
La vivienda, que está situada a 13 kilómetros de McAllen en el pueblo de Alton, tenía servicios, electricidad y que las personas contaban con alimentos
120523  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
6 days ago by isacson
The Rise of Legal Immigration From Mexico - Shannon K. O'Neil - International - The Atlantic
The vast majority of these came on "family reunification visas"--spouses, parents, children, or siblings of U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents
120515  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
14 days ago by isacson
Priest who denounced abuse, kidnapping of migrants in southern Mexico flees death threats - The Washington Post
Solalinde has become widely known in Mexico for publicly denouncing corruption and abuse of mainly Central American migrants
120515  mexico  humanrightsdefenders  migration 
14 days ago by isacson
In Mexico, rising tension at shelter for migrants - Wire - Lifestyle - bellinghamherald.com
The San Juan Diego Migrant House is hundreds of miles from any frontier, but in many ways it crystallizes the wider border-crossing drama
120508  mexico  migration 
21 days ago by isacson
BBC News - Two charged after illegal immigrants found in Texas houses
It follows the discovery of 115 people locked inside three small houses in Edinburg, close to the Mexican border
120504  mexico  bordersecurity  migration 
25 days ago by isacson
Tim Noah: Our Non-Existent Immigration Crisis | The New Republic
If the U.S. recession and stepped-up deportations probably weren’t decisive in reducing the number of illegal immigrants, what was? Very likely, societal changes in Mexico
120503  mexico  migration  uspolicy 
26 days ago by isacson
Diario del Sur acusa hostigamiento del INM
El director del diario de Tapachula, Chiapas, dijo que elementos del INM catearon las instalaciones de la publicación para verificar que no trabaje ahí ningún indocumentado. “Fue indignante”, aseguró
120430  mexico  pressfreedom  migration 
29 days ago by isacson
Editorial: Perspective on migration from Mexico | Dallas Morning News Editorials - Opinion and Commentary for Dallas, Texas - The Dallas Morning News
When you have 1.4 million people moving back to Mexico between 2005 and 2010 — including 300,000 U.S.-born children — the force at work is more push than pull
120430  mexico  migration  uspolicy 
29 days ago by isacson
The receding tide of illegal immigrants from Mexico - The Washington Post
Mexico is more politically developed than before NAFTA; its current problems can’t overturn what has become one of the most vibrant multiparty systems in the Americas
120430  mexico  uspolicy  migration  economyandsecurity 
29 days ago by isacson
Mexican president discusses immigration in Texas
While Calderon made reference to various initiatives U.S. states have passed to control illegal immigration, he singled out Arizona's law, which he described as not only anti-immigrant but also as possibly racist
120426  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
4 weeks ago by isacson
Horrifying video of death of a Mexican immigrant airs as Supreme Court takes up Arizona’s ‘Show us papers’ law   - NY Daily News
After viewing the horrifying video, one has to wonder whatever happened to human rights
120425  mexico  uspolicy  migration  humanrights 
4 weeks ago by isacson
Calderon Says Mexico Reduced Net Migration to U.S. to Zero - Bloomberg
Speaking at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Calderon, whose six-year term ends in December, said the North American Free Trade Agreement signed two decades ago has improved the economic outlook on both sides
120425  mexico  uspolicy  migration  economyandsecurity 
4 weeks ago by isacson
Arizona immigration law: Mexico gets involved in US Supreme Court case - CSMonitor.com
The Arizona immigration law threatens Mexico-US relations, says a brief submitted on behalf of Mexico and 16 other countries ahead of Wednesday’s oral argument at the Supreme Court
120424  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
5 weeks ago by isacson
Report finds wave of Mexican immigration to U.S. has ended - latimes.com
The Mexican demographic trends and the U.S. political shift toward increased enforcement mean that immigration from Mexico is probably down for the long run
120424  mexico  migration  uspolicy 
5 weeks ago by isacson
Net Migration from Mexico Falls to Zero—and Perhaps Less | Pew Hispanic Center
In the five-year period from 2005 to 2010, about 1.4 million Mexicans immigrated to the United States and about 1.4 million Mexican immigrants and their U.S.-born children moved from the United States to Mexico
120424  mexico  migration  uspolicy  [x]ngodocument 
5 weeks ago by isacson
BBC News - Mexico-US migration slips after 40 years of growth
A Pew Hispanic Center study shows immigration began to slow five years ago and may have reversed by 2010
120424  mexico  migration  uspolicy 
5 weeks ago by isacson
Pide PRD protección para el sacerdote Alejandro Solalinde | | Animal Político
El sacerdote quien es coordinador de la organización católica Pastoral de Movilidad Humana Pacífico Sur del Episcopado Mexicano, recibió amenazas el 15 de abril pasado por dos desconocidos que interceptaron a migrantes
120423  mexico  humanrights  migration 
5 weeks ago by isacson
Latin American Herald Tribune - Greater Vigilance Along Border Has Not Improved Security
Both groups emphasized the importance of the debate over the situation along the border in a year when both the United States and Mexico will hold presidential elections
120420  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  migration 
5 weeks ago by isacson
U.S.-Mexico Border Build-Up Found Excessive - IPS ipsnews.net
"The threats that actually exist don't justify them, and the side effects – among them a severe humanitarian toll on migrants – are mounting," the report said
120420  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  migration 
5 weeks ago by isacson
Forced North by Mexican Drug Wars, but United in Exile - NYTimes.com
They have bonded through their common tragedies, and formed Mexicanos en Exilio — Mexicans in Exile
120413  mexico  publicsecurity  migration 
6 weeks ago by isacson
Violence in Colombia displacing more people into Ecuador - AlertNet
The number had risen due to "the deteriorating conditions" in and around Tumaco
120413  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-narino  c-displacement  ecuador  migration  [x]ngodocument 
6 weeks ago by isacson
Proceso » EU, no México, decidirá reforma migratoria: Sarukhán
“Quien crea que la reforma migratoria es un tema que va a darse por la capacidad de cabildeo o de negociación del gobierno mexicano está fumando demasiado de lo que estamos asegurando en México”, fueron sus palabras
120412  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
6 weeks ago by isacson
Making the border less enticing to cross - latimes.com
Since last year, agents in Arizona have called Mexican and Central American television and radio stations and newspapers, asking for the opportunity to tell of the dangers of crossing illegally
120409  mexico  centralamericaregional  uspolicy  migration 
7 weeks ago by isacson
Migrants stage 'crucifixion' procession in Mexico  | ajc.com
Dozens of Central American migrants staged a mock crucifixion of one of their colleagues Friday to illustrate the dangers and suffering they face in southern Mexico
120409  mexico  migration  publicsecurity 
7 weeks ago by isacson
As tide of illegal immigrants goes home, will US economy suffer? - CSMonitor.com
The illegal immigrant boom has fizzled; and as Mexican migrants go home, the question is whether it will drain the labor pool and hurt the US economy
120409  mexico  migration  uspolicy 
7 weeks ago by isacson
Home again in Mexico: Illegal immigration hits net zero - CSMonitor.com
One million Mexicans said they returned from the US between 2005 and 2010, according to a new dem-ographic study of Mexican census data. That's three times the number who said they'd returned in the previous five-year period
120409  mexico  migration 
7 weeks ago by isacson
Más de 1.800 mexicanos muertos desde 2006 intentando entrar a EEUU - ElFaro.net
Al menos 1.820 emigrantes mexicanos han muerto en su intento de entrar ilegalmente a Estados Unidos desde diciembre de 2006 y 706 de ellos no han podido ser identificados, según datos de la cancillería de México
120409  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
7 weeks ago by isacson
Lucha libre using immigration to attract US fans
"With this, I just walk in with the Arizona flag and the audience boos before I even say a word"
120330  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
8 weeks ago by isacson
Proceso » Próximo presidente deberá pedir perdón a Centroamérica: Solalinde
Solalinde dijo que, además, el nuevo gobierno estará obligado a hacer el recuento sobre del daño causado, así como de los miles de mujeres y hombres que han desaparecido en territorio mexicano
120322  mexico  centralamericaregional  publicsecurity  migration 
9 weeks ago by isacson
Hubbard: A turnaround in Mexico - The Denver Post
Despite well-publicized issues surrounding organized crime and poverty, a significant positive transformation is taking place in Mexico
120319  mexico  migration  economyandsecurity 
10 weeks ago by isacson
Detienen a 43 guatemaltecos ocultos en camión en norte de México
La detención se produjo en una carretera del municipio de Camargo, a unos 200 km al sur de la frontera con Estados Unidos, por donde transitaba un camión con una carga de colchones
120314  mexico  guatemala  migration 
10 weeks ago by isacson
Brasil entre dos necesidades migratorias | Plaza Pública
Oscilante entre la necesidad de atraer profesionales calificados, para enfrentar los desafíos de su crecimiento económico, y su tradición de acoger a extranjeros por razones humanitarias, Brasil intenta diseñar una política migratoria
120307  brazil  migration 
11 weeks ago by isacson
Honduras in grip of drug violence, poverty - News from USA Today
Honduras has the highest murder rate in the world at 82 homicides per 100,000 people in 2010
120307  honduras  publicsecurity  migration 
11 weeks ago by isacson
AFP: US to repatriate undocumented Mexicans by air
The United States will increase repatriating undocumented Mexicans by air to take pressure off authorities in busy border crossing areas
120228  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
february 2012 by isacson
Mexico’s Burgeoning Economy Amid Drug Violence | LatIntelligence
Given the falling birth rates in Mexico in the 1980s and 1990s, fewer Mexicans are turning eighteen and entering the labor force each year compared to, say, twenty years ago
120222  mexico  economyandsecurity  migration 
february 2012 by isacson
Hillary Clinton recibe a Harold Caballeros
El canciller Harold Caballeros se reúne hoy con la secretaria de Estado de Estados Unidos, Hillary Clinton, a fin de insistir en el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, en inglés) para los migrantes nacionales, el levantamiento del embargo militar al país y la propuesta de discutir la despenalización
120221  guatemala  uspolicy  migration 
february 2012 by isacson
Please, A Little Honesty about Illegal Immigration - National Review Online
In most respects, illegal immigration has proven as immoral as it is unlawful
120216  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
february 2012 by isacson
La ONU demanda esclarecer plagios de migrantes
El Comité para la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial de la ONU exigió al Gobierno de México que informe sobre el secuestro de 22 mil migrantes, durante la audiencia pública que se celebra en Ginebra
120216  mexico  migration  humanrights 
february 2012 by isacson
US Hands Over 14,237 Unaccompanied Minors to Mexico in 2011 | Fox News Latino
Of the minors handed over to authorities in Mexico, 11,520, or nearly 81 percent, were Mexican and the other 2,717 were of various unspecified nationalities
120214  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
february 2012 by isacson
Mexico army finds 73 Central American migrants - Boston.com
Soldiers raided the three homes simultaneously Tuesday in the city of Miguel Aleman, which is across from Roma, Texas
120210  mexico  publicsecurity  migration 
february 2012 by isacson
Haitians bound for Brazil languish in Peru's Amazon | Reuters
Nearly 300 Haitians fleeing the poverty of their earthquake-ravaged homeland have been stuck for a month in the Peruvian Amazon
120209  brazil  peru  migration 
february 2012 by isacson
Agencia de EEUU crea figura de ombudsman para inmigrantes indocumentados - ElFaro.net
El defensor público del ICE permitirá tener un contacto más cercano y recibir inquietudes y preguntas de personas que estén en procesos de deportación y de activistas y grupos de defensa de los inmigrantes
120208  entireregion  uspolicy  migration 
february 2012 by isacson
Brazil Limits Haitian Immigration - NYTimes.com
Barred from legally finding work in Brazil, some Haitians have ended up working the illegal gold mines of the Peruvian Amazon
120208  brazil  haiti  peru  migration 
february 2012 by isacson
Brazil takes steps to deal with influx of Haitian migrants | Global development | guardian.co.uk
Brazil government pledges money to north-west states where migrants arrived, and acts to issue work visas for Haitians
120203  brazil  haiti  migration 
february 2012 by isacson
A Little Carrot, a Lot More Stick | North American Congress on Latin America
The small “carrot” of allowing ICE prosecutors some discretion in cases of deportation should not obscure the larger reality of repression that the Obama administration has helped to bring about
120202  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
february 2012 by isacson
In Mexico, remittances rising after years of stagnation - latimes.com
Mexican migrants in places such as Los Angeles say work prospects have brightened somewhat on the U.S. side, allowing those with jobs to send more money home to relatives in Mexico
120202  mexico  uspolicy  migration  economyandsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Brazil's Rousseff: Visas offered to Haiti - Boston.com
She was visiting to showcase Brazilian efforts helping Haiti recover from the devastating earthquake two years ago
120202  brazil  haiti  brazilianforeignpolicy  migration 
february 2012 by isacson
Struggling Mexican vendors head north - San Antonio Express-News
The dozen or so vendors here, having given up on tourists venturing into violence-plagued northern Mexico, now hawk their goods in Mercado Juárez Brownsville
120130  mexico  publicsecurity  migration 
january 2012 by isacson
Migrant trash piles up at remote U.S.-Mexico border areas | Reuters
The problem was compounded as immigrants and drug traffickers responded to ramped up vigilance on the U.S.-Mexico border by taking increasingly remote routes
120130  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
january 2012 by isacson
Captured crossers returning less often
The percentage of people apprehended two or more times by the Border Patrol within the same fiscal year - known as the recidivism rate - has declined each of the last four years
120125  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
january 2012 by isacson
Border Patrol says illegal crossers boarded plane
The pilot was apparently trying to avoid Border Patrol checkpoints on highways that run through California's Imperial Valley
120125  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  migration 
january 2012 by isacson
How US Policies Fueled Mexico's Great Migration | The Nation
The experience of Veracruz migrants reveals a close connection between US investment and trade deals in Mexico and the displacement and migration of its people
120120  mexico  uspolicy  economyandsecurity  migration 
january 2012 by isacson
Playing Tough | Opinion Blog | dallasnews.com
Is it possible to slam shut a revolving door?
120119  mexico  uspolicy  migration  bordersecurity 
january 2012 by isacson
Activistas abogan por desplazados
El 23 de agosto último, 268 guatemaltecos fueron desplazados de la comunidad Nueva Esperanza, Sierra Lacandona, Petén, por las fuerzas de seguridad guatemalteca, y buscaron refugio en Tenosique, Tabasco, México
120117  mexico  guatemala  migration 
january 2012 by isacson
The Associated Press: AP Exclusive: Border Patrol to toughen policy
Punishments vary by region but there is a common thread: Simply turning people around after taking their fingerprints is the choice of last resort
120117  mexico  migration  uspolicy 
january 2012 by isacson
En menos de 15 días, Honduras recibe casi 500 deportados - Diario El Heraldo de Honduras
Solo en esta semana, 214 hondureños que vieron fracasar sus esperanzas de una vida mejor en territorio norteamericano, fueron retornados por vía aérea
120113  honduras  uspolicy  migration 
january 2012 by isacson
Brazil to Grant Work Visas to Haitians - NYTimes.com
Thousands of Haitians have made arduous journeys to the Brazilian Amazon over the past year in a desperate search for work
120111  brazil  haiti  migration 
january 2012 by isacson
BBC News - Haitians in Brazil get visas but border checks increase
Many arrive in remote border towns after being brought to South America by people-smugglers and trekking through the jungles of Peru and Bolivia
120111  brazil  haiti  migration 
january 2012 by isacson
Mexico rounds up 71 Guatemalan squatters occupying tent camp on border since August - The Washington Post
The Guatemalans have been in talks with their government about returning, but reportedly don’t want to do so until they have guaranteed housing in their home country
120110  mexico  guatemala  migration 
january 2012 by isacson
Solalinde acusa a Calderón de acallar a defensores de derechos humanos
El sacerdote compareció en calidad de indiciado ante el MP por los presuntos delitos de abandono de persona e infringir malos tratos a un migrante guatemalteco
111209  mexico  humanrights  migration 
december 2011 by isacson
Migrant Human Rights in Mexico and the Merida Initiative (Taken Question)
The Department of State received a letter from Members of Congress expressing concern for the safety of migrants in Mexico. We are finalizing a response to the letter
111208  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
december 2011 by isacson
Muere guatemalteco a manos de agente fronterizo de los EE. UU.
Las investigaciones iniciales indican que el joven golpeó con un objeto a uno de los perros de la Patrulla Fronteriza y fue cuando el agente le disparó en el pecho
111208  guatemala  uspolicy  migration  humanrights 
december 2011 by isacson
Canciller critica a Barack Obama
“El problema es que el presidente (Barack) Obama no quiso darle a Guatemala al día de hoy el TPS —Estatuto de Protección Temporal—”, declaró ayer el canciller Haroldo Rodas
111208  guatemala  uspolicy  migration 
december 2011 by isacson
Arrests drop at U.S.-Mexican border – USATODAY.com
That marks the first time in decades that formal removals from the U.S. outpaced arrests at the border
111207  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
december 2011 by isacson
Arrests of illegal migrants on U.S.-Mexico border plummet - Summify
The Border Patrol apprehended 327,577 illegal crossers along the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2011, which ended Sept. 30, numbers not seen since Richard Nixon was president
111206  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
december 2011 by isacson
Unemployment leading to California exodus - CBS News
From a high of 1,600,000 arrests in 2000, the Border Patrol last year arrested 327,000 - a low not seen since the early 1970s
111205  mexico  migration  uspolicy 
december 2011 by isacson
U.S. lawmakers push for better treatment of illegal immigrants in Mexico - Washington Times
“The current levels of abuse against migrants in transit in Mexico represent a humanitarian crisis that has been recognized by international human rights organizations across the globe,” they wrote
111205  mexico  migration  uspolicy 
december 2011 by isacson
Migrants Say They're Unwilling Mules For Cartels : NPR
Federal agents, prosecutors, defense attorneys and migrants themselves say that traffickers have begun recruiting undocumented immigrants at the border, both voluntarily and forcibly
111205  mexico  migration  narcotrafficking  uspolicy 
december 2011 by isacson
Mexico Drug War Refugees Look for Escape But to No Avail | Fox News Latino
Military offensives against the drug cartels and turf battles among crime syndicates have pushed the war into areas once considered quiet
111205  mexico  publicsecurity  migration 
december 2011 by isacson
Patrulla fronteriza reemplaza muro agujereado en playa del sur de California - Internacionales - ABC Digital
El nuevo muro de concreto y de casi 6 metros de alto en Imperial Beach, en el extremo suroeste de California, está destinado a desalentar a los emigrantes
111129  mexico  uspolicy  migration 
november 2011 by isacson
Cuando migrar despierta más esperanza que un nuevo gobierno | Plaza Pública
Después de cuatro alcaldes y tres presidentes sin impacto alguno en su aldea, algunos residentes de San José Calderas que fueron deportados hace tres años decidieron buscar ayuda por cuenta propia
111129  guatemala  economyandsecurity  migration 
november 2011 by isacson
Traffickers, migrants use cell phones along U.S.-Mexico border | Fox News Latino
The use of cell phones has facilitated the illegal activities of immigrant smugglers as well as the work of activists and academics to benefit immigrants
111121  mexico  migration  bordersecurity 
november 2011 by isacson
Transfer programs push deportations to record high | SignOnSanDiego.com
Deportations along the California-Mexico border rose sharply during the past fiscal year mainly because of U.S. efforts to disrupt smuggling routes and discourage migrants who keep making illegal crossings
111031  mexico  migration  uspolicy 
october 2011 by isacson
Fence, Surveillance & Troops Lead to Drop in Apprehensions in El Paso, Border Patrol Says | Fox News Latino
Border Patrol officials say that in 2005 more than 120,000 undocumented immigrants were caught in the in the sector; in 2007, 75,464 apprehension were made. Last year, there were 12,251 arrests
111028  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  migration 
october 2011 by isacson
Why a Border Fence Wouldn't Work | Debate Club | US News Opinion
Building a physical fence along the entire border with Mexico was one of the dumbest ideas I heard when I was commissioner
111026  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  migration 
october 2011 by isacson
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