President Donald Trump announced America has entered a “United States-Mexico Trade Agreement” from the White House, dumping the name NAFTA due to bad connotations.
Trump hopes to start negotiations with Canada ASAP. He said “we’ll see” if Canada will join this agreement or have a separate agreement.
Senator Cory Booker appeared at the Netroots 2018 conference.
Netroots is the annual gathering of far-left (“progressive”) activists. For presidential hopefuls hoping to generate buzz among the base, Netroots is a must. This year Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, and Cory Booker were among the speakers.
GREAT NEWS! The man accused of murdering Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in December 2010 was extradited from Mexico to the U.S.
Suspect Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes allegedly used a gun from Operation Fast & Furious, a gun-running scheme established under former Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice. He will face charges of...
He’s like the Mexican version of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren rolled into one.
The Associated Press reports:
Newly-elected Mexican president promises to send everyone to college
Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is promising to send to college every young person who wants to attend.
Lopez Obrador told reporters Saturday that all young Mexicans...
Third time is a charm for former Mexico City mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The two-time presidential runner up came out on top of Mexico’s presidential election on Sunday in a landslide victory.
He’s the first leftist to win the election in decades in Mexico. Some of his supporters have referred him...
President Donald Trump’s administration failed to reach a deal with Canada, Mexico, and the European Union, which led the president to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
Trump gave these three an extension when he brought up tariffs last month, but Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the administration will not renew...
The migrant caravan marching up from Central America through Mexico stirred the U.S. immigration debate, becoming emblematic of the southern border neglect.
Some 1,200 people, mostly from Honduras, planned to traverse Mexico and make their way to the U.S. southern border where they would sneak on to U.S. soil or...
Over the weekend, Fuzzy blogged about a caravan of hundreds of Central Americans crossing over into Mexico in an attempt to cross America’s border. The people want...
The corruption of Mexican law enforcement has long been known, and it looks like little has changed. Four Mexican police officers have been arrested on charges related to the abduction of three Italians.
Apparently, the police officers in question were ordered—possibly by the dangerous Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)—to abduct and deliver...
The US State Department has confirmed that “multiple US citizens” died in a tour bus crash in Mexico that carried passengers from a Royal Caribbean cruise. From Fox News:
A bus carrying Royal Caribbean cruise ship passengers looking forward to a day at the Mayan ruins on Tuesday flipped over in southeastern...
Universities in Mexico are making plans to accommodate more students in the event of a full DACA repeal. Since so many Dreamers are college students, they expect a major uptick in enrollment.
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico City on Tuesday afternoon and officials have said it has so far killed 225 people, including children who were in school at the time. From CNN:
“The priority now is continue rescuing those who are still trapped and provide medical attention to the injured,” President Enrique...
Reuters has discovered that Canada has detained at least five times as many Mexicans than in the previous two years due to new visa requirements.
This stat is interesting considering the fact that Canada has portrayed itself as welcoming and America as a bad guy to Mexicans. From Reuters:
Canada’s detention of Mexicans...
President Donald Trump has officially alerted Congress that he will begin NAFTA renegotiation talks. This gives Trump’s administration, Congress, and businesses a 90 day consultation period before he sits down with Canada and Mexico. From Fox Business:
“Today, President Trump is fulfilling one of his key promises to the American people,” U.S....
Major news publications are abuzz with rumors Trump may sign an Executive Order withdrawing the U.S. from NAFTA. What the order might say and what it might do, no one is entirely sure. Probably because as far as has been confirmed — no order has been written yet.
From the NYT:
WASHINGTON —...
FINALLY. After seven long years, authorities have arrested the man suspected of pulling the trigger and murdering Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in December 2010.
The gun he used belonged to Operation Fast and Furious, the gun running scheme set up under then-Attorney General Eric Holder. Fox News reported:
The suspect, Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes,...
Journalists have faced escalating danger in recent months due to the cartels. Numerous murders have forced one news outlet to shut down production entirely.
El Norte De Cd. Juarez’s director, Oscar Cantu Murgia, announced the shut down on Sunday after the murder of Miroslava Breach, a collaborator for the paper, in the...
