The Current Escalation of U.S.-Venezuela Relations
April 15, 2020
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The United States has had a longstanding tumultuous relationship with Nicolás Maduro, the acting President of Venezuela.
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Policy Analysis: The Migrant Protection Protocol
March 23, 2020
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On February 28th, 2020, spirits were raised when a United States Federal Court ruled that the Migrant Protection Protocol, a trump immigration
Afro-Latino Identities in the U.S. and Double Marginalization
March 9, 2020
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Afro-Latinos in the United States experience double marginalization frequently due to stereotypes that are widespread regarding black and Latino communities.
Political Art at the U.S.-Mexico Border
February 18, 2020
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Many artists use their medium as a form to express themselves in moments of heightened emotions.
How the U.S. immigration 'crisis' is affecting Mexico
January 24, 2019
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Under the Donald Trump presidency, recent years have seen a substantial rise in the attention and emotion invested in the United States’ immigration debate. However, continuous criticisms of the country’s immigration system from both ends of the political spectrum fail to recognize the other countries that are being affected by the same migration patterns. Although all countries in Central America have been affected in some way by the recent waves of migration, Mexico is in the center—geographically and politically—of the movement, and is arguably more the subject of a ‘crisis’ of immigration than the United States.
Analysis of US-Venezuela Economic Relations and US President Trump’s Decision to Ban the Petro
April 16, 2018
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This article was written as part of the course “Latin American Economic Development” offered by Professor Marla Ripoll, Department of Economic, University of Pittsburgh.
The United States Treasury Secretary announced on last March that President Donald
Trump signed an executive order banning all transactions within the United States or by US
citizens that involve Venezuela’s new cryptocurrency. The petro, which was Venezuelan
president Nicolás Maduro’s plan to combat the rising hyperinflation and devaluation of the
Former Bolivian president put on trial in the U.S. for October Massacre
March 15, 2018
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Last week, a long awaited trial against the former president of Bolivia and his minister of defense commenced on Monday with its jury selection. Defendants did not take to the stand in their home country, though; rather, the eight families who have charged Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada and José Carlos Sánchez Berzaín traveled to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to make their case to a U.S. court.
Why Cuban landholders keep losing
February 12, 2018
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Earlier last month, Cubans Americans held their breath as U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson contemplated what would become of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act. Eventually passing the responsibility off to Thomas Shannon, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, it was decided that the measure would be suspended another six months, to the dismay of thousands who believed the Trump administration would upend the long disputed bill (Torres 2018).
Newest Mexico travel advisory crosses the line
January 29, 2018
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As 2017 unfolded, the Mexican tourism sector was booming. For the majority of the year, the country was seeing a 20 percent average gain in international passenger arrivals (following a three-year positive trend), and American Airlines Vacations reported a 25 percent rise in demand for Mexican beach destinations (Navarro & Cattan 2017). However, a travel warning issued on August 22 of last year by the United States State Department proved to be destructive.
Latinos and the Digital Divide
January 31, 2017
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The digital divide between Latinos and Non-Latinos in the United States is narrowing, but what does that really mean?
