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.
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Reported sex abuse of migrant children in U.S. custody highlights inadequacies in immigration system
March 18, 2019
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In late February, information emerged proving that thousands of immigrant children have reported incidents of sexual abuse during their time in U.S. custody since 2015.
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.
Maduro withholding passports to keep control at home and abroad
September 6, 2018
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Since the start of the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela, the country has been seeing mass migration that has astounded many. A late-2017 survey compiled by the group Consultores 21 discovered that more than four million Venezuelans have left the country since the start of the revolution in 1999, with another 51 percent of young adults still living there stating that they had hopes of also emigrating (La Patilla 2018).
Family of 4 killed in crossfire of military shootout: The reality of Mexico's security problem
April 2, 2018
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Just past 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 25, a family was caught in the crossfire of a shootout between gang members and Mexican marines in the border town of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. In what has been described by the marines as a series of ambushes by the criminal group, a total of nine people were brutally killed, and 13 injured. Included in these numbers were a mother, father, and their two young daughters, aged 4 and 6 (Univision).
Adaptación académica de estudianes migrantes en contexto de frontera
November 30, 2017
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El objetivo de la presente investigación es analizar las características asumidas por el proceso de adaptación académica de los estudiantes migrantes incorporados a la educación básica y media de la ciudad de Arica, contexto de investigación caracterizado por su situación bi-fronteriza.
Haiti and Dominican Republic Meet in Hopes of Improving Relations
October 20, 2016
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On Tuesday, January 7th, officials from the Haiti and the Dominican Republic met in Ouanaminthe, a Haitian town close to the border shared by Hispaniola’s only inhabitants.
UN Court Rules on Peru-Chile Maritime Border
October 20, 2016
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In 2008, Peru approached the International Court of Justice to rule on an unset maritime border with Chile. 38,000 square kilometers of ocean were under question, among this area some of the best fishing territories in the Pacific Ocean. Past agreements established that the border ran parallel to the equator. Peru, however, wanted it to be extended southwest to run perpendicular to the land border.
Ecuador and Colombia: Unwillingly Intertwined
October 20, 2016
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A great deal of media coverage has been devoted to the persistent instability in Colombia and ongoing negotiations between the FARC and the Colombian government. However, little attention is paid to the effects that this conflict has had on Colombia’s southern neighbor, Ecuador, and the tenuous relations between the two nations.
Catholic Bishops Support Immigration Overhaul
October 19, 2016
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Although many families remain physically separated by the U.S.-Mexico border, some have found a different way to cross the fence. A Catholic mass held this past week allowed families to connect despite the physical barrier that lies between them.
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