An unusual video has been flagged by activists as deliberately manufactured to present a story of a border crisis, possibly with the participation of the Border Patrol.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
A Year of Border Lockdown, and Counting
How Biden is defending a Trump-era immigration policy
Posted inLaw and Justice
⏩ Dispatches From the Border: Behind the Scenes
Watch writing fellow Marcia Brown’s behind-the-scenes videos of her on-the-ground reporting at the Matamoros asylum camp.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Stopping the Race to the Bottom in Trade Policy
Agribusiness giant Bayer/Monsanto claims that Mexico’s proposed restrictions on the active ingredient in its Roundup herbicide violate the country’s trade agreement with the U.S. Will the Biden administration agree?
Posted inLaw and Justice
An Asylum Seeker’s Long Wait in Mexico
Melvin was a victim of gang violence in Guatemala and kidnapping in Matamoros, Mexico. He still hasn’t received entry into the U.S.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Final Day of the Matamoros Asylum Camp
The Biden administration has prioritized clearing out this tent camp of migrants, some of whom have waited years to enter the U.S.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump Still Trying to Deport Migrant Children
Another 28 are set to be deported this weekend, after spending months in detention.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Deeply Entrenched Corruption Will Hinder USMCA
The case of an imprisoned and then exiled labor attorney in Mexico speaks to the continued oppression of workers by multinational corporations.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Labor Repression in Mexico and Dangers in the COVID Workplace
Also, the testing problem. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for July 10, 2020.
Posted inWorking in America
Union Busting Under the New NAFTA
Mexican workers are still at the mercy of phony labor organizations and anti-union local police. Can Mexico’s progressive president Andrés Manuel López Obrador gain control?