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Many experts expected remittances to Mexico to plummet in 2020, as businesses and workers faced economic hardship brought on by the pandemic. Instead, Mexicans living abroad sent home record amounts of money last year.
Jan. 11, 2021
In a new report, research and advocacy group Human Rights Watch describes the dangers and trauma migrants are exposed to under the Trump administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols, known as the “Remain in Mexico” program. The group is encouraging President-elect Joe Biden to immediately end the program once in office.
Jan. 11, 2021
Mexico has reported record high daily coronavirus case numbers for two consecutive days, with death tolls rising above 1,000 for the third day in a row on Thursday.
Jan. 8, 2021
Officials in neighboring Sonora, Mexico, announced that plans for a liquefied natural gas facility in a small town on the Sea of Cortez are finally moving forward — more than two years after the project was approved by U.S. authorities in 2018.
Jan. 8, 2021
The U.S. Congress validated the election of President-elect Joe Biden, despite the ungrounded claims brought by President Donald Trump. In Mexico, the electoral system has also faced challenges, and it’s continuously redesigned to improve, from creating mathematical models to controlling the party’s money.
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Jan. 8, 2021
As a result of the large American immigrant population, Mexico has active groups of Democrats and Republicans. And both had something to say after Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol.
Jan. 7, 2021
Leaders around the world have reacted after the riot in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington and the ratification of votes for President-elect Joe Biden. In Mexico, the president showed his support for the incoming administration, while revealing certain sympathy for President Donald Trump.
Jan. 7, 2021
Every state in Mexico is expected to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine by the beginning of next week.
Jan. 6, 2021
A fisherman has died near the small town of San Felipe, Baja California, after his small boat crashed with a conservation ship last week. The man’s death occurred during one of a series of violent clashes between poachers and conservationists working in the Sea of Cortez to protect a small endangered porpoise.
Jan. 6, 2021
With the border closed, most cross-border spending has dried up. So, Tucson’s tourism office is trying something new: a package delivery service transporting goods to Sonoran shoppers.
Jan. 6, 2021
The fight over marriage equality in Sonora is far from over.
Last September, a reform that would have allowed same-sex Sonoran couples to wed like their straight compatriots failed in committee by a single vote, ending for the time being a more than yearlong legislative journey.
Jan. 5, 2021
Many Mexican nonimmigrant visa holders have been unable to cross into the United States since last March due to those pandemic crossing restrictions, which exempt U.S. nationals.
Jan. 5, 2021
Mexico’s coronavirus cases and deaths are on the rise, and many cities are near a health care crisis. The government’s head to front the pandemic has asked citizens to avoid gatherings and leaving their homes, but last weekend, he was caught vacationing in a public space.
Jan. 5, 2021
The founder of Wikileaks, accused of publishing classified government information in the U.S. and other countries, avoided his extradition from the United Kingdom to American soil. And while he still faces justice in England, Mexico’s president is offering him asylum.
Jan. 5, 2021
A top Sonoran health official said recently that the state is ready to receive doses of the coronavirus vaccine. Frontline health care workers will be prioritized in the first round of vaccination.
Jan. 4, 2021
Two suppliers for the electric car company Lucid Motors are up and running in Sonora. That’s according to a recent announcement from Gov. Claudia Pavlovich.
Jan. 4, 2021
Cycling has enjoyed steadily growing popularity in Sonora in recent years, but during the pandemic, interest has soared. But maintaining that rising interest will likely mean addressing longstanding safety issues in the city.
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Jan. 4, 2021
The U.S. has the second-most Spanish speakers in the world. No. 1 is Mexico, which is planning to team with Spain to promote the use of the language in the U.S. — mainly as a tool against hate speech.
Dec. 28, 2020
Along with the U.S., Mexico has begun administering COVID-19 vaccines to frontline workers. Mexico's president has announced that more vaccines are coming, and he’s authorizing some of it for public sale.
Dec. 28, 2020
Sonora is one of six states at orange that the federal government is closely monitoring to prevent the transition to maximum risk.
Dec. 25, 2020