Mexico

Parliamentary lobby in Mexico to support Israeli settlement activities

Mexican MPs with leaders of settlers in the Occupied West Bank Palestine Information Center – September 15, 2107 NAZARETH – A lobby group advocating Israel’s settlement activities has been formed in the Mexican parliament, according to Israel’s Channel 7. The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) quoted the channel as saying that this lobby group would work […]

Here’s what to expect from next week’s BRICS summit

Next week’s BRICS meeting is set to discuss options for creating new customs cooperation initiatives which could pave the way for integration between the BRICS, the Eurasian Economic Union and the overarching goals of One Belt–One Road.
Russia which is a core member of both organisations currently operates a customs union within the single market of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), a bloc which includes Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Russia. Indonesia has recently been in talks to either join the EAEU or develop a customs deal with the bloc.

Mexico Offers Aid for Harvey Victims Despite Trump’s Border Wall Rhetoric

(COMMONDREAMS) — With a clear, diplomatic response, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday quashed President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to convince the public that Mexico will pay for the border wall he promised his supporters, and debunked a number of his other repeated claims about the United States’ southern neighbor—while offering help to the U.S. as Texas copes with the impact of Hurricane Harvey.

Work On Trump’s Border Wall Begins – In National Wildlife Refuge – At Taxpayer Expense

Pelicans pass over Boca Chica, Texas, where the Rio Grande meets the Gulf of Mexico. Wildlife enthusiasts fear the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge will be ruined by the fences and adjacent roads the U.S. government plans to erect along the Mexican border. (AP/Eric Gay)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will begin constructing the first segment of President Trump’s border wall in November through a national wildlife refuge, using money it’s already received from Congress.

Blue-Collar Workers In Both US & Mexico Devastated By NAFTA

NAFTA displaced about 2 million small farmers in Mexico alone, many of which migrated to the United States for low-wage farm labor jobs. (AP/John Bazemore)
As the state’s business leaders vie for a seat at the table during the North American Free Trade Agreement’s upcoming renegotiation talks, another interest group is hoping there is enough room for one more point of view.