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Mexico Trade Negotiator: We’ll Never Accept US ‘Inspectors’
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s trade negotiator for North America said Sunday that Mexico categorically opposes allowing foreign labor inspectors to operate in the country, saying that was not contemplated in the recent agreement with Washington and Ottawa on the USMCA pact to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Pelosi Announces Agreement on North American Trade Pact
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday announced agreement on a modified North American trade pact, handing President Donald Trump a major Capitol Hill win on the same day that Democrats announced their impeachment charges against him.
Trump, Dems in Tentative Deal on North American Trade Pact
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have reached a tentative agreement with labor leaders and the White House over a rewrite of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal that has been a top priority for President Donald Trump.
Currency Manipulation and Why Trump Is Picking on Brazil and Argentina (OPINION)
Ultimately, labeling other countries as currency manipulators is more about politics and geopolitical relations than policy.
Trump to Tariff Steel and Aluminum From Argentina and Brazil
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday accused Argentina and Brazil of hurting American farmers through currency manipulation and said he’ll slap tariffs on their steel and aluminum imports to retaliate.
Washington Banning US Flights to All Cuban Cities but Havana
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration is banning U.S. flights to all Cuban cities except Havana in the latest move to roll back the Obama-era easing of relations, officials said Friday.
Puerto Rican Diaspora Activists Say Even With Proposed Changes, ‘PROMESA Is Poverty’
Amendments proposed in Congressional hearing reinforce “modern-day colonial relationship.”
Mexico City Cabbies Block Traffic to Protest Rideshare Apps
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands of medallion taxi drivers parked their pink-and-white cabs to block major Mexico City thoroughfares for hours Monday in protest of ride-hailing apps such as Uber, causing long delays for motorists.
Latino USA Presents: Weed The People
In the era of legalized marijuana, the city of Oakland is trying to even out the playing field for weed entrepreneurs of color.
U.S. Latino GDP Would Make It World’s 8th Largest Economy, New Report Says
The 2019 version of the LDC U.S. Latino GDP Report concluded that the Latino GDP would be the third-fastest growing economy in the world, accounting for 24.4% of total U.S. GDP growth by 2020.
Feds Investigate Businessman Managing Puerto Rico Government Agency Investments
SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico “is the place to invest in right now, because inefficiency breeds the biggest opportunities,” said Michael Scott Williams-King, founder of financial firms Kinetic Funds and Kinetic International.
Caribbean Activists Call for Regional Unity and Debt Reparations
Many in the meeting emphasized the importance of looking at the debt as a political mechanism.
Actual Data Proves That Mexican Workers Do Not Displace Americans From Labor Force
Read up and learn, people.
‘The Color of Wealth in Miami’ Is Black and White
More studies are necessary to supplement our understanding of the racial identification of newer Americans and immigrant communities.
The Dam That (Almost) Brought Down Paraguay’s President
The past two weeks have brought Paraguayans a political earthquake and a crowd of new household names, all connected to a bilateral energy deal signed with Brazil in May and kept under wraps until late July.
Venezuela Migrants Propel Billion-Dollar Delivery App
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — It’s six in the morning and Samuel Romero is already pulling his bicycle out of a small garage.
Uber: Ongoing Battle for Buenos Aires Is Testing Argentina’s Fragile Democracy
The legal tug-of-war resulting from Uber’s strategy is testing the strength of Argentina’s governance structures.
Boston Suburb Reflects Broad Changes in US Immigration
CHELSEA, Mass. (AP) — Guatemalan bakeries, Honduran restaurants and Salvadoran markets are joining an already ethnically diverse mix of businesses in downtown Chelsea, a tiny industrial city across the Mystic River from Boston.
The Lobbyists Who Promoted Opportunity Zones for Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner in Washington, Jenniffer González, is like the godmother of the Opportunity Zones in U.S. Congress.
Mexico’s Senate Approves Trade Deal With US, Canada
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to ratify a new free trade agreement with the United States and Canada, making it the first of the three countries to gain legislative approval.