He designed the “Grand Bargain,” an ambitious plan for Mexican immigrants to gain legal status in the U.S., but it collapsed after the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
Tag: Mexico
Colombia’s Highest Court Decriminalizes Abortion
The court’s decision follows years of organizing by women across Latin America for greater protections and more rights, and significant shifts in the region’s legal landscape.
U.S. Lifts Temporary Ban on Avocados From Mexico
The ban was issued last week after a U.S. inspector was verbally threatened in the state of Michoacán in Mexico.
Vote at GM Plant in Mexico Spurs a Labor Challenge
Mexican salaries are low, partly because of unions that collude with employers. Workers at a G.M. factory are challenging that system, testing the labor reforms in the reworked North American trade deal.
The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon
A Times investigation reveals how Israel reaped diplomatic gains around the world from NSO’s Pegasus spyware — a tool America itself purchased but is now trying to ban.
Killing Spree Spurs Outrage Among Journalists in Mexico
The killing of three media workers in less than a month triggered protests in cities across the county this week demanding an end to the violence.
Leftists Are Ascendant in Latin America as Key Elections Loom
Growing inequality and sputtering economies have helped fuel a wave of leftist victories that may soon extend to Brazil and Colombia.
Mexico Says It will Allow Cruise Ships With Covid Cases to Dock
The Latin American nation is among the few in the world to have imposed no restrictions or testing requirements for travelers.
A Plan Forms in Mexico: Help Americans Get Abortions
Mexican activists plan to provide women in Texas and other U.S. states with information, support — and abortion-inducing pills.
Vicente Fernández, the King of Machos and Heartbreak
The singer’s brand of machismo may have frayed, but for many, he was the ideal of what it means to be hard-working, hard-loving Mexican man.