Soberanía 66: Trump Budget Declares War on Migrants
$178 billion: the amount allocated to immigration enforcement in Trump’s recently passed budget. In this episode of “Soberanía,” Kurt and José Luis analyze the implications of such a colossal figure in the context of a disastrous budget that strips away social protections to shower even more benefits on the wealthy while ratcheting up the punitive state. Also: former Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto reemerges on the public scene in a fitting way: enmeshed in another corruption scandal. Will this tip the hand of the federal government to finally prosecute him? Anti-gentrification demonstrations come to Mexico City and, in our “Losers and Haters” segment, some particularly inappropriate comments about said protests.
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Nayarit State Beaches Recovered: Stolen by Ex-Governors
Former PRI Governors Ney González and Roberto Sandoval stole 9 million square meters of coastline.
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Campesinos Demand Halt to Attorney General’s Investigation Into Farmers Strike Blockades
Farmers had planned to block customs & international bridges a week prior, but decided against it to avoid retaliation from the US government.
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Migrants Ask Sheinbaum to Strengthen Consular Protection Amid US Migration Crisis
More than 100 organizations in the US and Mexico expressed their deep concern about the growing vulnerability faced by Mexican communities in the US.
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Over 11,000 Labour Complaints Registered on Mexico’s New Platform
The most frequent complaints filed by workers in Mexico concern unpaid wages, minimum wage, Christmas bonus, working hours, partial or non-payment of profit sharing.
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People’s Mañanera November 11
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on security results, US Border Patrol human rights violations, 2027 recall referendum, & Salinas Pliego tax debts.
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Tribute to ex-Governor Rubén Figueroa Sparks Criticism for Role in Guerrero’s Dirty War
A Sunday tribute by the Morena state government to the murderous architect of the state’s Dirty War, responsible for thousands of deaths & disappearances, has provoked a furious response.
