RSSIllegal immigration to the U.S. from Cuba has reached its highest level since the most recent mass exodus of 35,000 Cubans in 1994, which led to U.S.-Cuba immigration treaty. That arrangement, which basically allows upwards of 20,000 Cubans to legally emigrate from the island to the U.S. (5,000 by l[...]
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The U.S. Financial Crisis Affects Latin America: The Colombian Context
The world economy is facing a strong recession due to the explosion of the financial crisis in the U.S. market, which was not widely anticipated. Global growth is expected to stay close to zero for months, as happened during the 2001 world recession. The economies of the United States, Western Europ[...]
A New Face to Salvadoran Politics?
The highly anticipated U.S. presidential election has brought a wave of hope for change and confidence that the political process under an Obama presidency will be put to work on the side of the people. A parallel case is seen in El Salvador, where people are hopeful that a positive shift in politic[...]
Birds of a Feather?: Fujimori’s Trial Resumes, Garcia’s Scandal Deflects Attention
Following a two-week hiatus, the trial of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori resumed on Monday, September 29. Fujimori, who served as the Andean nation’s head of state from July 1990 until November 2000, was found guilty in December 2007, and sentenced to six years in prison for authoring[...]
Honduras’ Zelaya: Making Waves
The following COHA release, authored by COHA research associate Jacob Abeyta, was commissioned by the forthcoming issue of Interconnect, a publication for grassroots movement-building and sharing of resources within the U.S. – Latin America Solidarity Community. To receive the entire issue of [...]
Ecuador Passes Constitutional Referendum
The following COHA release, authored by COHA research associate Lauren Nelson, was commissioned by the forthcoming issue of Interconnect, a publication for grassroots movement-building and sharing of resources within the U.S. – Latin America Solidarity Community. To receive the entire issue of[...]
A Closer Look at Recent Violence in Bolivia
Recent clashes between President Evo Morales’ constitutional government and the pro-autonomy opposition in Bolivia’s eastern provinces have left 15 people dead, 35 injured and 100 missing, according to official reports. The government has accused the prefect of Bolivia’s northern Pando[...]
Searching for Solutions to Mexico’s Skyrocketing Violence
(To be posted later today: President Martin Torrijos’ Velvet Auto-Golpe in Panama) On August 21, Mexican President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa held a security summit at the National Palace. In attendance were the Mayor of Mexico City, Marcelo Ebrard, and Mexico’s thirty-one state governors. Those [...]
Costa Rica’s Arias Surprises No One by Turning his Back on the Dalai Lama
Costa Rica’s President Oscar Arias once again has turned his back on an existing relationship and the obligations that went with it. He has done this in favor of a new one that is more self-serving to the nation as well as possibly his own self-interests. This pattern conforms to the spirit of[...]
Nationwide Civic Strike Disrupts the Quintessential Banana Republic
Meanwhile, Zelaya stuns the nation by opting for ALBA On August 5, nearly 100,000 workers coming from civic organizations, unions, and professional groups throughout Honduras initiated a strike against the country’s public and private sectors. The protesters promoted a twelve-item list of demands[...]