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Category Archive: News Desk
General news items.
On Tuesday, the Fourth Round of NAFTA negotiations concluded. Leading the U.S. delegation was United States Trade Representative […]
In 1991, I published “A Hesitant Handshake Between Neighbors”. It was a writeup about NAFTA. In the essay […]
Unless you believe that cultural diversity means speaking only English, or that culture is defined by the Anglo-Saxon […]
Hold the Presses! Alert Everyone! The El Paso News is no more! No, not really, so those of […]
Apparently, there is a controversy over NFL players kneeling or holding up fists during the national anthem ceremony. […]
Author’s note: Thank you all for the well wishes, the notes and the support as we recover from […]
As the DACA debate intensifies there is one constant and misleading accusation being made against the Dreamers. Some […]
Due to Hurricane Irma there will be no post today on the blog. Although we are all safe […]
Most of you are likely aware that Equifax, one of three credit reporting agencies in the United States, […]
Every time there is a debate about immigration reform there are numerous figures thrown out as fact. Arguments […]
As you likely know by now, Donald Trump began phasing out the Deferred Action for Children Arrivals program on […]
What has México ever done for us is the number one question I get when discussing U.S.-México relations […]
Yesterday, the Washington Post published a White House transcription of a telephone call between Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña […]
Also lost in the noise and the distractions about the Russian scandal and healthcare reform is another little […]
As you likely remember, Donald Trump called the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) the worst trade deal […]
As with all political intrigue, the recent release of the Donald Trump Jr. emails regarding his meeting with […]
The issue of Russian meddling is consuming the United States electorate. Lost in all the noise is the […]
It is a small church in Normandy. Like many contemporary churches of its time, it has an attached […]
Donald Trump ran on the political platform of making decisions centered on prioritizing the United States first. This […]
The United States is again debating the country’s health care system. This time it is the Senate that […]
Yesterday we looked at the Carrier deal and how it is nothing more than a saving jobs smoke-and-mirror […]
Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign by demonizing México and Mexicans. Among the many disparaging remarks by Trump […]
At about 5:30 in the afternoon on August 20, 1940, a blood-curdling scream was heard coming from the […]
The ongoing Donald Trump controversies about the Russian election interference and the firing of FBI directory, James Comey, […]
By now you know that Donald Trump’s first 100-days in office ended last Saturday. On October 23, 2016, […]
Author’s note: This is part 3 of 3 The proponents of the common market scheme knew of México’s […]
Author’s note: This is part 2 of 3 The North American Common Market, outlined by the report, envisioned […]
Author’s note: This is part 1 of 3 The United States will go to war for oil rang […]
Like most of you, I am outraged at the video that surfaced last week of a passenger being […]
When asked, the likely answer to the question about what México exports to the United States is that […]
There is a general misunderstanding about the trade of manufactured products between México and the United States. Much […]
As expected, Donald Trump is now backtracking on doing away with NAFTA, or substantially renegotiating it, as he […]
Most of the vocal narrative about undocumented immigrants is surrounded by many falsehoods that is perpetuated to support […]
As you very likely know, Emma Acosta is running for mayor. And typically El Paso, there is the […]
Today marks the official beginning of the Donald Trump Wall odyssey. The U.S. government has officially opened the […]
(CORRECTION: This post was updated on 26, Feb, 2017 at 10:50ET to correct a mistake about the fireman. […]
Today’s narrative about the U.S.-México relationship is that México is the bad neighbor and a cause for all […]
As most of you know, on December 20, 2016, there was an altercation between Oscar Leeser and Ann […]
Yesterday, during the Super Bowl game, I saw a television commercial that absolutely blew my mind away. As […]