"The maquiladora industry has never cared about the health of its operators, just its profits. Their production lines must not stop, and in the best colonial tradition, Uncle Sam has pressured Mexico to keep the assemblers operating..."
To understand the significance of Ozark it must be considered in the context of a proliferation of series about the cartels, which are indelibly tied to current US-Mexican border policy and attitudes to race in the US.
A D.C.-area writer has started a book drive called 2,000 Libros, its name based off original estimates about how many children were still detained. The project is meant to provide bilingual and Spanish-language books to minors in government custody.
An open letter to President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sharing reflections in advance of his meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (English translation)
A “war” against immigrants had been declared long before Trump signed the memo to deploy 2,000-4,000 National Guard troops to the border. Indeed, there has been a continuous military presence there since 1989 and the Pentagon has played a crucial role in the expansion of US border security...
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