Despite heated rhetoric, little change on US-Mexico border
The daily commute from Mexico to California farms is the same as it was before Donald Trump became president.
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APNewsBreak: Trump Jr. partners with donor who pitched gov’t
Trump Jr. and Texas hedge fund manager Gentry Beach have ... . FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2017, file photo, from left, Facebook General Counsel Colin Stretch, Twitter Acting General Counsel Sean Edgett and Google Senior Vice President and General Counsel Kent Walker are sworn in for ... .
How Ponchos Got More Authentic After Commerce Came to Chiapas
In 1969, the Zinacantec Maya of Mexico's Nabenchauk Valley all wore essentially the same clothes: square ponchos and shawls over simple cotton shirts, shorts, and skirts. Their outfits bore red and white stripes, with the proportions dictated by the type of garment.
Trump plans to offer Canada, Mexico 30-day tariff exemption
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to offer Canada and Mexico a 30-day exemption from planned tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, which could be extended based on progress in NAFTA talks, a White House official said on Wednesday night.The move, first reported by the Washington Post, followed comments earlier in the day by a White House spokeswoman that the impending tariffs could exclude Canada, Mexico and a clutch of other countries "based on national security." Trump was expected to sign a presidential proclamation to establish the tariffs during a ceremony on Thursday, but a White House official said later it could slide into Friday because documents had to be cleared through a legal process.
Cabinet members say Canada, Mexico could escape new tariffs
Two members of President Donald Trump's Cabinet suggested Wednesday that Canada and Mexico might escape new tariffs on steel and aluminum, a potential bargaining chip in North American trade talks that heeds the 'surgical approach" advocated by House Speaker Paul Ryan. "The president indicated that if we can work something out with Canada and Mexico they will be exempted.
Kushner to visit Mexico after Trump tirades, testy phone…
MEXICO CITY: Senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, will visit Mexico on Wednesday and meet President Enrique Pena Nieto, amid strained relations over trade and Trump's demands that Mexico pay for a border wall. The visit by Trump's son-in-law comes after Trump and Pena Nieto late last month postponed plans for the Mexican leader's first visit to the White House.
Republicans want Trump to back off tariff proposal
In a remarkably public confrontation, House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republican allies of President Donald Trump pleaded with him Monday to back away from his threatened international tariffs, which they fear could spark a dangerous trade war. Trump retorted: "We're not backing down."
Trump, Ryan face off in public clash over tariffs
U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer adjusts his headset during a news conference regarding the seventh round of NAFTA renegotiations Monday in Mexico City. WASHINGTON – In a remarkably public confrontation, House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republican allies of President Donald Trump pleaded with him Monday to back away from his threatened international tariffs, which they fear could spark a dangerous trade war.
Republicans want Trump to back off his tariff proposal
President Donald Trump says 'we're not backing down' on his push to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum despite criticism from fellow Republicans. WASHINGTON - In a remarkably public confrontation, House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republican allies of President Donald Trump pleaded with him Monday to back away from his threatened international tariffs, which they fear could spark a dangerous trade war.
Donald Trump says he will not back down on tariffs plan
President Donald Trump insists he is "not backing down" on his plan to impose stiff tariffs on imported steel and aluminium despite anxious warnings from House Speaker Paul Ryan and other congressional Republicans of a possible trade war. The president said North American neighbours Canada and Mexico would not get any relief from his plan to place the tariffs on the imports but suggested he might be willing to exempt the two longstanding allies if they agreed to better terms for the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Lawmakers urge tarfiff exemptions for NAFTA allies
An influential U.S. lawmaker said on Sunday all fairly traded steel and aluminum, especially from Canada and Mexico, should be excluded from President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs, as he sought to calm tensions at major trade talks in Mexico. Kevin Brady, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over U.S. trade policy, was speaking on the sidelines of the latest round of NAFTA talks among the United States, Canada and Mexico, where he said there had been progress in reworking the 24-year-old trade deal.
Dear Mexico: Please forgive us for Donald Trump | Moran
Today, let's take a moment to apologize to the people of Mexico over the boorish behavior of President Trump, who continues to press the insane demand that they pay for his wall. It's not going to happen.
In 1930, he discovered photographic evidence of this former planet
On Feb. 18, 1678, the first part of "The Pilgrim's Progress," a Christian allegory by English author John Bunyan, was published in London. In 1930, photographic evidence of Pluto, now designated a "dwarf planet," was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Michigan father deported to Mexico: ‘I feel lost’
Jorge Garcia was deported recently from Detroit and is without his wife and children. Garcia says he doesn't get out much and is depressed.
The Artist Questioning Authorship
With ready-made materials and artifacts, Danh Vo's art recasts the historical events and political ideas that have shaped his world. Vo in his home in Mexico City.
Should Democrats ‘Take a deal for the dreamers. Build the wall’?
Border Patrol agents on horseback next to the secondary border fence near the Brown Field Border Patrol Station in San Diego in April. Border Patrol agents on horseback next to the secondary border fence near the Brown Field Border Patrol Station in San Diego in April.
Trump reportedly to visit border wall prototypes in San Diego
People pass border wall prototypes as they stand near the border with Tijuana, Mexico, on Thu., Oct. 19, 2017, in San Diego. Companies are nearing an Oct. 26 deadline to finish building eight prototypes of President Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico.
How I chronicled the story of an undocumented immigrant
I didn't plan to meet Jessica Esparza every two years, but interesting changes kept happening in her life. Jessica is an undocumented immigrant, brought to the U.S. by her parents as a child.
Low tomato volume sees high prices
With tomato prices soaring above $35 per carton in mid-December, some customers are cutting back, and shippers expect market conditions will be tight into the new year. Set back by Hurricane Irma in September, season-to-date shipments of Florida tomatoes this fall have totaled 3.44 million cartons through Dec. 9, down 54% from 7.4 million cartons the same time a year ago, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrated with music, dance on Catholic feast day
Over 1,000 people were up well before the sun rose Tuesday morning to celebrate Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe at St. Peter Claver Parish. People packed the pews before 5 a.m., when the feast day celebration for Our Lady of Guadalupe began.