Cumbre de Alcaldes de América del Norte. Mayor’s Summit of North America. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador calls for regional collaboration, integration and dialogue. Photo, courtesy official page Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, president of Mexico, hosts…
In Xaltocan, 41 students take university courses inside a city library. They are awaiting the building of their own university, currently in progress but without access to restrooms. Photo Courtesy, El Sol de Tijuana. Under the initiative of Mexico’s new…
Photo: Inside Philanthropy I have been visiting detainees for over five years. A month ago, I started visiting Maria A. She was petitioning for asylum and had been trying to connect with an attorney that could represent her pro bono.…
The women of the Hotel Taselotzin. Photo: La Jornada de Oriente In 1985, Juanita, María Petra, Joaquina, Cristina, Teresa, Florencia, Dolores and Rufina took a big risk. They followed the advice of a student from the Autonomous Metropolitan University (UAM), who…
Migrants arrive exhausted. Photo Prensa Libre-AFP The pursuit of The American Dream has propelled Central American migrant caravans on a perilous journey to the U.S. border. Once in Tijuana, members of the caravan face endless waiting periods to meet with…
Juan Manuel and Lesly wait in Tijuana. Photo Courtesy: Caravana Historica-Deskgram Three months ago, Juan Alberto Matheu, a Honduran father, made the difficult decision to leave Honduras on foot to get to the U.S. border to ask for asylum. Juan…
Photo: Asociacion Hondurenia de Maquiladores Honduras is gearing up to host its first World Maquilas Forum. The three-day event will be held in San Pedro Sula on November 27-29. Honduras offers numerous incentives for foreign investment that benefits foreign industry and…
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the president-elect of Mexico, met with governors of the states that will be part of the Mayan Train project: Carlos Joaquín González de Quintana Roo; Mauricio Vila, Yucatán; Rafael Moreno Cárdenas, Campeche; Manuel Velasco Coello from…
Puerto Union–Union Port in El Salvador. A costly project that failed to attract international concessions. Built-in 2010 by President Mauricio Funes the port and nearby islands had no takers until now. The Chinese are interested, causing US concern. Photo: Por…
Andrés Manuel López Obrador has a plan to heal Mexico’s youth from a life of crime, illiteracy, and unemployment. The solution is not more jails or using the military to imprison young criminals. He has publicly stated that he does…