How U.S. immigration reform might affect México

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Kevin Lees

The last time the United States seriously contemplated immigration reform, it was also immediately after the inauguration of a new Mexican president — Vicente Fox, a business-friendly conservative whose Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) came to power for the first time in 69 years, ousting the long-governing Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI). That was 12 years ago, and this time, the [...]

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First Past the Post: February 7

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Kevin Lees

East and South Asia Paul Krugman examines Japan’s economy. Yunnan province in China ends its re-education system. In a key speech, Gujarati chief minister Narendra Modi edges closer to a national campaign in 2014. Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew turns 90 this year. Three more people in North Waziristan were killed Wednesday by U.S. drone strikes. Taiwan gets [...]

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