International
Concern of migrants and businessmen on the Mexico-U.S. border after Biden’s resignation
Joe Biden’s resignation from the presidential candidacy by the Democratic Party in the United States was considered this Sunday as “worrying” by businessmen and pro-migrant activists, since they pointed out that this decision opens the door more and the possibility for Donald Trump, a Republican candidate, to win the position and change immigration policies.
In the case of immigration policies, José María García Lara, coordinator of the Migrant Alliance of Tijuana, told EFE that this “can greatly affect the migrant population,” mainly those who are in the border area, due to the changes that can come in programs and reforms that Biden currently maintains.
“They are programs that are somehow working, not as we would all like, but that have maintained an opening like the CBP-One application for an entry into the United States on a regular basis,” he said.
García Lara stressed that “if Trump wins, very strong changes will come for the migrant population looking for better life opportunities.”
“It is something that we have already seen in his administration (2017-2021) in which, although, he did not manage to impose certain things, we realized that there were significant changes and if he reached the presidency he will now bid harder to achieve other plans that go to the detriment of migrants,” he said.
Biden left the race for re-election this Sunday, although he said that he will end his term and asked for the vote for the vice president, Kamala Harris.
Harris confirmed that he wants to be his replacement, but the Democratic Party must first open a process for the selection of its new presidential candidate.
For their part, the businessmen of the Mexico-United States border pointed out that Biden’s decline will bring “more economic uncertainty for the border strip and for Mexico’s economy,” since for the moment it gives advantages to Trump.
“For Mexico it is dangerous for the United States to be in the hands of Trump again, since it was he who changed the North American Free Trade Agreement for the Mexico, United States and Canada Treaty (T-MEC),” Thor Salayandía, coordinator of the Border Business Block in Ciudad Juárez, said in an interview with EFE.
In addition, he recalled Trump’s statements this week in which he warns that he will not allow China to set up car assembly plants in Mexico, at a time when there is a wave of Asian companies landing in Mexico as part of the phenomenon called “nearshoring” or relocation of companies.
“These radical policies of Trump are costing us that the ‘nearshoring’ now stops, because there is no certainty, especially for companies in China that want to invest in Mexico and that are seeing that Trump could put a stop or obstacles such as tariffs,” the businessman said.
A report from the Border Business Block indicated that between June 2023 and April 2024, the cities on the border of Mexico lost about 100,000 jobs in the maquiladora industry, of which 55,000 were eliminated in Ciudad Juárez.
Finally, the Juarense businessman considered it positive for the Democratic Party that he can decide a new candidate who “can fight” Trump, who is leading the way in the polls ahead of the November presidential elections.
International
U.S. to Limit Visa Duration for Foreign Students and Journalists
The United States has announced new limits on the legal length of stay for foreign students and journalists, marking the latest tightening of immigration policies under President Donald Trump.
The changes, outlined in an administrative rule published on Thursday, are expected to take effect in September, unless Congress blocks the measure.
Under the new policy, holders of student visas will be allowed to remain in the United States for no more than four years.
Foreign journalists will be limited to 240-day stays—approximately eight months—with the possibility of applying for extensions of the same duration.
The policy imposes even stricter rules on Chinese journalists, whose visas will be capped at 90 days.
More than 100 international news organizations and press freedom groups, including Agence France-Presse (AFP), criticized the measure in an open letter, arguing that it would reduce both the quantity and quality of international coverage of events in the United States.
The Republican Party, led by President Trump, currently holds a majority in Congress and has pledged to curb both illegal immigration and certain forms of legal immigration.
Previously, the United States generally issued student visas for the full duration of an academic program, while foreign journalists could receive visas valid for up to five years.
Central America
Nicaragua Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Italy Over Red Brigades Dispute
The Nicaraguan government announced on Thursday that it is severing diplomatic relations with Italy following criticism from the Italian government over Nicaragua’s long-standing decision to shelter Alessio Casimirri, a former member of the Red Brigades convicted in Italy for the 1978 kidnapping and murder of former Prime Minister Aldo Moro.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani criticized the administration of co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo on Wednesday for continuing to provide refuge to Casimirri, who was sentenced in Italy to six life terms for his role in Moro’s abduction and killing.
In a statement issued Thursday, Nicaragua’s Foreign Ministry said it was ending all diplomatic relations with Italy, describing Tajani’s remarks as “unjustified, aggressive, and irresponsible.”
Tajani made the comments during a gathering of conservative leaders from Europe and Latin America held in Madrid.
“We have absolutely nothing in common with the positions of extremist governments such as Nicaragua, a country that continues to harbor dangerous Red Brigades terrorists like Alessio Casimirri,” Tajani said, according to Italian media.
The diplomatic break marks a new escalation in tensions between the two countries over the decades-old case involving Casimirri, who has lived in Nicaragua for many years despite repeated calls from Italy for his extradition.
International
U.S. Strikes Hit Areas Near Strait of Hormuz as Tensions With Iran Escalate
Several U.S. strikes targeted areas near the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, according to Iranian state media citing local authorities, as hostilities between the United States and Iran intensified.
Officials in Iran’s Hormozgan Province said the island of Qeshm was struck multiple times by what they described as U.S. missiles during the evening. The reports were carried by the Iranian news agencies Fars and Tasnim.
Iranian state television also reported that the Bandar Abbas region, located on the Iranian coast overlooking the Strait of Hormuz, was the target of what authorities described as an “enemy U.S. air attack.”
According to local officials quoted by state television, no casualties have been reported following the strikes.
The reported attacks come amid renewed military tensions between Washington and Tehran, although U.S. authorities had not immediately commented on the reported operations.
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