By: Mario Conde In life, there are obstacles that people face every day that make people consider quitting or not following the dreams they planned. The setbacks are normal but there’s always a second opportunity to rebound and arrive and get to the place you want to be. It doesn’t …

Members of Congress and Immigrant Advocates Launch Campaign to Tear Down the “Second Wall” Preventing Eligible Immigrants From Becoming U.S. Citizen Washington D.C.- The National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) along with a coalition of immigrant rights organizations, Representatives Lofgren and Gutierrez, and a growing list of congressional members and mayors, are …

MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s general elections are taking place today, July 1, 2018. Experts from the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute will be on-the-ground in Mexico City before, during, and after the elections. Following is the list of experts who will be watching July 1st Mexico’s largest election: Duncan Wood (@AztecDuncan; …

By: Mario Conde During Friday night football season a couple of years ago, Imperial Valley residents often heard of a very talented athlete that was key to the victory of the Imperial High School football team in Imperial, California. This athlete was simply the best and his speed and agility …

ENSENADA, BC- Last Monday June 11, the Governor of the State, Francisco Vega de Lamadrid and the President of the Republic, Enrique Peña Nieto, delivered the Sea Water Dezalination plant in Ensenada, as part of the implemented strategies to reduce the deficit of drinking water in the northwest region, which …

Queretaro, Querétaro – Baja California opened with podiums and first places its participation in the Artistic Gymnastics of the National and National Youth Olympics held in this entity. State 29 won gold in Men’s Team Gymnastics in Level 9 and Level 10 categories, as well as in individual competition in …

San Diego, CA.- On Monday June 18, Rep. Juan Vargas led Members of Congress on a visit to various immigration detention facilities in San Diego, including the Refugee Resettlement Office, Otay Mesa Detention Center, San Ysidro Port of Entry, and the Brown Field Border Patrol Station. Members of Congress in attendance …

-Editorial – For the first time, more than 181 thousand Mexicans will be able to vote abroad According to the INE, the largest number of requests for elector credentials delivered in recent months was from the United States, where 152,337 nationals were registered; in second place are those who reside …

-Editorial  Summer night, good music, friends, Friday night. What happens when those ingredients combine? Answer: A beer festival.  Thousands of Imperial Valley residents enjoyed a night of beer selections and music by La Cachimba and the tribute band Red Hot Chili Peppers at Gran Plaza Outlets. The hot temperatures of …

By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, attorney, and former professor. The definition of child under the US and Mexican laws is generally anyone under the age of eighteen. Each year around the world there are more than two million children suffering from commercial sexual exploitation and the number is even higher …