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Mexico Represses a New Migrant Caravan Headed to the U.S.

On Sunday, the Mexican National Guard violently repressed another migrant caravan. AMLO’s administration continues to do the violent dirty work of the U.S. state.

Receiving Refugees and Repressing Migrants: The Rhetoric and Reality of AMLO’s “Humanitarian” Policies

Mexico has recently received hundreds of Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban. While AMLO’s administration tries to paint a humanitarian face, it doesn’t apply the same treatment to migrants stranded within the country. A migrant caravan made up of thousands of Haitains was recently repressed by the Mexican government and AMLO continues to collaborate with U.S. border policy by militarizing the border using the Mexican National Guard.

Rosa María Narváez

September 2, 2021

Mexico: AMLO Installs a Replica Aztec Temple While He Dispossesses Indigenous Communities

The Mexican government pays lip service to indigenous struggle, all while dispossessing indigenous communities.

Óscar Fernández

August 12, 2021

Subway Collapse in Mexico Killed 26. AMLO Isn’t Holding Anyone Responsible

On May 3 an elevated bridge in the Mexico City subway collapsed, taking with it two train cars and killing 26 working-class passengers. Three months later, the supposed “left-wing” government has made it clear that it wants impunity for the culprits.

Soledad Farfalla

August 10, 2021

Socialists Should Not Support AMLO

This Sunday, midterm elections are taking place in Mexico. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, better known as AMLO, has been governing the country for three years. Despite his progressive image, he was a close ally of Trump. Certain socialists are nonetheless supporting AMLO.

Óscar Fernández

June 5, 2021

Migration in the Time of Biden and AMLO: Imperialism and the Border

18,000 migrant children detained in the United States in February. 170,000 Central Americans and Mexicans apprehended by border control in March. Behind these numbers, there are thousands of stories, marked by racism, xenophobia, and the outrage of different governments.

Pablo Oprinari

May 8, 2021

Biden’s Border Policy is Still Separating Families

Thanks to Biden’s immigration policy, thousands of children remain separated from their families, and more are separated every day.

Two Thousand Migrants Missing in Mexico

According to a report by the Mexican Federation of Public Human Rights Organizations (FMOPDH), at least 2,000 migrants are missing in Mexican territory, while the government maintains 8,000 National Guard troops on the border.

Immigration, Energy, and Security: The Mexico-U.S. Agenda

If Latin America is the backyard of the United States, then Mexico is its gateway. Donald Trump’s administration made this clearer than ever, strengthening Mexico's ties of subordination and dependence on its neighbor to the north. The first few months of the Biden administration prove that not much has changed.

Pablo Oprinari

April 24, 2021