Latin America

Trump's Immigration Comments Used In Mexican Soccer Commercial

8:19am September 11, 2015

Mexican broadcaster Azteca created a promo for the upcoming U.S. versus Mexico match that spliced snippets from Trump's controversial remarks with footage of the U.S. team losing to the Mexican side.

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America's Forgotten History Of Mexican-American 'Repatriation'

1:11pm September 10, 2015

With a scarcity of jobs during the Depression, more than a million people of Mexican descent were sent to Mexico. Author Francisco Balderrama estimates that 60 percent were American citizens.

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Puerto Rico's Governor Announces Plan To Reduce $72 Billion Debt

6:58pm September 09, 2015

by Greg Allen

Puerto Rico's governor has announced a plan to reduce the island's $72 billion debt and restore fiscal stability through cutting spending and increasing tax collections. But it also depends on help from Washington, D.C., and renegotiating debt terms with lenders. Unless there's action, Puerto Rico says it will run out of cash by June.

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A newborn in Sierra Leone is treated after delivery by Caesarean section. The country's child mortality rate has dropped from 264 per 1,000 in 1990 to an estimated 120 this year.

How Many Children Under 5 Die A Year In The U.S. Vs. Angola?

2:47pm September 09, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

A new report emphasizes significant progress in cutting the number of deaths of children before age 5. But in some parts of the world, the rate is still depressingly high.

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Guatemalans Doubt Their Jailed President Will Be Held Accountable

1:52pm September 07, 2015

Guatemala's president was just jailed on corruption charges. As the country goes to the polls, NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with novelist Eduardo Halfon about his country's hopes for change.

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Crew members of the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Jason Dunham load supplies while docked in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, earlier this year. The U.S. and Cuba have restored diplomatic relations, but the U.S. says it remains committed to keeping the base.

Despite Better U.S.-Cuba Relations, Guantanamo Set To Stay In U.S. Hands

9:26am September 07, 2015

by David Welna

The U.S. has controlled the naval base for more than a century and sends Cuba an annual rent check of just over $4,000. And each year since the Castros took over, the Cubans have refused to cash it.

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Ballots Tallied After Guatemalans Vote For Next President

7:59am September 07, 2015

Guatemala's president resigned last week and is waiting trial in a military prison on corruption charges. Renee Montagne talks to Eric Olson of the Latin American program at the Woodrow Wilson Center.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine agents patrol the Rio Grande in Texas on the border with Mexico.

Southern U.S. Border Sees A Slowdown In Unaccompanied Minors From Central America

9:16pm September 03, 2015

by Richard Gonzales

A new study from the Migration Policy Institute shows a slowdown in apprehensions at the U.S. border, thanks in part to increased efforts by Mexico.

World News

For Brazil's 1 Percenters, The Land Stays In The Family Forever

8:58pm August 31, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Under a centuries-old law, a small group of families has rights over swaths of land — including some of the country's most valuable areas — collecting taxes and taking a cut of property sales.

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Tensions Rise At Border As Dominican Republic Begins Deporting Haitians

8:00pm August 31, 2015

by Peter Granitz

Dominican forces are expelling Haitians everyday, part of an ongoing plan to deport people without papers who have been living on the wrong side of the border for years.

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