Between current conditions in Latin America and the outcome of our presidential election, the future of Latino immigration to America is certainly in question. Though Trump’s presidency would almost certainly breed an environment hostile towards Latinos, problems in Latin America abound. Furthermore, even amid a Trump presidency, opportunity in America remains highly promising. For these reasons, I firmly believe that… Read more »
Brazil is withholding the paychecks of thousands of working citizens due to the economic turmoil they are facing after the drop in global oil and commodity prices. This raises concerns about what will happen to the well being of the population. The people of Brazil are already starting to get upset and frustrated with the instability of their government.
Just this past week, the National Election Council of Venezuela decreed it would suspend the opposition’s petition for a recall vote on President Nicolas Maduro, essentially meaning that Maduro will remain in power until 2018, when the next presidential election will be held. With his horrendous mishandling of the nation’s economic crisis, there might not be a Venezuela left come… Read more »
While we’re fully aware that the instability of the Venezuelan regime has led to not only political turmoil in the form of protests, the economic impact has been nearly as resounding. With inflation rates skyrocketing, and nearly every product in short supply, purchasing almost anything would be an obvious struggle for Venezuelans. Those who live along the country’s western border… Read more »
Adding to the economic troubles and political corruption that has plagued Brazil recently, a rift between Brazil’s Senate and their courts threaten to unhinge the efforts being made to help ameliorate their troubling situations as a country. This past Wednesday the President of Brazil’s Senate asked the Supreme Court to temporarily halt an investigation involving Senators, breaching the separation of the Legislative and… Read more »
Though in recent months the Colombian insurgent group FARC, which recently had a peace deal promising an end to a fifty year conflict with the Colombian government shot down, has been the center of attention, the Colombians also face the threat of the group ELN, the National Liberation Army. This group, inspired by Cuba’s 1959 revolution, is relatively large in… Read more »
On September 27th, President Obama nominated Jeffrey DeLaurentis as the first U.S Ambassador to Cuba since the United States ended diplomatic relations with Cuba in the 1960’s. This, along with the reopening of the Embassy in Cuba and the lessening of restrictions on travel, remittances, and other landmark events that have happened in recent years, have helped to restore U.S. relations… Read more »
Over the past year, as we already know, the S.S. Chavez, steered by his successor Captain Maduro, has sprung a leak deep below the waterline and begun to sink. Then, perhaps, was it controlled; the pumps were still trying their best to displace the seawater surging into the bowels of the ship and the passengers were calmly and orderly boarding… Read more »
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, also known as FARC, have been a major player in the instability found in Colombia since their founding in 1964. They were founded on Marxist principles and have promoted anti- imperialism. They have used aggression tactics against the Colombian government including terrorism. A 52 year long civil war in Colombia, between FARC and the… Read more »
Argentina has never had a perfect track record when it comes to economic performance, yet a stark contrast can be drawn between the approach of the current and former administration. Going back, under the rule of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, economic failures had always been swept under the rug in an attempt to make the country look better and… Read more »