Mexico uses U.S. to avoid change
President Bush announced he will begin the long-awaited Congressional push of his immigration-reform proposal. This brought new hope in Mexico that at long last President Fox’s 2000 campaign promise may still be kept before next year’s presidential elections. His PAN party could well use the victory, as it is in desperate need of a major achievement in its effort to hold on to the presidency, which as of now looks dismal.
It has long been held by most countries that immigration policy must be based on what is best for the country, not for the immigrant.
Mexico’s immigration policy is very much based on this concept, as it should be. It is not easy for foreigners to simply apply for and receive a work-permit visa. Even to purchase a vacation home whether through title or a bank-trust (fideicomiso) in the foreign ownership forbidden zones requires a visa and proof of income from outside Mexico. Such visas are easy to obtain but must be renewed annually and do not permit holders to work in Mexico. Foreigners retiring in Mexico to obtain a visa must show proof of no less than $1,500 per month, and such a visa will not allow them to work.
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Mexico's Calderon Vows to Avoid Fox Errors, Will Seek Allies
Felipe Calderon, the 2006 presidential candidate from President Vicente Fox's National Action Party, said he will avoid the incumbent's errors and build the alliances needed to push legislation through Congress.
Calderon said in an interview that he would consider appointing members of other parties to his cabinet to gain support for bills stalled under Fox, including proposals to boost private investment in the energy industry. Calderon criticized Fox -- whom he served under for 10 months as energy minister -- for failing to reach out to opposition politicians.
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Argentine may change nationality, play for Mexico in soccer World Cup
Argentine soccer player Walter Gaitan told Mexican sports daily Record on Friday, that he is willing to change nationality and play for Mexico in the soccer World Cup, after an invite from Mexico coach Ricardo Lavolpe.
"I love Argentina, but I have been here more time now, and I really identify more with the people of Mexico. If I have a chance to represent them, I am going to give it my best shot," he said.
Gaitan could become the third nationalized player in Lavolpe's squad, alongside Argentina-born Guillermo Franco
Mexico to Let Police Pursue Drug Smugglers
Mexico changed its constitution on Monday to allow state and local police to pursue drug traffickers, removing a major stumbling block in anti-drug efforts that had long been the exclusive realm of federal officers.
The measure is part of a package of bills that includes the possibility of using millions of dollars in seized drug money to fund rewards for the capture of traffickers; the blocking of cell phone calls from inside prisons and the registration of bulletproof cars frequently used by drug traffickers.
``We are multiplying our power in an extraordinary way,'' Eduardo
Will Mexicos landscape change since stars have left
From the moment Pachuca hoisted the Clausura 2006 trophy last spring to the start of the Apertura 06 on Saturday, the Mexican league has gone through some unprecedented changes.
The top clubs are still around, but several of the best Mexican players migrated to Europe in ways never seen before. The top two defenders in the Mexican league are gone. The most popular forward in the country will now ply his trade abroad. A respected veteran midfielder will test his skills in the Old World.
Top-level players are leaving the familiar surroundings of Mexican soccer
Mexico 28-day yield seen rising at weekly auction
The yield on Mexicos benchmark one-month T-bills was expected to rise on Tuesday as investors rattled by recent peso volatility struggled to predict the U.S. Federal Reserves next monetary policy move.
Yields on three- and six-month T-bills, or Cetes, were also seen rising, but the yield on the governments 10-year peso bond was expected to change little from the last time it was auctioned on Aug. 15. according to a Reuters poll.
Following is a table comparing previous rates at the central banks primary auction with expectations for this weeks sale and the expected change
Hurricane reshapes Mexico's resort scene
The most frazzled, flustered, frantic people in Cabo San Lucas these days may be the wedding planners.
Thousands of vacationers are flocking to Cabo and other western Mexican resorts to relax and say their "I do's."
That's because more than a month after Hurricane Wilma thrashed Cancun — the country's premier resort — and the rest of Mexico's eastern coast, that area is still recuperating. Most hotels and businesses along the 10-mile waterfront strip are closed, and much of the beach has been stripped of its white powder sand.
The effect of Hurricane Wilma, says Ruben Cota,
Hurricane Wilma Scrubs Mexico's MTV Awards
Hurricane Wilma Forces MTV to Postpone Latin American Music Awards; New Date Not Set
The approach of Hurricane Wilma has forced MTV to postpone its Latin American music video awards ceremony, which had been scheduled for Mexico's Playa del Carmen resort.
Dulce Gordillo, MTV's Mexico spokeswoman, confirmed the postponement and said a new date for the show hadn't been set.
The cable network had shifted the program from Thursday to Wednesday to avoid the hurricane, which was forecast to pass close by Mexico's Caribbean coast Friday.
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Mexico searching trees for illegal bugs
Mexican officials are searching pine trees to keep some unwanted immigrants from crossing the border from the United States.
Mexico has strengthened controls on imports of U.S. and Canadian Christmas trees to avoid foreign plant bugs such as gipsy moths and pine shoot beetles, the BBC reports.
More than 100 agents are to be posted along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The crackdown comes as Mexico's own Christmas tree-growing market is blossoming thanks to government subsidies.
Mexican trees cost half the price of their U.S. counterparts. The Mexican government hopes to dominate the domestic market and eventually
Mexico reports death from Emily
After enduring four days of battering from Hurricane Emily, Mexican authorities on Friday reported the first death from a storm that destroyed thousands of buildings and drove 90,000 people from their homes.
The report of a woman swept away by floodwaters in the northern city of San Pedro Garza Garcia came just as President Vicente Fox toured the devastation caused by the hurricane, whose winds began raking the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula on Sunday.
The evacuation of tens of thousands of people in the Yucatan area and along Mexico's northern Gulf coast helped avoid
It would seem to be a perfect time to invest in a new refinery.
With gas prices flirting with the $70-a-barrel mark and the nation's refining capacity strained, refiners are raking in huge profits. Further highlighting the need for more capacity are hurricanes that have battered and disrupted Gulf Coast refinery production this month.
A local group, Arizona Clean Fuels, is seeking to build the nation's first new refinery in three decades. After securing an air-quality permit this spring for a 150,000-barrel-a-day refinery, the group is courting investors to fund the $2.5 billion project, planned at an old citrus grove 40
