Category: Politics
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California Offers Free Health Insurance for Undocumented Immigrants
California has recently become the first state in the country to offer health insurance to all undocumented immigrants. Starting this year, 750,000 adults aged between 26 and 49 will become eligible for Medi-Cal benefits, the health plan offered by the state. It is estimated that the expansion of the benefit will cost $2.6 billion annually…
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NY Creates Rules to Limit Arrival of Immigrants. They Are Being Deported to NJ
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Hundreds of immigrants heading to New York were dumped in New Jersey over the New Year’s weekend, in an apparent attempt to circumvent a municipal order from the Big Apple aimed at limiting the number of immigrants arriving from the border to the city. Since last Saturday (30), 13 buses from Texas, carrying about 450…
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Caravan With Estimated 8,000 Immigrants Heads Toward US-Mexico Border
A massive caravan of immigrants crossing Mexico with the goal of reaching the United States border is the largest in over a year – with an estimated number of more than 8,000 asylum seekers on the way. Immigrant families – primarily from Cuba, Haiti, and Honduras – set out for the United States on Sunday,…
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Didn’t Like the Gift? Returning It Isn’t So Easy Anymore
If you are thinking about returning a gift you just received for Christmas, be prepared to lose money. The Americans have gotten used to free returns, but a growing number of retailers are charging fees to accept products back. Macy’s, Abercrombie, J. Crew, H&M among other companies have added shipping fees for returns by mail.…
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Christmas Spending Increased, Challenging Recession Fears in the U.S.
Despite persistent inflation, Americans increased their Christmas spending, early data shows. This is a significant relief for retailers, who spent much of the year fearing that the economy would weaken further this year and that consumer spending would decline. Retail sales from November 1 to December 24 rose 3.1% compared to the previous year, according…
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Brazil Becomes the 9th Largest Economy in the World in 2023
With a projected growth of 3.1% in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Brazil will jump two positions and become the ninth largest economy in the world in 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced this week. According to the institution, the country is expected to end the year with a nominal GDP of US$ 2.13 trillion,…
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Why Did the State of Colorado Disqualify Trump from the 2024 Elections?
The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible to run for the White House again, citing the former president’s role in the January 6 attack on the Capitol as the reason, in a 4-3 decision that is likely to have significant legal and political ramifications for the 2024 general elections. The decision…
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Passport Processing Times Return to Pre-Pandemic Normal
Passport processing times have returned to pre-pandemic normalcy. Starting December 18, 2023, passport applications will be processed in 6-8 weeks for routine service and 2-3 weeks for expedited service, which costs an additional $60, the U.S. Department of State reported. In 1990, only five percent of Americans possessed a passport. Today, that number is 48%.…
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The Wait Time for American Passports Finally Returns to Normal
The processing time for passport applications has returned to pre-pandemic levels, the U.S. State Department announced on Monday (18). The processing time for regular applications is now six to eight weeks and two to three weeks for emergency applications (which cost an additional $60), the department said. The updated wait time applies to applications submitted…
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Immigration Judges Have 3 Million Pending Cases
The backlog of cases in immigration courts in the United States surpassed three million pending cases last month, a historic record. The three million pending cases reported in November include one million cases that were added in the previous 12 months, according to a report from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University (TRAC).…