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Story: Mexico: Recent Deportation a violation of immigration rules what happened On Thursday, Mexico’s authorities accused U.S. officials of violating their own immigration rules in regards to the “Dreamer” and a mother of four who were recently deported back to…
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Caracas metro station closed ahead of anti-government protest More than a dozen metro stations in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, have been reported to be closed ahead of an anti-government protest. According to Caracas metro 18 stations had been closed while…
Marginalized group: women
Historically, Latin America has been perceived as a patriarchal region. Most of Latin American countries have undoubtedly made significant progress throughout the years in regards to democracy and its impact on their elections. However, as stressed by Donna Lee Van…
The left turn
At the end of the Cold War, Latin American countries have experienced a big change in their governments with the emergence of the new and redefined « Left ». This idea to separate themselves from the U.S. in order…
Illiberal Democracy
According to Fareed Zakaria, illiberal democracies are “democratically elected regimes often re-elected or reinforced by referendums that ignore the constitutional limits of their power and deprive their citizens of basic rights and liberties”. While the end of the twentieth century…
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