A record number of Americans are crossing the southern border to live in Mexico, a new report has claimed. According to Mexico's Interior Ministry, more than 8,000 temporary resident visas were issued to US citizens in the first nine months of this year - an 85% increase over the same period in 2019.
For October 2022, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP’s 12 Mexican airports increased by 22.6%, compared to the same period of 2019. Puerto Vallarta, Tijuana, Los Cabos and Guadalajara presented an increase in passenger traffic of 41.9%, 38.4%, 38.2% and 13.3% respectively, compared to October 2019.
Mexico and the U.S. are working on ambitious plans to turn parts of the border region into a clean energy hub, replete with solar and wind plants, lithium mining and electric vehicle factories, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said during his Monday morning press conference.
Mexico's economy grew 1 percent in the July-September period compared to the previous quarter, according to preliminary data published by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) on Monday. At an annual rate, the Gross Domestic Product of Mexico advanced 4.3 percent, according to Inegi data.
The pandemic left structural lags that affect certain sectors of the population, such as women, but, given the changes that have occurred in recent years, they are the ones who are looking for an improvement in their working conditions. In fact, 81% of women surveyed saw the pandemic as an opportunity to reassess their life and career.
Día de los Muertos is a multi-day holiday observed annually in Mexico. A celebration of both life and death in which families commemorate their deceased loved ones, the festive period begins on the night of October 31 and continues through All Saints Day and All Souls Day, celebrated November 1st and 2nd respectively.
Lawmakers in the state of Tamaulipas voted Wednesday night to legalize same-sex marriages, becoming the last of Mexico's 32 states to authorize such unions. A day earlier, lawmakers in the state of Guerrero approved similar legislation allowing same-sex marriages.
Next week, if you cross over the border from northern Mexico to southern Texas, you will arrive in the U.S. an hour before you left Mexico. That's because daylight saving time officially ends for most of Mexico at 2:00 am this Sunday, October 30, while the U.S. will not set their clocks back until 2:00 am on Sunday, November 6, 2022.
Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday announced a historic agreement that strengthens California's partnership with Mexico and advances key border projects and initiatives, like the new Toll Revenue Sharing Agreement with Mexico, which supports the construction of the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry at the San Diego-Tijuana border.
Last week, Mexico's Chamber of Deputies reformed the General Wildlife Law to prohibit the use of marine mammals in fixed or traveling shows. The legislation forbids activities that are not scientific research, or for teaching, conservation and preservation, from being carried out.
