Editor covering Mexico.https://bsky.app/profile/carinzissis.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/carinzissis.bsky.social/post/3lsminb635k2zOn June 26, Trump backed a remittance tax in the "big, beautiful bill," saying it will help fund the wall. But the 3.5% tax could lead migrants, scared to share migration status, to find other ways to send money home, weakening financial transparency, CEMLA's René Maldonado told me in #LatAmFocus 🎙️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jun 2025 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:rovmtbwvslmlcfyvvw36s47n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsminb635k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/carinzissis.bsky.social/post/3lrqwb7bbs22z🇲🇽 President Sheinbaum headed to 🇨🇦 Mon for G7, where she's expected to hold a bilateral mtg with 🇺🇸 Trump Tues PM. This is her 3rd trip abroad since she became president in Oct: 🇧🇷the G20 in Brazil, Nov 2024 🇭🇳the CELAC summit, Honduras in Apr 2025 🇨🇦G7 in Canada now https://www.reforma.com/viaja-sheinbaum-con-mas-frecuencia-al-extranjero-que-amlo/ar302326016 Jun 2025 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:rovmtbwvslmlcfyvvw36s47n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrqwb7bbs22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/carinzissis.bsky.social/post/3lqvmu7ggsc2bCome join us in DC for this conversation on June 12. All you have to do is register at: www.as-coa.org/amazon [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jun 2025 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:rovmtbwvslmlcfyvvw36s47n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqvmu7ggsc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/carinzissis.bsky.social/post/3lqobo5jtl22yAurora Jiménez became Mexico's first congresswoman in 1954 due to a special election and before 🇲🇽 women even got to participate in a national vote. For @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social, I cover her unlikely rise to power 70 yrs before MX's first presidenta. https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/aurora-jimenez-mexico-first-forgotten-congresswoman/03 Jun 2025 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:rovmtbwvslmlcfyvvw36s47n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqobo5jtl22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/carinzissis.bsky.social/post/3lnigecur222a"As we approach the Cristero Rebellion’s centennial in 2026, we will likely see more attempts to equate Morena with the socialism and anti-clericalism of the 1920s and ’30s...to mobilize Catholics in opposition." https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/the-long-shadow-of-mexicos-war-over-catholicism/23 Apr 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:rovmtbwvslmlcfyvvw36s47n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnigecur222ahttps://bsky.app/profile/carinzissis.bsky.social/post/3lmxnlqso2c2iA film that takes place where you’re from [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2025 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:rovmtbwvslmlcfyvvw36s47n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxnlqso2c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/carinzissis.bsky.social/post/3ll4uj56xwc2d🇲🇽 At the heart of unpaid care work in Mexico lies a paradox: The labor sustains the economy, even as it creates barriers to women joining the workforce. I cover Mexico's gender workforce gap and push for a national care system in @wpr.bsky.social: https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/mexico-care-system-women/?share-code=YD1VJNqByhO1 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/mexico-care-system-women/?share=email&messages%5B0%5D=share-success24 Mar 2025 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:rovmtbwvslmlcfyvvw36s47n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll4uj56xwc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/carinzissis.bsky.social/post/3ljskehmwck2jHillary Clinton declared "Women's rights are human rights" at the 1995 Beijing Conf. But Latin American women helped enshrine the concept in the UN Charter 50 years before—and over US objections. For #8M #WomensHistoryMonth, I write for @latamprog.bsky.social: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/how-latin-american-women-shaped-human-rights07 Mar 2025 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:rovmtbwvslmlcfyvvw36s47n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljskehmwck2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/carinzissis.bsky.social/post/3ljkuwssvcs2v2 sides, 1 coin: On same day Trump's 25% tariffs on Mexico go into effect, 🇲🇽's lawsuit against 🇺🇸 gun makers lands in the US Supreme Court. 🇺🇸 declared MX org crime groups terrorist orgs and says fentanyl is cause for tariffs, even as illicit 🇺🇸 guns arm crime groups. https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/03/mexicos-suit-against-u-s-gun-makers-comes-before-supreme-court/04 Mar 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:rovmtbwvslmlcfyvvw36s47n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljkuwssvcs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/carinzissis.bsky.social/post/3lj73ewqxvs27Just as 🇲🇽 Security Chief García Harfuch is in DC for talks, Mexico reveals that it has extradited 29 organized crime group members to the 🇺🇸, including Caro Quintero https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/desde-el-caro-quintero-a-integrantes-de-los-zetas-los-chapitos-y-ek-cjng-ellos-son-los-29-narcos-extraditados-de-mexico-a-eu/27 Feb 2025 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:rovmtbwvslmlcfyvvw36s47n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj73ewqxvs27https://bsky.app/profile/carinzissis.bsky.social/post/3lj6arvo5c22a"In discussions so far, American officials have delivered vague ultimatums and unclear policy demands that Mexico dismantle the cartels or face the full force of Washington’s power...leading to confusion among Mexican officials." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/world/americas/mexico-trump-cartels-washington.html27 Feb 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:rovmtbwvslmlcfyvvw36s47n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6arvo5c22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/carinzissis.bsky.social/post/3liggtylsf225Mexican President Sheinbaum announced that Security Sec Harfuch & Econ Sec Ebrard are expected to head to 🇺🇸 this week to hold 🇲🇽's first cabinet-level meetings with Trump admin. The White House has set a March 1 deadline to impost 25% tariffs on 🇲🇽 https://elpais.com/mexico/2025-02-17/harfuch-y-ebrard-los-representantes-de-mexico-en-las-primeras-reuniones-con-la-administracion-de-trump.html18 Feb 2025 04:37 +0000at://did:plc:rovmtbwvslmlcfyvvw36s47n/app.bsky.feed.post/3liggtylsf225https://bsky.app/profile/carinzissis.bsky.social/post/3li5e6nt63s2wWho is being sent to Guantanamo? “According to US fed court records, 2 of them had no crimes on their records except for illegal entry. The 3rd had picked up an additional charge while in detention, for kicking an officer while being restrained during a riot.” https://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/13/immigration-flights-elpaso-guantanamo14 Feb 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:rovmtbwvslmlcfyvvw36s47n/app.bsky.feed.post/3li5e6nt63s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/carinzissis.bsky.social/post/3lhzdmr6fy22m👵🏼🇲🇽Mexico is growing old—and fast. Its demographic bonus ends with Sheinbaum's presidency and the number of elderly Mexicans who need care will triple by 2050. Is the country ready for the challenge? My latest for Americas Quarterly: https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/mexico-is-growing-old-can-it-build-a-care-system-in-time/12 Feb 2025 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:rovmtbwvslmlcfyvvw36s47n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhzdmr6fy22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/carinzissis.bsky.social/post/3lhxh7b67fs2m“Politics becomes like a soccer match in which the referees, the groundskeepers, and the scorekeepers work for one team to sabotage its rival.” https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/path-american-authoritarianism-trump12 Feb 2025 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:rovmtbwvslmlcfyvvw36s47n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhxh7b67fs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/carinzissis.bsky.social/post/3lhvuuozxkk2zThe new Corruption Perceptions Index is out. The US dropped 4 spots...and that was before Trump administration decided to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024/index/usa https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/10/trump-doj-foreign-corrupt-practices-act-pause.html11 Feb 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:rovmtbwvslmlcfyvvw36s47n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhvuuozxkk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/carinzissis.bsky.social/post/3lhunyo3hfc27🍓🥦 91% of 🇲🇽 women agricultural workers don't get social security. Only 3% have work contracts. "US supermarkets get fresh fruits & vegetables because there is a chain of labor that starts in Mexican fields, and a big part of that labor falls to women." https://mujeres.expansion.mx/actualidad/2025/02/10/mujeres-producen-19-mil-mdd-alimentos-pero-sin-seguro-social?_gl=1*i5y667*_ga*MTM4NjU3OTU4OC4xNjQxOTk0ODQ4*_ga_WKM7D8YNLE*MTczOTI0MTQ1MC41ODguMS4xNzM5MjQxOTc0LjYwLjAuMA..11 Feb 2025 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:rovmtbwvslmlcfyvvw36s47n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhunyo3hfc27