Author: Luis Alonso Lugo
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US and Mexico tentatively set to replace NAFTA with new deal
WASHINGTON — Snubbing Canada, the Trump administration reached a preliminary deal Monday with Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement — a move that raised legal questions and threatened to disrupt the operations of companies that do business across the three-country trade bloc. President Donald Trump suggested that he might leave Canada, America’s…
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Almost 60,000 Haitians allowed to stay in US only until 2019
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said it is ending a temporary residency permit program that has allowed almost 60,000 citizens from Haiti to live and work in the United States since a powerful earthquake shook the Caribbean nation in 2010. The Homeland Security Department said conditions in Haiti have improved significantly, so the benefit will…
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Puerto Rico angry at Trump official ‘good news story’ remark
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pledged a relentless effort to help Puerto Ricans recover from hurricane devastation Friday after his homeland security chief stirred a tempest of her own making by declaring the federal response a “good news story.” Elaine Duke, the department’s acting secretary, drew a sharp rebuke from San Juan’s mayor for seeming to play…





