Mexico’s population is still growing but at a much slower rate (<1.0%) than in previous decades. And the reason is simple: women are having fewer children. In the early ’60s, Mexican women in their childbearing years gave birth to an average of seven children. In 2023, that average dropped to around two children. Straight Arrow…

Republican politicians are getting ready for the primary debate scheduled for Aug. 23. One debate topic might focus on how to address drug addiction and the growing fentanyl crisis in the United States. Legislation in the House provides law enforcement with the necessary resources to tackle the increasing danger of this lethal drug. Straight Arrow…

A recently signed law in Illinois would allow some non-citizens of the United States in the state to become police officers, something that’s currently forbidden under federal laws. House Bill 3751 successfully passed the Democratic-controlled state House and the state Senate before being signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill., last week. The law…

A Biden administration policy that imposes limits on asylum seekers has been blocked by a federal judge. And we have an update on the condition of LeBron’s James’ son Bronny after he suffered cardiac arrest during basketball practice. It’s time for The Rundown for Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Judge blocks Biden asylum policy A federal…

The Justice Department (DOJ) announced it plans to sue the state of Texas over the floating buoys the state placed in the Rio Grande earlier in July. The buoys are intended to obstruct the path of illegal migrants from easily entering the country from the southern border. “We write to inform you…that the United States…

In an effort to tackle the increasing number of migrants arriving in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday that his administration is taking new measures directly to the U.S.-Mexico border, some 2,000 miles away. The plan involves distributing posters near the border, telling migrants to “consider another city.” The flyers also contain…

Mexico says Texas may be violating international law by installing a border wall made up of orange buoys in the middle of the Rio Grande in the state’s latest attempt to secure the United States border. Mexico’s Foreign Relations Secretary Alicia Barcena said the move could be violating the Mexican Water Treaty of 1944 between…

Unity and division within the Republican Party were both on display Wednesday, June 21, as House Republicans voted to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the same day House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., sidelined a resolution calling for the impeachment of President Joe Biden. The censure of Rep. Schiff was for comments he made several years…

The latest migrant bus trip arrived in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 14, with dozens of migrants being sent from Texas. Many of the 42 migrants on the bus were from Latin American countries, including Honduras and Venezuela. One person had an immigration appointment in New York. “Texas’ small border towns remain overwhelmed and overrun…