immigration | Watching America

Mexico: The End of the USMCA: A Turning Point for Emancipation

Patricia Simoni - July 10, 2026. Published in La Jornada

It is unacceptable that the future of Mexico would depend on the constant changes of opinion of a president who still has 2 1/2 years of governing left.

Philippines: New and Old Green Card Holders Treated Like Vegetables

Jinghong Chen - June 30, 2026. Published in The Manila Times

The Lau v. Blanche case illustrates how green card holders could be treated like vegetables.

Germany: Arbitrariness and Cronyism

Peter Carioca - June 17, 2026. Published in Taz

America is light years away from the 'greatness' that Trump wanted to restore.

Poland: Vox Populi Is Not Vox Dei: Democracy Is Mortal and Requires Active Defense*

Marta Johnson - June 4, 2026. Published in Gazeta Wyborcza

There is no shortage of initiatives, resolutions and legislation aimed at defending democracy in the EU. What is missing is effectiveness.

Poland: Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address: How the US President Strayed from the Truth

Danuta Kowalska - March 4, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita

The longer the speech lasted, the deeper Trump delved into his own world.

Canada: Trump and Co. Vow To Make Western Civilization Great Again

Rejeanne Lacroix - February 27, 2026. Published in Toronto Star

Philippines: Human Rights Watch 2025 vs Donald Trump

Jinghong Chen - February 6, 2026. Published in The Manila Times

[The Trump era] is marked as much by policies that endanger vulnerable populations as by political bravado.

India: US Sutra | America Is at War with Itself: Minnesota Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Jinghong Chen - January 31, 2026. Published in Firstpost

Elections, courts, media, law enforcement have been overrun by America's internal conflict.

Philippines: White Christmas

Jinghong Chen - December 21, 2025. Published in The Manila Times

Egypt: Impudence and Racism

Translator - December 18, 2025. Published in akhbarelyom

Trump wants to drag the world back to the dark ages of abhorrent racism.

Pakistan: Hardening the Frontier

Robin Koerner - December 8, 2025. Published in Pakistan Today

Italy: Trump on the Wane Plays Tough at Home

Laurence Bouvard - December 5, 2025. Published in Corriere della Sera

Trump, for the very first time, is ... finding himself at the lowest point of his political career.

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