Undocumented and unaccompanied youth have "varied and complex reasons" for migrating in droves from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and other nations. They move across the southern border with the assistance of coyotes and smugglers; these children hope to evade threats of rape and death that they routinely subjected to in their homeland. They reach the U.S., but many are caught; and those who are detained must submit to immigration proceedings without legal representation or guidance.
The global banana trade represents a variety of social, political and economic issues, rooted in economic imperialism, but yet another issue has emerged. Listed as number four on the the world's list of staple crops and one of the biggest profit makers in supermarkets, bananas are being threatened in Latin America and other parts of the world by a ravaging pathogen.
As the nation's border states continue to see an influx of unaccompanied minors from Central America cross the U.S.-Mexico border, filling up federal facilities, President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to pass a $3.7 billion fund to process the undocumented minors and transport them back to their homelands.
After a 39-day high profile trial, Oscar Pistorius' defense attorneys rested their case, putting emphasis on the fact that the world renowned Paralympic athlete is still a man that suffers from a disability and profound sense of vulnerability.
National Security Agency (NSA) leaker Edward Snowden is petitioning the Russian government to extend his one-year temporary renewable asylum, which will expire on July 31.
