With jobs hard to find, fewer Mexicans are choosing to make the trip across the border into the United States, at the same time more are choosing to turn around and head home. Accordingly, for the first time in years, in 2010 the net migration from Mexico was about zero.
For the hour of Wednesday’s State of the Union address, MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews said he ‘forgot’ President Obama was black. Do we all need to forget about race to be post-racial? Or do we just need to acknowledge and accept people’s race?
Mexican officials announced this week a total shutdown of the entire country in response to the outbreak of influenza A H1-N1, better known as the swine flu. Offices, restaurants, schools, and soccer stadiums will be closed from Friday through Tuesday.