Zimbabweans Use Text and Web 2.0 to Weather Crisis

"With the crisis in Zimbabwe going from worse to worse, there are still effective ways to help people there get food and survive.The beep-beep of a received text on a mobile phone is now becoming a much-needed lifeline to Africans. Zimbabweans, who continue to struggle every...

RBS chooses gold to beat inflation in new expatriate fund « Peter J. Cooper...

"The role of gold in this new account is bound to raise eyebrows and comes as the bank is warning customers to expect turmoil in equity and credit markets over the next three months, an unusal statement for the second largest UK bank. "

Tourism: for whose benefit?

"Small Islands Voice Global Forum Tourism: for whose benefit? The notion of a racial divide in the Caribbean tourism industry is a problem that dare not speak its name. It creates discomfort among many of the expatriate hotel owners and managers, and governments are...

Become a culturally competent expat

" People are moving to live and work abroad at record rates according to UN figures released in June. But while this may make logical career and business sense, human beings defy logic. "

Unjust to let illegal aliens burden U.S.

Illegals send a significant outflow of money to their home countries. They are a huge burden on our medical and welfare systems. They create school finance and educational challenges. They drive down wages.

Undocumented status keeps many from voting in Mexican election

Drove eight hours to cast a vote at a polling booth.

Making a change in Mexico's future

Some Mexicans resident in the U.S. believe that it is important to vote in the Mexican elections on July 2, 2006. Do they pay their taxes to the Mexican Government? Or do they pay their taxes to the U.S. Government?  The basic principle is that you vote for the...

Dollars and Dreams -- Immigrants as Prey

Immigrant victims of trickery -- He found a deportation order in his mail. He rushed in panic to his lawyer's office. But the office wasn't there anymore.