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A makeshift migrant camp looks nearly empty in Mexico's Matamoros, at the border with Brownsville, Texas, where Democrat US President Joe Biden is expected to meet border patrol and other law enforcement agents. Also heading to the border is Republican former president Donald Trump, who will be about 300 miles (480 kilometers) to the west in Eagle Pass. The Texas showdown comes at a time when record numbers of migrant crossings into the United States are posing a threat to Biden's chances of preventing a Trump comeback in November's presidential election. IMAGES
Ciudad Juarez, Aug 18 (EFE) (CAMERA: Raul Morales) .- Migrants and activists live with uncertainty in the Mexican City of Juarez the recent order of a US judge to restore the controversial program "Stay in Mexico."
Former US President Donald Trump arrives at the US-Mexico border to denounce his successor Joe Biden's handling of immigration policy. IMAGES
On Tuesday, global stocks jumped after Donald Trump authorized President-elect Joe Biden's presidential transition process to begin. On Monday, Trump took a significant step toward acknowledging the election result. However, Business Insider reports, he is still convinced he and his allies can continue to contest the outcome. Another key factor driving the boost is Biden's planned nomination for former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary. AstraZeneca's vaccine is helping drive oil prices to their highest levels since March.
Tokyo, Nov 5 (EFE/EPA).- Japanese stocks closed Thursday at a two-year high following a narrow lead of a Democratic challenger Joe Biden in the US presidential elections. The benchmark Nikkei rose 410.05 points, or 1.73 percent, to close at 24,105.28, hitting its highest since 2018. (Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA).B-ROLL OF THE DISPLAYS SHOWING INFORMATION OF THE NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
As if dealing with the drama of the US general election wasn't challenging enough, US citizens who live in Mexico--and want to vote--have it even worse. According to Business Insider, those Americans must endure hours-long waits at the border before they reach the ballot box. On Election Day, thousands of US citizens living in Mexico crowded the international bridges to El Paso, Texas, just to cast their vote. Most waited over two hours. The international bridge between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso was also completely full. Even with COVID-related restrictions in place, the line stretched out for nearly a mile. But voters whose lives straddle the border say it's a small price to participate in an election that will have a profound impact on both countries. All this extreme border vigilance, the paranoia, and the hate speech toward us, Latinos, is exactly why we needed to vote today. Joaquín Almanza US Citizen, Juarez resident