Spain

Allan on June 1st, 2023

My two sons and I recently visited Spain.  We flew to Madrid, rented a car, drove around Spain, returned to Madrid and flew back.  It was a great trip. Of course we didn’t see everything.  Far from it.  Spain is bigger than California. But we covered a lot of miles, traveling from Andalusia in the […]

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Spain, which  I had the privilege of visiting the month before last, held state and local elections on May 28, and the the leftist party now in charge did poorly.  So poorly, in fact, that Presidente Pedro Sanchez called snap elections for July 23.  Possibly he fears the longer he waits the worse the Left will do.  For the […]

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On May 6, Charles III was crowned King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms (including Canada, Australia and New Zealand). Due to the long reign of his late mother Elizabeth II, this was the first British coronation in 70 years. Although we have been independent of Britain since the late 18th century, […]

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Last month I visited Spain with my two sons. The plan was simple. We flew to Madrid, picked up a rental car, drove around the country, returned to Madrid, and flew back. Spain is bigger than California so of course we didn’t see it all. But we covered a lot of territory, from Andalusia in […]

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My two sons and I took a trip to Spain this month. It’s a great place to visit. Since I write about immigration, I was on the lookout for immigration angles. If you’re a writer, you’re always working, even on “vacation”! And there definitely are some immigration issues in Spain. For the entire blog entry, […]

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Five topics in this article: 1. Texas Governor Greg Abbott Making Deals with Mexican Governors 2. Mexican Breaks Up Caravan But Giving Participants Permits 3. Mexicans Dying on Border 4. An Incident in Spain on Palm Sunday 5. Nicaragua: Swimming Lessons for Border Crashers For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published […]

Continue reading about Texas Governor Makes Deals with Mexican Governors; Caravan Broken Up But Participants Being Given Permits; Mexicans Dying on Border; An Incident in Spain; Swimming Lessons in Nicaragua

Allan on September 29th, 2021

On September 27th, 2021, Mexico celebrated its bicentennial of independence. That’s distinct from the bicentennial/centennial celebration of 2010, which celebrated the bicentennial of the beginning of the movement that developed into the independence movement, and the centennial of the Mexican Revolution. The September 27th date is the bicentennial of the entry into Mexico City of […]

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This Said in Spanish segment has five subjects: 1. Arrival of Afghan refugees to Mexico 2. Haitian illegals in Mexico 3. AMLO and 500th Anniversary of Tenochtitlan 4. Ken Salazar, new U.S ambassador to Mexico 5. Migrant Covid deaths in Mexico. For the entire article, click here.Article by Allan Wall, published August 27th, 2021, on […]

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Allan on June 24th, 2021

My latest Said in Spanish installment contains five stories: 1. Guatemalan President Giammattei’s Comments on Immigration 2. Big Drop in U.S. Deportations to Guatemala 3. Mexico Still Deporting Central Americans 4. Remittances to Mexico Up 5. Tlaxcala “Transgenders” Get Around Gender Parity Election Law To read the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, […]

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The latest Said in Spanish installment features the following stories: 1. The invasion of Spain’s Ceuta territory 2. Mexico’s CNDH 3. Venezuelan Diaspora in South America 4. Guatemalans Dying Trying to Get Into the U.S. 5. Ninety-three Year Old Honduran Woman Crosses BorderTo see the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published May […]

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