Weakening trade, slowing investments and falling commodity prices are also forecast to erode growth in other major developing economies, including Brazil, Mexico and South Africa.
Applications for Brazilian passports from consulates in the U.S. increased 36% in March, compared to the previous year, according to data from the Brazilian Foreign Ministry. Birth registrations, the first step to getting a Brazilian passport for a U.S.-born child, were up 76% in April compared to the previous year. Guatemala reports a 5% increase over last year for passports from its nationals living in the United States.Last month, Melvin Josué, his wife and another couple drove four hours from New Jersey to Boston to get Honduran passports for their American-born children.
It’s a step that’s taken on urgency in case these families decide life in the United States is untenable. Melvin Josué worries about Trump’s immigration policy and what might happen if he or his wife is detained, but lately he’s more concerned with the difficulty of finding work.Demand for his drywall crew immediately stopped amid the economic uncertainty caused by tariffs. There’s also more reluctance, he said, to hire workers here illegally.(The Associated Press agreed to use only his first and middle name because he’s in the country illegally and fears being separated from his family.)
“I don’t know what we’ll do, but we may have to go back to Honduras,” he said. “We want to be ready.”The size of the exodus and its impact on schools remains unclear, but already some are starting to worry.
A consultant working with districts in Texas on immigrant education said one district there has seen a significant drop in summer school sign-ups for students learning English.
“They’re really worried about enrollment for the fall,” said Viridiana Carrizales, chief executive officer of ImmSchools, a nonprofit that advises school districts how to meet the needs of immigrant students and their families.Otros respaldaban la opción oficialista. “Sé que el país está mal, pero tengo confianza que el gobierno puede hacerlo mejor”, dijo Andrea Martínez, una ama de casa de 34 años, poco antes de votar en Caracas.
Por su parte, Cabello había indicado esta semana sobre la nueva oleada de detenciones que las investigaciones preliminares apuntaban a que los sospechosos, encabezados por Guanipa, planeaban secuestrar a altos funcionarios del gobierno y a opositores.Los comicios fueron convocados en enero luego de la controvertida elección presidencial de julio de 2024 en la que el organismo electoral proclamó ganador a Maduro. La oposición —que presentó
por una ventaja de 2 a 1 frente al presidente— y varios gobiernos de la región, así como Estados Unidos y Europa desconocieron el anuncio oficial que daba la reelección a Maduro por seis años más.Las últimas elecciones presidenciales eran, para algunos, una oportunidad de fraguar un cambio de rumbo político en el país, que