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February 2021
  • "President Biden's allies on Capitol Hill (February 18) unveiled a far-reaching overhaul of the nation's immigration system, describing it as a humane response to four years of President Donald J. Trump's assault on immigrants. The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, formally introduced by a dozen Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate, amounts to a lengthy wish list for pro-immigration activists and a down payment on Mr. Biden's campaign promise to provide a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants." – The New York Times, February 19, 2021
  • "America's more than 60 million Latinos – like other people of color – have been disproportionately affected by (COVID-19), and many are struggling with issues like a lack of knowledge about the shots, state vaccine websites that don't have Spanish instructions, ways to find appointments in their communities and fears they could be targeted for immigration enforcement." – The Associated Press, February 16, 2021
  • Bad Bunny's second solo album, YHLQMDLG, "pulled in 1.5 billion streams in 2020 and took third place on Rolling Stone's list of the Best Albums of 2020," Rolling Stone reported in its February issue. "No artist had a bigger year in 2020 than Bad Bunny."
  • "Carlos Saúl Menem, who as Argentina's president from 1989 to 1999 fostered a striking economic recovery and renewed ties to the United States and Britain, but was later convicted of graft" died February 14. He was 90. – The New York Times, February 15, 2021
  • "The Biden Administration said it would release $1.3 billion in aid that Puerto Rico can use to protect against future climate disasters, and is starting to remove some restrictions put in place by the Trump administration on spending that was to help the island after Hurricane Maria in 2017." – The New York Times, February 3, 2021
  • "President Joe Biden's aides have launched a formal review of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, reviving the Obama-era goal of closing the controversial facility." – The New York Times, February 12, 2021
  • Mexican immigrants sent home a record $40 billion marking an 11.4 percent increase in 2020 and "a new high despite the coronavirus pandemic, Mexico's central bank reported." – The Associated Press, February 3, 2021
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