in president biden heads to los angeles for the summit of the americas as mexico skips the event, joined by, among others, honduras, guatemala, bolivia, and mexico come to protest the exclusion of cuba, venezuela, and nicaragua. >> there could not be a summit of the americas if all the american continent countries do not participate. amy: meanwhile, biden will be meeting with all right brazilian president jair bolsonaro at the summit. we will speak with salvadoran american journalists roberto lovato and venezuelan american been touched professor alejandro velasco. we will also hear from a member of an indigenous delegation from ecuador's amazon who has been excluded from the summit in los angeles and get an update on the search for british journalist dom phillips and bruno pereira who have gone missing after receiving death threats for their work. >> even if i don't find the love of my life alive, they have to be found. please intensify the search. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. voters on tuesday

imposing who can come to the summit of the americas and who can't. esidents don't come either. juan: i think this summit of the americas is really the complete failure of the biden administration to be able to show a united front in latin america. it is really a reflection of what has changed geopolitically in latin america. in my new addition, i touch on that somewhat, which is that latin america is no longer the u.s. backyard. it used to be. it used to be during the days of teddy roosevelt and gun belt diplomacy and even into the 1930's and 1940's and even in the 1960's with president kennedy and the alliance of grass, but latin america has changed dramatically. one of the big changes has been the rise of popular movements outside of the established political structures that long right in these countries and the movements of indigenous peoples and marginalized people in these societies and the working class in the societies. at the other big change has been the rise of china as a major force in latin america. while united states was off fighting war

tom: is the inflation report in 40 minutes overwhelmed, manufactured summit of america's? oke up. tom: the summit of america's, is it overwhelmed, all the planning around today's festivities? ed: i think for our global radian -- radio audience as well, bidens approval ratings, the downward trajectory, the inflation, upward trajectory. we face a real global story around what is happening in the movement of goods from a to b. what is fascinating in the context of inflation, we have signs that demand is there. we have learned that from the latest earnings season from corporate america and retail. the thing outside of america, china is coming back online. there factories are turning out consumer goods that have not been able to make their way here. we are in racing mode at the port of los angeles, that volume to come through the port. that is why he is zeroed in on the impact of what that would mean for higher prices. matt: bloomberg television has been covering the port of los angeles very closely, caroline and romain were out there. is the port running at full capacity right

at the 2001 summit of the americas in quÉbec city, all countries in the region signed a resolution thatid a rupture in the democratic order of any one of them would be an impediment to future participation in a summit of the americas. really, this is upholding what that than regional consensus as opposed to a unilateral decision on the art of the u.s. -- part of the u.s. are making it sound. >> wasn't the goal of the summit, which is hosted by the u.s., for the u.s. to reassert its leadership in the region? >> precisely by looking at ways in which democracies can work together very cooperatively and creatively to address the mounting challenges in the region, i think the administration has recognized there is something very important about the challenges that are facing democracies. i don't see much of what could be offered by having them at the summit, quite frankly. they would be spoilers. unfortunately, the message around this from the administration was not effective. the pre-summit plans were pretty much hijacked by some countries in the region to make this point about the guest li

your money never stops working for you with merrill, a bank of america company. >>> 38 past the hour. important goal of the summitomote democratic values and good governance in the western hemisphere but the totalitarianism is playing into the americas which goes into why a lot of people are leaving their countries making the desperate journey to the united states. in venezuela people are leaving lack of hunger and created by the dictatorship. 6 million venezuelans have left their homeland, making it the second largest refugee crisis in the world behind syria. in nicaragua, long-time sandnista leader ortega, shutting down opposition parties, detaining challengers and shutting down the free press. the regime is shutting down hundreds of nongovernmental organizations and entered into an agreement with the cuban government to charge cubans to come to nicaragua so they can make that trek to the u.s./mexico border. haiti seeing the largest exodus of people in two decades because of a worsening gang violence, soaring inflation, rampant hunger and political instability after the assassination of its president last year.

we've come a long way together says united states hosted the 1st summit of the americas 20 years ago. there is no reason why the western hemisphere shouldn't be secure, prosperous and democratic from canada, northernmost riches to the southern tips of july. now this summit meeting is overshadowed by the fact that several leaders from mexico, from honduras, guatemala el salvador and elsewhere countries that are actually essential to figuring out the a solution to the migration problem. boycotted the summit. they sent their for foreign ministers instead. and that's because the, by the ministration did not invite the leaders of cuba, nicaragua, and venezuela. nevertheless, bite and said that the people who are here, the leaders who are here will by the end of this summit, this week sign what he called the los angeles declaration. that is a attempt to manage in an orderly way. he said the flows of refugees and to increase opportunities for safe and orderly migration, while at the same time disrupting gangs of criminal traffickers. human traffickers who pray on desperate people over crowdi

summit of _ the mexican representative. the summit of the _ the mexican representative. the summit of the americasperation, but it is now likely to be a display of division. emily brown, bbc news. our north america correspondent david willis joins us now. david, welcome to you. the mexican president refusing to 90, mexican president refusing to go, but he is sending his foreign minister. how will that impact on the summit, do you think? , , ., impact on the summit, do you think? , ,., , .,, think? this is a considerable blow to the _ think? this is a considerable blow to the biden _ blow to the biden administration which has been putting or trying to put this event together for several months now. the absence of the mexican president is all the more significant, bearing in mind that one of the crucial topics on the agenda for the summit is immigration, and how to deal with the influx of migrants at the united states southern border. the white house as you heard there's trying to put a spin on this saying that he is due to meet in person withjoe biden at the white house next month, also making the

the summit of the americas in los angeles is week is being critical of the, by the ministrations refusal to invite cuba, venezuela in nicaragua. one of the key issues on the gender at the summit is migration and an unprecedented migration crisis. it's in human reports now from santiago, eventually ah, 28 year old frank caskey flemish is more than $7000.00 kilometres from home, with 10 month old my ear in tow. she sells sweeps for coins so that she can feed her baby and hopefully gather enough to rent a room to night to her what that way they won't have to sleep out doors in the freezing cold. oh yeah. she arrived from venezuela 2 weeks ago after crossing the at the come a desert, an antique chile, as an undocumented migrate. like hundreds of thousands of her compatriots. ah, will you be a bolivian guy helped us cross the border at night? we had to cross and no one would see us. we passed fences and trenches and we couldn't make noise. the children couldn't cry said the police wouldn't hear us in a little yamaha landominium full. yeah. francesca is among hundreds of thousands who traveled

my dues trip coincides with the summit of the americas, which is taking place in los angeles. washington did not invite him to the high level meeting. you had secretary of state entity bank and spoke had that summit saying sanctions against venezuela could be lifted if that are changes from a doodles. government encouraged, the venezuelan president to resume talks with the countries opposition. in our judgment, venezuelan lead negotiations between the majorities and the unitary platform are the best path that we can see. trying to restore to venezuelan some a democracy that they clearly deserve and clearly want and alleviate the extraordinary suffering has taken place in recent years. and as we've long said, sanctions aren't permanent. if we see change sanctions, i can be lifted, the purpose is not to keep them there indefinitely. the purpose is to encourage countries, regimes, governments to engage in the right kind of conduct, particularly when it comes to restoring democracy. johnny, when i was a law, had no legal ami zyden. she's an assistant professor of latin american stu

s. president joe biden has opened the summits of americas in los angeles. he's pitch to close the corporation on migration, economics, health and other areas. as a summit gets underway, thousands of people are heading north through mexico, in a so called migrant caravan. i think to reach the u. s. border. the u. s. house committee has heard harrowing testimony from an 11 year old survivor last months of school shooting in texas. house later cost of gun control measures, which are unlikely to be approved by the senate. and another house committee will begin that public hearings to the capitol hill right on 1st day in january 2021. supporters of then president donald trump stormed the building. encouraged by his false claims that the election he lost was stolen. are the jo castro reports ah, a congressional panel lead by democrats has been investigating the january 6th right now. after conducting nearly a 1000 interviews and collecting $250.00 terabytes of data. the panel will finally begin to reveal its findings to the public. trump was to prepare to seize th

that regional cooperation to tackle the phenomena will be the main theme at the upcoming summit of the americas in los angeles. even with the priorities of the united states now focused elsewhere. you see in human al jazeera santiago, well, it is my, we'll get the latest on the summit of the americas from our white house correspondent, kimberly how kits. but 1st, let's go to money right below in the misconceived top. a jeweler that's near the guatemalan border where a new caravan of micro to setting off the u. s. a. specifically to coincide with the summit. so money take a 3 way you are and what's happening, what you think? well, we arrived late sunday evening in the city of upper shula where there was word that a large migrate caravan would be departing. the city heading north toward the u. s . southern border on monday. sure enough, that's the case. we've now been walking for several hours north of that, but schuler with several 1000 migrants. what you see behind us, as many of them have now, take it a bit of a break because the rain has stopped, so they're drawing their clothes in the sun. m

this was the focus of the final day of the summit of the americas. with this declaration, we're transforming our approach to managing migration in the americas. each of us, each of us signing up to commitments recognizes the challenges we all share. the los angeles declaration on migration includes burden sharing with countries of central and south america, agreed to streamline the path for migrants to resettle. the us is putting up more than $300000000.00 to finance the effort. countries have agreed to absorb higher numbers of refugees and temporary workers. for example, mexico will integrate 20000 refugees into its workforce. the u. s. will resettle $20000.00 refugees next year. a small number given the enormity of the problem. migration is a humanitarian crisis and a political problem for president joe biden, but it's not only the us that is grappling with the surging human tide in columbia . i'm or if you me, the own up on thoughts on me younger than me. good aunties, been columbia. we have received 1800000 venezuela, my brothers and sisters that

we are returning to our top story now and the summit of america's u. s. secretary of state antony blinking is holding and media conference following the conclusion of the summit lets us in israel. it's a little bit different than it did back in 1994. but the fundamental premise of that 1st summit still holds no region more directly affects the lives of american citizens, their security, their prosperity, the americans. and at the same time, the concentration of democracies in our hemisphere gives us a unique advantage. as we try to meet the fundamental needs of people across the region. on this from it comes to the challenging tire. we heard that from many this week coven 19 has taken the lives of 2700000 people across the americas. if you add it all up, we're about 12 percent of the world's population. we suffered 40 percent of global reported deaths. no region has felt more acutely the pandemic, economic and social consequences from rising poverty to more young people out of work. just as we began to build back from the pandemic, russian government's

the summit of the americas is not the summit of the united states of america. the u. s. as the host of the upcoming summit needs to stop going its own way or forcing its will and others over the past 2 centuries since the monroe doctrine came into being the united states has conducted more than 30 military interventions in latin american countries. forcibly exported the united states style democracy to regional countries implemented predatory cannot make policies and even instigated regime subversion. mike bomb pale, who served as secretary of state under donald trump, seemed to be raising the alarm about the rising influence of the 2 year asian superpowers on the american hemisphere. here is what he predicted china, russia, they're showing up with the doorstep. but once they enter the house, we know the dead traps there, there will use deathtrap. they will disregard rules, and they will spread disorder in your home. rich words, coming from a country that has toppled d stabilized, and fermented chaos in that region for quite some time. with this upcoming summit being boyc

the summit of the americas is taking place in eli several leaders, i boy, causing the summit in protest of the us exclusion cuba, venezuela, and the corolla. when he hopes to work with the latin america and the caribbean countries, so that they're better equipped in the future. i think we can work with you to strengthen the region ability to adapt to climate change, improve collaboration or at a government to government level on great, you know, a lot greater private investment for from around the world and from the united states in the atmosphere in in the caribbean. huh. and our new us, kirby, a partnership for to address climate crisis was trying to think i'm gonna help enhance your climate resilience, your energy security, and to me some sustainable development goals. so i think there's an awful lot we can do a carlos gravel reggie door is a political, endless joyce's knife from mexico city. carlos am good to have you with us. how significant in your view is this summit? thank you for having me, julie. it is very significant, it is the most important, our meeting of, ah, hemispheric

president biden arrives to open the summit of the americas in los angeles, and steps straight into controversy. and on his first trip to the democratic republic of the congo, king philippe of belgium apologises for the racism and violence of his country's colonial rule in africa. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the issue of gun control in the us and what to do about it has challenged us lawmakers for years. today as they heard searing testimony from victims and their families of the recent mass shooting in texas, the house of representatives approved a series of measures aimed at regulating the sale of guns. but the proposals do not have the 60 votes they would need for approval in the senate, and hence are likely to go nowhere, underlining the challenge politicians face. our north america editor sarah smith was watching the testimony, we should warn you her report contains some graphic content which some may find distressing. this is the last photograph of lexi rubio, getting a school prize just hours before she was shot dead, the last time her parents saw her.

president, hundreds manuel opens oprah door has confirmed that he will not be going to the summit of the americas in los angeles. this week is been critical of the bide ministrations, refusal to invite cuba finance in nicaragua. one of the key issues on the agenda at the summit is my grudge mister newman reports now from santiago injury ah 28 year old friend, caskey flemish is more than 7000 kilometers from home. with 10 month old maria in tow, she sells sweeps for coins so that she can feed her baby and hopefully gather enough to rent a room to night. to ha was that way they won't have to sleep out doors in the freezing, cold valley. 6 she arrived from venezuela 2 weeks ago after crossing the, at the camp desert and, and to chile as an undocumented migrant, like hundreds of thousands of her compatriots. ah, what do you mean? oblivion guy helped us cross the border at night. we had to cross and no one would see us. we passed fences and trenches and we couldn't make noise. the children couldn't cry so the police wouldn't hear us. nor can william have landominium a boy. yeah. frankie ski is among h

why would they event, behold the summit of america? if not everyone in the region has been invited, i mean, wouldn't it be better to call it the summit of washington's friends? well, you know, they go to the administration or maybe today's young easter rally for says in the they are larger g o party because it's gene which is basically to defeat the russia and to lounge on their own chinese. now there will be no mistake in these. the goal is to convince the robert or russia angina are the guys of the international the see then now do you know that the reset about water freedom in the mail? you go, we have to fight eyes. those enemies, and this is why we in america 76 minute 30 bases of us. they said that their bases are to the friend us from our enemies. but that is not the senior year from russia, from john, you know, from, are you down here in america? so are some gen, is those maybe anybody basis out of here just to have color on top of the reach, not turned out or some says the crowd i want to john dish. this is why the out, accord

of al jesse return, assuring. actually, it was challenged about america's response to the killing during the question and answer session ahead of the summit of the americas. deplore the loss of serene. she was a remarkable journalist, an american citizen, as you will know. and there too, we are determined to follow the facts and get to the truth of what happened. i know they have not yet, but know they've, i'm sorry with respect they have not yet been established for looking for they've not that we are looking for an independent credible investigation. when that investigation happens, we will follow the facts wherever they lead it's, it's straightforward is that that is not yet happened, but it's something that we very much want to see happen. i'll just say, or a media network continues to demand a rapid, independent and transparent investigation into the killing of its turn list in the occupied westbank showing that actually was shot in the head by israeli forces while she was on assignment in june in on the day of her funeral israeli forces storm the procession started beating mourners, causing pole bearers to almost drop her casket. me

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so what do you think about the us, excluding certain countries from its summit of the americas? well, as long as over to the end, president of cuba have said, as well as many others, even in the los angeles times newspaper, where the event is being held in l. a. that they're all saying the u. s. is itself the one that's becoming isolated by this highly anti democratic position to deny the invitation to the 3 countries q of venezuela. because everybody sees that in the whole world, whether it's the u. s. army of ukraine and its involvement in eastern europe with the sanctions against russia. that if you don't go by the way of us, you will suffer sanctions, blockade, and even war and what's taking place right now with the summit of the americas is a failure by the united states because it can no longer dominate and dictate as it used to do you think that anything creasing the multi poll awhile that the u. s. policy is you either with oh, against is outdated? well, absolutely, because you see now that in the last, since the administration of obama, when the u. s. decided they had to

the organizers timed that caravan to coincide with the start of the summit of the americas taking place in the city of los angeles. but i would say that at that nobody that we've spoken to actual members of the care of and were even aware of the summit that was taking place or knew what was being discussed by world leaders at the summit. their hopes, if anything, or that the media attention on the micro caravan would somehow not only shine a light on the larger migrant crisis playing out in latin america. but, but highlight the plight of the migrants of this caravan in hopes that maybe us officials would see the reports that open their doors when they eventually arrive on the us southern border to hell for several years. we've continued to follow and report on the issue of migrant coming from central and latin america moving north towards the us. wow. but what one does, you know, how do these migrants get to know that there is a larger caravan on its way up north? how does this sort of news filter through? how do they actually gather together in these small places which end up becoming

and yet, the mexican president is saying he's not going to be the sum of the americas, the summit, which is putting international migration high on its agenda. what impacts will his absence have? the president of mexico has confirmed on monday morning that he will not be attending the summit of the americas, the strategic logic behind this decision by president lopez over the board. is that this crisis of migration, that's not really only effective mexico, or it's not isolated to any one country of the region really is a crisis that's unfolding throughout latin america requires a multilateral solution and without inviting all of the members of the america. that includes cube that includes they can and venezuela, and you cannot have a lasting multilateral solution to a crisis that's really affecting the entire region as a whole money. thank you for that update from the journey that that taking investigators in bangladesh are trying to establish the cause of a major fire to contain a death that killed at least 41 people. the blaze triggered several explosions when a ignited chemical stored

summit? well, carry a quite a contrast between those scenes of crowds and desperation in man wells excellent report and the virtually empty press center here in los angeles for the sum of the americas. the u. s. is strategy on migration as expressed in this summit and previously is to address the root causes of migration. so in that regard, later on today, president biden is expected to unveil plans for to increase private investment in the region, strengthen supply chains and create jobs, move towards clean energy, and confront climate change all in an effort to bolster the economies and the democratic instincts in these regions in this region, another priority is improving health care and medical care. in a region that was terribly, a hard hit by the coven, 19 pandemic, over the past several years bite and wants to train half a 1000000 health professionals over the next 5 years. and all of this is aimed at making life for people in central america, for example, the people that the manuel was speaking to and in venezuela, elsewhere make life better so that they don't actually need to leave home. obviously this is going to take some time decades perhaps, but it, it is the, the admi

s. hosted summit of the americas this week. and as manya lopez abra door objected to the exclusion of cuba, venezuela. nicaragua, countries which washington considers on democratic investigators in bangladesh or trying to find the cause of a massive fire to shipping depot. at least 49 people were killed. the blaze which began on saturday, set off explosions that were heard several kilometers away. don't get charged reports from cit. aquanda. people here still in sharp explosion that should then turn neighborhood around the depot mohammed or is one, is just one of the people who are badly injured. we are observing the fire near the depot gate and then in a blink of an eye, there was a major explosion and suddenly flaming metal debris hit me on my head. as i was running to seek shelter in a shop. authorities are still searching for the cause of the fire. i'm enough for them to get a miss burnett. what am that? what we have initially learned from the explosion is that this happened you to a league of hydrogen peroxide, and it is wh

venezuelans that have taken part in this migrant caravan, the caravan is coinciding with the summit of the americasplace in los angeles in the united states. like other caravans that we've seen, it's more or less the result of a policy of containment here in southern mexico where there is a bottleneck effect where police and immigration authorities will contain migrants and prevent them from moving north toward the united states, creating a pileup, stretching the limits of resources available to the government, reaching a point where there is no other option other than to come together and form these caravans and then head north. the vast majority we've spoken to said there's really nothing that will stand in their way, their objective is to reach the u.s. southern border. >> new york state has tightened the age of buying firearms. the democratic governor has called on others to follow new york's lead. >> it just keeps happening. shots ring out, flags come down, and nothing ever changes. except here in new york. we are tightening the laws to keep guns away from dangerous people and raising the age

the president spoke about the document on the last day of the summit of the americas. [indiscernible chatter] [indiscernible chatter] [laughter] pres. biden: well, hello, everyone. my problem is i'm getting to like these people too much. [applause] -- [laughter] we're going to get one another in trouble, i'm afraid. today, the leaders on this stage are joining together to make what and is almo-it's an overused phrase in international relations and public life to make a historic commitment. because it is a historic commitment we're about to make. twenty countries coming together to launch the los angeles declaration on migration and protection. with this declaration, we're transforming our approach to managing migration in the americas. each of us, each of us is signing up to commitments that recognizes the challenges we all share and the responsibility that impacts on all of our nations. and that, that will take all of our nations, and this is i've learned by significant experience it's going to take all of our nations working together in partnership to address this mi

mexican president under as manuel lopez over door has confirmed, he will not be going to the summit of the americas in los angeles. this week. he's been critical of the biden's administration's refusal to invite cuba, venezuela and nicaragua. one of the key issues on the agenda at the summit is the unprecedented migration crisis museum. newman reports from santiago, chile, 28 year old francisco flemish is more than 7000 kilometers from home. 10 month old maria in tow. she sells sweeps for coins so that she can feed her baby and hopefully gather enough to rent a room to night to ha, work that way. they won't have to sleep out. doors in the freezing call yard found she arrived from venezuela 2 weeks ago after crossing the at the come a desert and, and to chilly as an undocumented migrant, like hundreds of thousands of her compatriots. ah, what do you mean? bolivian guy helped us cross the border at night. we had to crawl, so no one would see us. we passed fences and trenches. we couldn't make noise. the children couldn't price of the police wouldn't hear us in a william. how glad. well, yeah, francis

my do those trip coincides with the summit of the americas that's being held in los angeles. washing did not invite him to that high level meeting with johnny mendo via skype is kinda the most abi, he's a professor of political science at the university of tech on affected to have the weather start on august 0 for a bit of context just described to us what the relationship is like between venezuela and iran while the country, the 2 countries enjoy a very good relations, especially since the time that man with medieval became yawns. president the 2 countries are under heavy us sanctions, so they do have a lot of aspects that they can cooperate under. also, in recent years the iran has been helping venezuela in regards to its oil output. the relationship between iran in venezuela is also important for iran, because iran wants to demonstrate western powers, particularly to the americans, that it's not isolated in the world. and aside from its relations with countries such as russia and china, it also had good relations with countries such as venezuela. is this an effort to simply cement

different grievances when it comes to the americans. missouri's trip to iran coincides with the summit of the americas, that taking place in los angeles. washington didn't invite him to the high level meeting. speaking at the summit, u. s. secretary of state anthony blinkin said then as well as president should resume talks with the countries opposition. in our judgment then as well and lead negotiations between the majority and the unitary platform are the best path that we can see are to trying to restore to venezuelan some a democracy that they clearly deserve and clearly want. it's a call that's almost certain to be ignored. instead he ran and venezuela united against a common enemy appear closer than ever. victoria gate and be al jazeera, saturday marks one month since sharina barkley was shot by his ready forces while she was an assignment in janine, i'll just he had a media network continues to demand a rapid, independent and transparent investigation into the killing of its journalist and the occupied west bank of america was without is it of a 25 years covering the story of the israeli occupa

and you have the summit of the americas, bringing different countries together, reuters writes the boycottess aims to address illegal immigration, other challenges, and cutting out nicaragua was about a concern of human rights and lack of democracy. kimberly, this administration deals with iran, which arguably is one of the worst terrorism sponsors in the middle east. it's potentially seeing a visit by president biden to saudi arabia. we know the human rights concerns there. the and yet the summit of the americas was the line when they're dealing with an issue on the border that they talk about root causes, getting to them, some of those countries are not going to participate. >> yeah. i mean, look, this is a real mess, but self-imposed, and gets to that question of who you deal with and who you don't, what your message is. you know, this should have been a momentum this summit to project american strength and also american values. in that regard, there never should have been any thought of an invitation to a cuban or venezuela, which deal with vladimir putin. mexico, the message should ha

his readiness against north korean publications united states had said to host the summit of the americas in los angeles on monday where leaders will discuss regional problems. for while the white house is hoping to bolster engagement with latin america, the event has been clouded by threats of a boycott. that's after washington decided to exclude cuba, venezuela and nicaragua. our latin america editor, nicea newman as his report. once every 3 years, leaders from all over the americas meet at the only gathering where all $36.00 countries sit at the same table, the summit of the americas. but less than a week before president joe biden is supposed to host his regional peers in los angeles. it's still unclear who'll turn up neither mexico they leave. i threatened to boycott the summit. he after biden decided to exclude cuba, nicaragua, and venezuela, arguing they don't meet the required democratic credentials. yeah, no, he didn't. in the richer, no one has the right to exclude anyone. how can you call it a summit of the americas? where are the excluded countries from another continent and o

nearly 30 years after they hosted the inaugural summit of the americas and back then, then—president ablishing a trade area for the entire continent, minus cuba. ever since then, american influence in the region has been wilting and the two factors that have played into that, one is the lack of democracy, scarcity of democracy in the latin american region and the other is the ascent of china which is of course much more of a economic powerhouse than it was back in 1994. the chinese have been ploughing a lot of money into the region through their belt and road infrastructure initiative and other things, and so president biden, when he attends this conference on wednesday is going to have to come up with more than just the admonition, we don't want you to do business with china, he is going to have to come up with something tangible in order to basically rekindle american influence in the region. one of the tangibles as i understood it was the initiative to tackle the migration challenge which is a very hot topic for the united states and that goes nowhere without the cooperation of nei

the ninth summit of the americas opened in the hotel complex of los angeles on the first day, experts the states of north central south america, and the caribbean region discussed civil society issues , the white house press office proudly announced as early as wednesday. at least 23 leaders and heads of government are waiting in california, although the organizations of american states under the auspices of the summit, which is held every few years, unite 35 countries. i will not go to meet them, because not all the leaders of the american states have been invited there. i think this is a continuation of the old policy of us interference in other people's affairs, disrespect for countries and their peoples. this is how the president of mexico reacted to joe's decision biden not to invite cuba and nicaragua to the summit of venezuelan leaders. yes, you know, there are a couple of countries that will not participate. the president must adhere to his principles, and he is sure that dictators cannot be invited, but we will still have full-fledged negotiations. during a very eventful trip