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The article discusses various aspects of the individuals who participate in global migration as of 2019, and it mentions the experiences of migrants such as Violeta Monterroso and her husband Cándido Calderón who traveled from Guatemala to the U.S. America's asylum policy is addressed, along with migrants' efforts to secure better jobs, education, and medical care. Anti-immigrant political leaders in Germany, Sweden, and Italy are assessed.

The article discusses a U.S. drug trafficking lawsuit involving Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán who was born in La Tuna, Mexico, and it mentions America's war on drugs as of 2018, as well as information about Guzmán's life in Mexico and his mother Consuelo Loera. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's strategy for dealing with drug cartels is examined, along with the Sinaloa drug cartel and the Golden Triangle drug production region of Mexico.

The article reports on a humanitarian crisis in Honduras, has caused huge numbers of unaccompanied minors to immigrate to the U.S. to avoid drug cartels and gang violence. Topics include partisan deadlock that has prevented a response from the U.S. government, the work of U.S. states and immigration services to accommodate the child immigrants, and a discussion of various solutions proposed by different parties, such as the Guatemalan government, the U.S., and others.

The article discusses the rising drug violence in the city of Zitácuaro, Mexico. Zitácuaro has become the home of a group of violent, Christian-fundamentalist drug traffickers known as La Familia Michoacana. La Familia specializes in the trafficking of methamphetamine and their influence and violent tactics threaten to undermine Mexican President Felipe Calderón's efforts to combat drug trafficking and the crime associated with it. The U.S. increasingly sees the gang as a threat to the U.S. as they are believed to be partially responsible for illegally transferring large quantities of methamphetamine into the U.S.

The article discusses several aspects of the capture and arrest of suspected drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán in Los Mochis, Mexico on January 8, 2016, and it mentions an interview with Guzmán which was conducted by American actor Sean Penn and was published in "Rolling Stone" Magazine. Guzmán's drug cartel in the Mexican state of Sinaloa is examined, along with the author's claims about the failure of a war on drugs in Mexico and the U.S.

The article examines the major issues in the global refugee or migrant crisis or the unprecedented explosion of global migration. Topics covered include the migration policy of U.S. President Donald Trump, challenge facing heads of state to ease fears toward immigrants and to maximize the benefits of a pluralistic society, perception of native-born U.S. and European citizens toward immigrants, and the need for a standardized refugee and migration policy among destination nations.

The article discusses political implications of a refugee caravan from Honduras heading toward the U.S. through Mexico. Topics include statements by U.S. President Donald Trump, the role of crime and poverty in prompting migration from Honduras, and the relation of U.S. immigration policy regarding whether Hondurans are granted asylum.

The article explores how the drug trafficking career of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman started. Topics covered include his rise to become one of the world's most notorious cartel chiefs, the trial he is facing in Brooklyn, New York after being extradited and accused of trafficking drugs worth 14 billion U.S. dollars into the country, and how this trial could also pass judgment on the U.S. drug war.

The article discusses former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, his removal from office, his exile to Nicaragua, and political factions for and against. It notes criticism by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and calls from Latin America's leftist leaders for U.S. President Barack Obama to intervene. It notes Honduran presidential elections scheduled for November, interim President Roberto Micheletti, and a recent history of coups in Latin America.