Liam Comer-Weaver
@liamcomerweaver.bsky.social
Policy analyst and writer. Former diplomat @StateDept & @USUN. Covering immigration, international affairs, and NYC politics. Newsletter: https://crossingpointspolicy.substack.com/
@helen-dempster.bsky.social @cgdev.org, I recently used your great work on the remittance tax for a substack article about remittances in 2025: open.substack.com/pub/crossing...
The Remittance Mirage
Decoding Latin America's Remittance Puzzle
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December 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
@helen-dempster.bsky.social @cgdev.org, I recently used your great work on the remittance tax for a substack article about remittances in 2025: open.substack.com/pub/crossing...
Remittances were supposed to drop in 2025. Instead, for many countries in Latin America, they boomed.
I wrote about why this happened on this week's Crossing Points: open.substack.com/pub/crossing...
#immigration #migration #remittances
I wrote about why this happened on this week's Crossing Points: open.substack.com/pub/crossing...
#immigration #migration #remittances
The Remittance Mirage
Decoding Latin America's Remittance Puzzle
open.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Remittances were supposed to drop in 2025. Instead, for many countries in Latin America, they boomed.
I wrote about why this happened on this week's Crossing Points: open.substack.com/pub/crossing...
#immigration #migration #remittances
I wrote about why this happened on this week's Crossing Points: open.substack.com/pub/crossing...
#immigration #migration #remittances
From the 60 Minutes CECOT segment: Juan Pappier of Human Rights Watch, "ICE's own records say that only 3% [of those sent to CECOT] were sentenced for a violent or potentially violent crime"
This is the HRW report they reference: www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
This is the HRW report they reference: www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
“You Have Arrived in Hell”
The 81-page report, “‘You Have Arrived in Hell’: Torture and Other Abuses Against Venezuelans in El Salvador’s Mega Prison,” provides a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Sal...
www.hrw.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
From the 60 Minutes CECOT segment: Juan Pappier of Human Rights Watch, "ICE's own records say that only 3% [of those sent to CECOT] were sentenced for a violent or potentially violent crime"
This is the HRW report they reference: www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
This is the HRW report they reference: www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
Reposted by Liam Comer-Weaver
Just watched the 60 Minutes segment. Basically it debunks the fundamental claim used by Trump admin that the detainees it sent there are “terrorists” and corroborates torture using clips from El Salvadorean influencers Bukele uses internally. Would be a shock to low information voters, probably
December 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Just watched the 60 Minutes segment. Basically it debunks the fundamental claim used by Trump admin that the detainees it sent there are “terrorists” and corroborates torture using clips from El Salvadorean influencers Bukele uses internally. Would be a shock to low information voters, probably
I recently learned that New York has a history with electing socialist immigrants that is over 100 year old. Last time, it didn't go so well.
New York has Elected Socialists Immigrants before, it’s also Stopped them from Governing
New York has a historical precedent for electing immigrant socialists. But they have never before been permitted to govern.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I recently learned that New York has a history with electing socialist immigrants that is over 100 year old. Last time, it didn't go so well.