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    Category: Americas

    A Conversation with Dr. Nestor Rodriguez

    In this conversation, Dr. Rodriguez discusses the Northern Triangle of Central America, what factors are affecting immigration from this area, and unaccompanied minors who are coming to the United States.

    January 25, 2020January 25, 2020 by sophiegifford21

    Inside the RAICES Fight for Asylees Detained in Texas

    Witnessing first-hand how an immigrant-serving organization handled changes in immigration policy— beginning with the zero tolerance policy, family separations, the Matter of A-B, and the relocation of migrant families— exemplified the dynamic pace of the job and the need for resilience of everyone involved.

    September 24, 2018September 28, 2018 by Benjamin

    NAFTA in Mexico: The Impact of the International Agreement on Farming Next Door

    Trump’s remarks imply that Mexico and Canada gained from NAFTA economically. Yet a look into the communities and people impacted by NAFTA in Mexico may show a different story.

    February 21, 2018June 18, 2018 by Benjamin

    Temporary Protected Status: El Salvador’s Missed International Opportunity

    Had there been enough political will from the Salvadoran government to attempt to solve the T.P.S situation, they would have sought bilateral meetings with the Trump administration and resort to an action as old as time: realpolitik.

    February 16, 2018June 18, 2018 by Benjamin

    Argentina’s presidency of the G-20 is its chance for international leadership

    How will Argentina’s G20 presidency impact its global influence and national politics?

    September 15, 2017June 18, 2018 by Benjamin

    DACA was an unwise and illegal immigration policy

    If we’re going to grant citizenship to illegal immigrants, we must be more choosy and the process should run through the established democratic channels.

    September 15, 2017March 22, 2018 by Benjamin

    Venezuela’s fate lies with the United States

    The United States holds the keys to resolve the crisis in Venezuela. America’s inaction in the matter strengthens the Maduro regime, but involvement might prove decisive. 

    July 12, 2017March 22, 2018 by Benjamin

    Patriotism and Internationalism in the U.S. and Argentina

    If we can understand how Argentina, a country born of an international character similar to the U.S., fosters an international-leaning patriotism, maybe we can learn a bit about our own national identity as well and why patriotism doesn’t have to be us against the world.

    May 19, 2017March 28, 2018 by Benjamin

    Dispatch from Buenos Aires: What the U.S. can learn from Argentina’s Protest Culture

    While leaders have a role in inspiring and guiding politics, the real driving force is a type of healthy populism deeply embedded in the Argentine national identity. Politics — and therefore protest — are part of Argentina as much as the mountains are.

    April 3, 2017March 28, 2018 by Benjamin

    No TPP? No Problem for Central America

    The TPP’s tariff reduction scheme, which planned to eliminate an estimated 18,000 tariffs amongst the dozen participant countries, would have opened the door to countries in Southeast Asia to compete with Central America.

    January 26, 2017March 31, 2018 by Benjamin

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