The war over mangoes
In the state of Oaxaca, a major agricultural center of Mexico, mango production has been taken over by organized crime, with dangerous effects for local populations and the environment. Intertwining […]
Category Archives: migration
Globalization and Latin America: Seeing new potential
by Richard Gaunt, David Johnson, and Tim Shenk Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) The term “globalization” is on everybody’s lips today, from academics to policy makers to international business leaders. […]
Cash Offers Refugees Greater Food Choices
by Malcolm Temple Malcolm Temple is a Master in Public Affairs candidate at Princeton University and a Princeton in Africa Fellow at World Food Programme in Rwanda. He interned at […]
Dominican Republic Deportations and the Global Economy
by Tim Shenk and Alicia Swords Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) This article originally appeared online at TeleSUR, here. The Dominican Republic has been in the international press in […]
Are we living in a Border Patrol Nation?
By Kimberly Cardenas Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) President Barack Obama’s November 2014 immigration executive order has caused significant controversy. The Department of Homeland Security’s agencies, which include Border […]
Latin-Americanization: Immigrant population rises and falls according to Spain’s economy
By Albaro X. Tutasig Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR A 2013 study by the National Statistics Institute revealed that Spain’s population dropped by almost 200,000 to 47.1 million, a […]
Combating statelessness in the Dominican Republic
By Noemi Plaza-Sanchez Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations In 2008, Dominican citizen Juliana Dequis Pierre was denied her birth certificate and national ID card by the local government authorities. This […]
Human Rights Alarmingly Absent in Think Tank Immigration Proposals
By Hazel Guardado Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations The voices in the immigration debate are many. Politicians, activists, NGOs, and academics play a key role in shaping this discussion through […]
Nicaragua’s proposed interoceanic canal: a threat to the environment and indigenous peoples
By Hazel Guardado, Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations In early October, more than 1,000 Nicaraguan campesinos protested the newest development scheme in Nicaragua–an interoceanic canal. Banners reading “our land is […]
Similar Anti-immigrant Rhetoric Used Throughout U.S. History
by Lusiné Mehrabyan, Committee on U.S. Latin American Relations The United States has earned the nickname of “nation of immigrants,” leading to ongoing debate and controversy in regards to how […]
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