How U.S. migration policies shift the burden to Latin America Heather Sullivan - September 18, 2024 The U.S. relies on countries south of the border for immigration enforcement.
Why El Salvador’s mass arrests won’t lower the murder rate Michael Paarlberg - July 10, 2022 By promising to reduce homicides, politicians are forced to make deals with the gangs
Congress passed an important anti-lynching bill. But the U.S. is still fertile ground for vigilantes. Regina Bateson - March 11, 2022 Despite popular fascination with figures from the Lone Ranger to Batman, vigilantes are never simply trying to protect public safety
Millennial politicians are shaking up Latin America. Here’s how they differ from the old guard. Will Freeman and Paul J. Angelo - January 11, 2022 Generational turnover is getting rid of ‘los mismos de siempre’ and making politics more unpredictable.
If Biden wants to work with Mexico on migration and asylum, he might start talking to Mexican NGOs Zaid Hydari, Kelsey Norman, Kevin Cole, and Ana Martín Gil - August 16, 2021 The administration wants to encourage asylum seekers to stay in Mexico rather than continue traveling north
Why Biden’s plan to slow migration through international aid is unlikely to succeed Nicholas R. Micinski - June 3, 2021 Like the United States, most developed countries are shifting away from respecting refugees’ rights at the border to trying to prevent migration in the first place
Biden wants to halt deportations. Here’s what happens when migrants are sent back. Mateo Villamizar Chaparro, Juan Tellez, Erik Wibbels, and David Dow - March 3, 2021 No wonder so many deportees try to return.
HBO’s new show explores HIV in the 1980s. 40 years later, stigma and prejudice are still going strong. Gabriele Magni and Andrew Reynolds - February 18, 2021 Our research examines why so few people with HIV hold public office.
Biden is pursuing a pathway to citizenship. He will face two key challenges. Romelia M. Solano - January 29, 2021 One challenge: inclusion of immigrants who don’t fit prevailing norms of deservingness.
Biden just changed immigration policy. That doesn’t mean you should expect a new wave of immigration. Margaret E. Peters - January 21, 2021 Potential migrants consider many things when deciding whether to leave home. The Biden administration is targeting them with relevant information.