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Economies, Jobs, and International Migration in the Age of COVID-19
By: Demetrios G. Papademetriou, Migration Policy Institute (MPI) – November 2020 DOWNLOAD REPORT The COVID-19 pandemic’s immediate costs, measured in lives lost and damaged, have been appalling and continue to ... -
Biden's leadership will enhance relations with Mexico and Canada
By: Earl Anthony Wayne, The Hill ~ Nov. 12, 2020 A Biden administration can be expected to put U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada relations back into a strategic framework for solving problems ... -
Not even COVID-19 reduces remittances to Mexico, as they increase 9.3% in August 2020
By: GUILLERMO CASTAÑARES, El Financiero – 10/01/2020 Remittances maintain their strength despite the pandemic. According to data from the Bank of Mexico (Banxico), remittances in the period from January to ... -
The $2.6 Trillion U.S. Latino Market: The Largest And Fastest Growing Blindspot Of The American ...
By: Sean Salas, Forbes – Sep 27, 2020 The U.S. Latino market is “growing GDP at 8.6%, faster than China, faster than India, and nobody talks about it,” said Sol ... -
Nobody Knows What Will Happen When the Rent Comes Due April 1st
By: Patrick Clark and Nic Ouerolo ~ Bloomberg News ~ March 29, 2020 From landlords to economists to Wall Street traders, a lot of folks are fretting over what’s going ... -
Coronavirus and Poverty: A Mother Skips Meals So Her Children Can Eat
By: Manny Fernandez ~ The New York Times ~ March 20, 2020 Americans with tight financial resources have fewer options as they navigate coronavirus closures and layoffs. BRENHAM, Texas — ... -
Beyond the Economic Chaos of Coronavirus Is a Global War Economy
By: William I. Robinson ~ Latin American Perspectives ~ March 23, 2020 What does a virus have to do with war and repression? The coronavirus has disrupted global supply networks ... -
Trump’s Best Means for Stopping Migrants Is Mexico’s Government and AMLO
By: Juan Montes ~ Wall Street Journal ~ January 24, 2020 MEXICO CITY—Three years after President Trump vowed to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico to stop ... -
In a Massachusetts city, immigration changes bolster the local economy
By: Associated Press ~ Los Angeles Times ~July 7, 2019 Guatemalan bakeries, Honduran restaurants and Salvadoran markets are joining an already ethnically diverse mix of businesses in downtown Chelsea, a ... -
Cal State approves plans to boost enrollment by 21,000 students without raising tuition
By Teresa Watanabe ~ LA Times ~ November 14, 2018 California State University trustees on Wednesday approved plans to add 21,000 more students and boost efforts to improve graduation rates ...