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Editor's note
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How well do we understand why people leave their homes in Latin America? Today we launch a series that looks at some of the history, root causes and effects of Latin American migration.
As conditions have rapidly changed, so has the profile of the average Latin American migrant
coming to the U.S., writes Vanderbilt University’s Jonathan Hiskey. Rather than Mexicans looking for work, more migrants are fleeing warlike levels of violence in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. In Guatemala, Carmen Monico of Elon University writes, an educational program funded by USAID that targets youth affected by violence could make a difference.
And there’s trouble in paradise, writes Caitlin Fouratt. Her research on Nicaraguan immigration to Costa Rica shows how, not unlike in the U.S., when social and economic woes surface, immigrants become an easy scapegoat.
Meanwhile, Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives today in Florida for his first meeting with President Donald Trump. Jeremy Friedman sees a crucial choice before our president: Align U.S. foreign policy with Russia – or choose China. Greg Wright of UC Merced examines this new relationship from
the perspective of trade and economics, while Frank Cilluffo and Sharon Cardash consider another item sure to be on the leaders’ packed agenda: how to deal with the threat of cyberattacks from North Korea.
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Danielle Douez
Associate Editor, Politics + Society
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A Salvadoran family who fled to the U.S. when armed men killed the father.
AP Photo/LM Otero
Jonathan Hiskey, Vanderbilt University
Despite Trump’s rhetoric, Mexicans are no longer crossing the border in massive numbers. Data show a new group of migrants is arriving, and for very different reasons.
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Economy + Business
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Greg Wright, University of California, Merced
Nothing less than the fate of the global economy lies in the balance as the two strong-willed leaders sit down for their first one-on-one meeting.
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Philip Hackney, Louisiana State University ; Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University
As these tax-exempt vehicles transform philanthropy, they’re drawing more scrutiny. Will Congress or the Trump administration tinker with the rules that encouraged their rapid growth?
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Latin America and Migration
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Carmen Monico, Elon University
Young people from Central America continue to cross the U.S. border. Can programs funded by humanitarian assistance targeting root causes of migration help?
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Caitlin Fouratt, California State University, Long Beach
While Costa Ricans pride their country for being an oasis of stability in Latin America, the nation has struggled with restrictive laws and social attitudes toward immigrants from Nicaragua.
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Jeffrey H. Cohen, The Ohio State University; Bernardo Ramirez Rios, Skidmore College
US elections surfaced fears of Mexicans crossing into the US. But their numbers are actually in decline. Why are they choosing to stay in Mexico? Two migration experts went there to find out.
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Joseph Nevins, Vassar College
Violence, poverty and oppression in Honduras are causing thousands to flee to the US. Will the next president own the role of US foreign policy in creating these problems?
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