The New Political Economy of Immigration
By Tom Barry
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 drastically altered the traditional political economy of immigration. The millions of undocumented immigrants—those who crossed the border illegally or overstayed their visas—who were living and working in the United States were no longer simply regarded as a shadow population or as surplus cheap labor. In the public and policy [...]
Read more →Immigrant Inmates Caught in Outsourcing Labyrinth
By Tom Barry
Imprisoned immigrants in the large prison complex outside the small West Texas town of Pecos have rioted twice over the past few months complaining about inadequate medical care. Their complaints, sparked by the death of a sick inmate in solitary confinement, echo a chorus of similar complaints around the country about medical care in immigrant [...]
Read more →Immigration Reform, Latin America Policy, Elections in El Salvador, Brazil’s Backyard, Texas-New Mexico Border Series
By CIP Americas
This Week in the Americas The New Bilateral Relationship and Immigration Reform By Laura Carlsen The election of Barack Obama has changed the playing field for U.S.-Mexico relations, and especially when it comes to immigration. The current situation offers the opportunity to work toward a much more integrated and healthy bilateral agenda. Obama’s emphasis on [...]
Read more →U.S. Policy Toward Latin America in 2009 and Beyond
By mcclintock
This text was presented as testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere on Feb. 4, 2009 by Cynthia McClintock, professor at George Washington University and a member of the Board of Directors of the Center for International Policy. Prof. McClintock cites three "failed policies" that should change: Cuba, drug [...]
Read more →Texas-New Mexico Border Series
In this series, Tom Barry of the TransBorder Project of Americas Program provides a first-hand look at the way the federal government’s focus on border security is impacting the Texas-New Mexico borderlands: The Failed Border Security Initiative Homeland Security Colony Napolitano Finessing Immigrant Crackdown Boom Times on the Border America’s Frontline Is Getting Crowded Immigrant [...]
Read more →Migration and Mechanization in Brazil’s Biofuel Cane Fields
By gordon
In the rich sugarcane region of São Paulo lies the quiet town of Guariba. Outside the Catholic Church in Guariba’s main square, a driver parallel parks his horse and cart in between a Chevy and a Fiat. A street vendor pushes a stalk of sugarcane through a press to extract its sweet juice for a [...]
Read more →Immigrant Prison Burns in Pecos
By Tom Barry
The Reeves County Detention Center started burning again on Wednesday night, and the billowing clouds of smoke could be seen for many miles across the northern reaches of the Chihuahua Desert. There’s nothing much here except abandoned ranch houses, still oil pumps, endless stretches of creosote and tar bush—and a prison for immigrants on fire. [...]
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