Americas Quarterly
Stephanie Hepburn
Summer 2010
Five years after Hurricane Katrina (and in the midst of the BP oil spill) The Big Easy is still grappling with guestworker labor violations.

Cecilia Farfán Méndez
August 17, 2010
Last week, U.S. President Barack Obama approved an act that allocated $600 million to boost security along the border with Mexico. An AS/COA analysis looks at how the funds will be raised and spent.

Americas Quarterly
Summer 2010
In a pre-release from the forthcoming AQ, Governors Jan Brewer and Bill Richardson square off over Arizona’s new immigration law.

Prepared by Carin Zissis
July 29, 2010
A federal judge placed holds on some of the more controversial portions of Arizona’s new immigration law just a day before the legislation’s implementation. Access AS/COA’s resource guide to SB1070 and the temporary injunction.

Brian Wanko
July 29, 2010
After eight years in office, Colombian President Álvaro Uribe leaves his successor Juan Manuel Santos with strong ties to Washington.

Truth/Slant
Marcelo Ballves
July 24, 2010
Govs. Janice Brewer of Arizona, and Bill Richardson of New Mexico, debated the propriety of states creating and enforcing their own immigration policies (as SB 1070 does for Arizona) in the pages of the upcoming issue of Americas Quarterly. 

The Huffington Post
Susan Segal
July 21, 2010
"While Washington hesitates, U.S. businesses are losing their competitive edge in Latin America as Europe, Canada, and Asia sign free trade agreements with our neighbors," writes AS/COA President and CEO Susan Segal.

El Universal
July 20, 2010
The United States could help aid efforts by the Cuban people to increase communications capabilities by relaxing its regulatory policies, according to a report published by Americas Society and Council of the Americas. (en español)

Economist Intelligence Unit
July 16, 2010
“Changes in [regulatory framework] would be easy to make, and would give the U.S. the chance to respond to what’s happened in Cuba with the release of the dissidents,” says AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini.

AP
July 16, 2010
Americas Quarterly has published articles by Governor Jan Brewer (R-AZ), who is in favor of Arizona Law SB 1070, and Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM), who is against it. (en español)

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