"Corruption is a huge problem, but clearly there are more delicate ways to handle [migration]," said AS/COA's Brian Winter to the Associated Press.

"Have we seen dramatic change in Central America? The answer is no," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to the Los Angeles Times.

"There is a role for summitry...but we need to think strategically rather than geographically," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to the Los Angeles Times.

"The summit is going to be an opportunity missed…there's no real sense of partnership," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Diálogo Chino.

The selection of L.A. to host the Summit of the Americas was in part meant to underline Mexico’s importance, said AS/COA's Carin Zissis to Morning Consult.

"No queda muy claro su compromiso con la democracia", dijo el vicepresidente de política pública de AS/COA a Andrés Oppenheimer.

"Yo veo una ambivalencia de muchos líderes de la región hacia la democracia", dijo el vicepresidente de política pública de AS/COA a Andrés Oppenheimer.