AS/COA looks at the budgetary implications of defending Arizona's controversial immigration law, as well as efforts to replicate the law in other states.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on July 6 to halt enforcement of SB1070, Arizona's controversial immigration legislation that critics say will lead to racial profiling. The law's implementation is slated for July 29.

A Capitol Hill program addressed why immigration reform is critical to our U.S. economic prosperity. As part of the program, business executives spoke about the actions that the U.S. Congress can take to create better opportunities for the Latino population.

President of Mexico Felipe Calderón travels to Washington this week amidst ongoing security worries and rising U.S. tensions over immigration. But experts say the meeting also provides a chance to boost bilateral relations and cooperation.

In the second in a three-part series of new gateway city working papers, AS/COA looks at immigrants' economic contributions in Omaha and examines how the private and public sectors are working to promote Latinos' socioeconomic integration.

The signing of SB 1070 in Arizona threatens the ability of all Latinos to integrate into the state’s workforce and communities and is likely to stifle Latino entrepreneurship and socioeconomic mobility.

A tough new Arizona immigration law relaunched debate about immigration reform this week. The Mexican government issued a travel warning against Arizona and critics say the law could lead to racial profiling as well an economic drain on the state.