On AS/COA’s Hispanic Integration Hub, new interviews are now available where private-sector executives address their role in promoting integration and speak out on the need for immigration reform.

"Immigration determines the capacity of countries themselves to survive in the global economy," writes AS/COA Senior Director of Policy Christopher Sabatini in El Diario/La Prensa. "The problem is that the pull for jobs and the policy to facilitate immigration and integration do not always match." (en español)

"Immigration determines the capacity of countries themselves to survive in the global economy," writes AS/COA Senior Director of Policy Christopher Sabatini. "The problem is that the pull for jobs and the policy to facilitate immigration and integration do not always match."

Data reconfirms the worrisome trend that more must be done to facilitate Hispanics’ access to financial services, writes Adrián Franco, executive director of Qualitas of Life.

An AS/COA program with Portland’s mayor and the Oregon Speaker of the House addressed how sectors can collaborate to promote Latino workforce development.

The question of how to handle Haitian migration looms in the wake of the destructive earthquake. Washington already granted protected status to Haitians who arrived in the United States before January 12, but debate grows over whether to ease immigration rules for refugees as part of recovery efforts.

House Democrats introduced a bill for comprehensive immigration reform on December 15, declaring: "The time for waiting is over." A Senate bill is expected in early 2010. Still, even with congressional action up and running, the road to reform could be a slow one.