Luis Pastor of the Latino Community Credit Union in North Carolina talked with AS/COA's Hispanic Integration Initiative about financial literacy programs geared toward immigrants.

The winners of the Migration Policy Institute’s E Pluribus Unum Awards, given to organizations engaged in outstanding integration initiatives, represent just some of the many local efforts to promote immigrant integration throughout the country.

At an AS/COA launch for The Portable Island: Cubans at Home in the World, the book's editors joined Cuban experts in discussing the Cuban diaspora and the implications of the U.S. embargo. This book will be reviewed in the Summer 2009 Americas Quarterly.

In the first of its series looking at Hispanic immigrant integration in emerging gateway cities, AS/COA explores how radio and print media can help inform immigrants on topics like public safety and health care.

Hispanic immigrants stand out for their ability to weather the housing crisis. A number of programs offered by financial institutions and community groups in New Orleans, Atlanta, and Nashville help support Hispanic homeownership.

U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced the DREAM Act for the fifth time. The law, which offers a path to legalization for undocumented students, may win approval this round. Yet it remains unclear whether there will be short-term action on comprehensive immigration reform.

The New York Times national immigration correspondent reviews four new books on immigration and potential policy directions for the Obama administration.