As the new administration settles in, hope rises anew for comprehensive immigration reform. Meanwhile, experts discuss what shape reform should take and emphasize ways to boost integration.

Between the financial downturn and stepped up law enforcement, immigrants struggle with fewer employment options in the United States. Yet migrants who plan to move home face other economic woes.

A recent event hosted by AS/COA and the Canadian Consul General examined how our changing societies are affecting public policy.

En un artículo de opinión para El Diario/La Prensa, Christopher Sabatini explica porqué hay que tomar nota de lo que dicen los candidatos presidenciales en cuanto a sus propuestas en remesas, inmigración, y política exterior hacia Latinoamérica.

At an October 10 program in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, the AS/COA brought together experts to look at the importance of Hispanic immigrants to the U.S. economy. Speakers focused on how the economic downturn is affecting the U.S. Hispanic population.

The U.S. economic downturn, rising unemployment, and heightened border security are taking a toll on migration and remittances, with declines witnessed in migration flows to the United States and cash wired to families in Mexico.

In her Washington Post column, Marcela Sanchez stresses that "it makes economic sense to help Hispanic workers fully integrate into the U.S. economy," and highlights AS/COA's new working group white paper U.S. Business and Hispanic Integration: Expanding the Economic Contributions of Immigrants.