Julián Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio and current secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, draws attention to an AS/COA and Partnership for a New American Economy study on the contributions of immigrants to the U.S. economy and housing wealth.
Mexico's economy in 2015 faces pressure from low global oil prices, depreciation of its currency and uncertainty over foreign direct investment, according to a panel of experts convened by AS/COA.
From 2000-2013, immigrants accounted for 48 percent of the overall growth of business ownership in the United States, uncovers the latest AS/COA and Fiscal Policy Institute report.
Small immigrant-run businesses provide more than just convenient local services, they also boost the national economy, shows a new report by AS/COA and the Fiscal Policy Institute.
“One would expect, with everything else that’s happening [in US-Cuba relations], that migration policy would have to regularize… though this process won’t happen overnight,” comments COA’s Eric Farnsworth.
Obama’s 2016 budget proposal includes increased aid to Central America. Learn where the money will go.
Aconcagua is the tallest peak in the Western Hemisphere and a meeting place for people from around the world.
Music of the Americas' "The Americas in New York" series features artists with roots in Colombia, Bolivia, Argentina, and Puerto Rico and spans opera, jazz, and folk styles.
What's next in the standoff between Argentina and the U.S. courts? Reverberations from Judge Thomas Griesa's ruling on Argentine debt continue.
