AS/COA's Summit of Gateway Cities convened leaders to share best practices for facilitating immigrants' integration and changing the public discourse around the local and national immigration debate.

"Turning around the country will be a long term issue," anticipates COA’s Eric Farnsworth as Juan Orlando Hernández is declared the winner of Honduras’ presidential elections.

AS/COA’s immigration forum in Charlotte prompted the Charlotte City Council to establish an Inter-Agency Task Force to promote better integration of immigrants and educate the community on the economic and social benefits of its growing immigrant populations.

AQ takes a tour of Rio de Janiero’s Vidigal favela with local filmmaker Cavi Borges. View an exclusive slideshow here.

What opportunities exist to expand financial services for underserved populations in the region? Experts from an AS/COA Miami event weigh in.

“Even if the election is fair and transparent it will be difficult to convince supporters of the losing candidate that it wasn't stolen,” comments COA’s Eric Farnsworth on Honduras’ presidential elections.

The wife of deposed leader Manuel Zelaya faces the former president of Congress in a bid for the presidency on November 24. What challenges will the next leader inherit?