The U.S. labor secretary offers a blueprint for immigration reform.

The White House has renewed calls for immigration reform but, as the wait for action continues, states keep making legislative moves of their own.

On May 16 AS/COA hosted a panel discussion where education experts addressed best practices in improving education for underserved schools.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke at Council of the Americas' 41st Annual Washington Conference, discussing economic and security cooperation in the hemisphere, immigration, social inclusion, and her support for the pending free trade agreements with Colombia and Panama.

Mexico's President Felipe Calderón, El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined us as speakers at our annual conference.

Following her remarks at COA's Washington Conference, the assistant secretary of state writes in a post for U.S. State Department's DipNote that "the United States' road to recovery lies right here in our region."

Exploring the complexity of immigration discussions today, this compendium of articles looks at topics such as immigrants and the U.S. economy, the role of business, and next steps for the DREAM Act. U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis writes in the compendium that immigrants “pump up job growth by spurring the creation of new businesses.”