Daniel W. Fisk looks at a Brookings Institution book on U.S.-Latin America policy.

Unfortunately, media and constituents at times misconstrue trips abroad as flamboyant travel by members of Congress at taxpayers’ expense.

Bogota and Washington may soon complete negotiations that would allow U.S. military officers to operate out of Colombian bases. Critics say the plan could stir up tensions with neighboring countries, but the Colombian government says the pact will help fight narcotrafficking and terrorism.

AS/COA speaks with Colorado Speaker of the House Terrance Carroll about why his state has been “ground zero” for anti-immigrant legislation and how this has adversely affected Colorado. Carroll, an ordained minister and practicing attorney, also focuses on the lessons to be learned at a national level from the Colorado experience.

Migrants, who are 30 percent more likely to start a business than non-immigrants, can play a crucial role in reinvigorating the U.S. economy, according to this first article in Western Union’s three-part series.

U.S. President Barack Obama expressed support for a bilateral trade deal and suggested two terms in office are sufficient when he hosted his Colombian counterpart Álvaro Uribe on June 29.

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.