The Biden administration says it wants to counter the corruption that’s driving displacement. Does that apply to U.S. allies in Honduras?
If Impoverished Countries Can Host Millions of Refugees, the U.S. Can Welcome a Few Thousand
The factors that drive displacement are often complex, but welcoming refugees isn’t.
The U.S. War on Drugs is Driving the Displacement Crisis
Why are desperate refugees turning up on the U.S. border? Because we have offloaded the costs of the drug war on Latin America.
Water Is Life. Can We Protect It?
Americans will have to fight hard to protect their water from corporate greed. They can learn a lot from El Salvador.
Cruel Immigration Policies Make the Pandemic Worse
Warehousing people in unsanitary conditions and then deporting them to poor countries is a recipe for contagion.
Trump’s Mexico Tariffs Are About White Nationalism, Not Trade
There’s nothing “uncontrollable” about people applying for asylum. All the U.S. has to do is meet its obligations under international law.
Life After Deportation
Civil society groups are struggling to fill gaps in services for “returnees” in El Salvador, who face social stigma, employment discrimination, and often trauma.
How Mining Companies Use Excessive Legal Powers to Gamble with Latin American Lives
In more than two-thirds of the mining-related lawsuits against governments in the region, communities have been actively organizing against the mining activities.
People Who Care About Democracy Don’t Plot Coups Abroad
Do we think people who armed death squads and started wars really want to “bring democracy” to Venezuela?
Central America Needs a Marshall Plan
U.S. policies helped create the refugee crisis in Central America. Better ones can help resolve it.