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The Baker Institute is embarking on a new campus-wide Latin America Initiative that will involve research on Brazil’s emerging economic and political roles in the international community, as well as state building in the region’s increasingly violent climate amid escalating organized crime. An important part of this initiative is the participation of the institute’s senior fellow for Latin America, former Gov. Bill Richardson.

The current mission of the Latin America Initiative is to provide a forum that fosters a better understanding of the cultures, economies, histories and contemporary affairs of Latin America. Through its main programs — the Americas Project, the U.S.-Mexico Border Program and the Vecinos Lecture Series — the Latin America Initiative brings together leading stakeholders from government, the private sector, academia and civil society to exchange their views on pressing issues confronting the region. Additionally, this initiative sponsors research, publications and regular forums addressing social, political and economic aspects of the hemisphere, as well as of the relationships between Latin American countries and the United States.

The Americas Project brings together young leaders throughout the Americas to foster an informed and open debate on issues critical to the peoples of the Western Hemisphere.

The U.S.–Mexico Border Program analyzes critical issues involving the border region and the implications for both countries. Through Rice University’s Puentes Consortium, which involves three Mexican universities and one other American university, the institute works with practitioners and scholars in several disciplines to do binational research on topics such as migration, security and economic development.

The Vecinos Lecture Series, part of our public outreach to the Houston community and beyond, brings renowned authors, policymakers and other high-level speakers to address a variety of important topics related to Latin America.

 

PUBLICATIONS
2013
Mexican Politics Could Constrain U.S. Influence on Security
May 02 2013
Tony Payan
The Immigration Debate in Texas
Apr 09 2013
Tony Payan
Latino Issue Priorities and Political Behavior Across U.S. Contexts
Apr 08 2013
Ali A. Valenzuela, Sarah K. Stein
Immigration Policy and Partisan Politics in the State Legislatures: 2010-2012
Apr 08 2013
Mark P. Jones, Benjamin Chou
Security and United States Immigration Policy: Two American Immigration Security Traditions and an Analytical Framework of National Security and U.S. Immigration Policy
Apr 08 2013
Robbie J. Totten
The Congressional Dynamics of Immigration Reform
Apr 08 2013
Daniel J. Tichenor
Ctrl+Alt+Del: Rebooting Immigration Policies Through Socio-technical Change
Apr 08 2013
Rodrigo Nieto-Gómez
U.S. Immigration Policy in the 21st Century, with Special Reference to Education: Examining the Crosscurrents of Nativist and Accommodationist Policymaking
Apr 08 2013
Michael A. Olivas
Latinos, Public Opinion, and Immigration Reform
Apr 08 2013
David L. Leal
U.S. Immigration Reform
Apr 08 2013
Susan F. Martin
The Costs and Benefits of Immigration Enforcement
Apr 08 2013
Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda
U.S. Immigration, Demography, and Citizenship in a Digital Age
Apr 08 2013
Jason Ackleson
Immigration Policies Hurt Immigrant Families More Than They Help
Apr 08 2013
Leisy J. Abrego, Shannon Gleeson
Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market
Apr 08 2013
Pia M. Orrenius, Madeline Zavodny
Immigration Reform: A Comprehensive vs. Piecemeal Approach
Mar 08 2013
Tony Payan
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