On World Refugee Day, Kelsey Norman, director of the Women’s Rights, Human Rights and Refugees Program, discussed common misconceptions surrounding migration and highlighted core reasons why refugees flee their home country.
In terms of the ongoing addiction crisis, fentanyl — the drug and its supply — continues to be the most dangerous, Drug Policy fellow Katharine Neill Harris said. “But I don’t think it’s necessarily the last drug crime crisis that we are going to face.”
Ahead of Mexico's presidential elections, the U.S. is predicted to tread lightly, Tony Payan told the Wall Street Journal. “On trade, energy, fentanyl and other issues, the U.S. will continue to pressure Mexico under the table.”
Gov. Greg Abbott calls for House & Senate to finalize property tax relief plans, but both sides are “dug in” to their own positions, fellow John Diamond says. “As far as a resolution, it’s hard to know where they’re going to strike common ground right now.”
“Projects off the Caribbean coast of Venezuela offer natural gas export options for more than a decade of development,” says fellow Francisco Monaldi, amid reports that the country is pivoting to natural gas exports in an effort to revive its economy.