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Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees | Journal

What Is Democracy? Promises and Perils of the Arab Spring

This article focuses on three early cases of the Arab Spring — Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco — to discuss causes and likely…

April 17, 2013

Science and Technology Policy | Newsletter

Baker Institute Update: A new Baker Institute class in public policy; NBC's Robert Bazell named new nonresident science fellow

Rice students explore public policy in a new Baker Institute course featuring lectures from 19 fellows and scholars; and NBC…

April 17, 2013

Argentina Program | Texas Politics | Commentary

The First Latin American Pope: A Church Looking Toward Its Future

The election of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as pope underscores the growing importance of Latin America for the Roman…

April 16, 2013

Center for Energy Studies | Research Paper

Fossil Fuel Taxation in the President’s 2013 Budget

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The president’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposes…

April 12, 2013

Claudio X. González Center for the US and Mexico | Latin America Initiative | Working Paper

The Immigration Debate in Texas

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The failure of the U.S. Congress to deal with…

April 9, 2013

Claudio X. González Center for the US and Mexico | Latin America Initiative | Working Paper

Immigration Reform: A System for the 21st Century

Leading U.S. immigration experts, public policy scholars and political figures debate issues and solutions to crucial…

April 9, 2013

Latin America Initiative | Working Paper

Immigration Policies Hurt Immigrant Families More Than They Help

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This policy report will examine how the current…

April 8, 2013

Latin America Initiative | Working Paper

U.S. Immigration, Demography, and Citizenship in a Digital Age

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What role has immigration played in crafting the…

April 8, 2013

Latin America Initiative | Working Paper

The Costs and Benefits of Immigration Enforcement

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For more than two decades, the U.S. government…

April 8, 2013

Latin America Initiative | Working Paper

Immigration Policy and Partisan Politics in the State Legislatures: 2010–2012

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One point upon which virtually everyone can…

April 8, 2013