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The Hispanic Integration Hub is a one-stop resource on the economic and fiscal impact of immigrants, the returns of integration programs, and the achievements of immigrant leaders.
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Costa Ricans Choose Laura Chinchilla
Laura Chinchilla, hand-picked successor of President Óscar Arias, won the February 7 election. She will be the first woman to serve as Costa Rica's president.

After sustaining losses in Mexico's 2009 midterm elections and with 12 governorships up for grabs this year, the National Action Party and the Party of the Democratic Revolution could build an unlikely alliance against the Institutional Revolutionary Party ahead of the 2012 presidential vote.
Cocaine gives way to cocoa in Peru, Mexico weighs a bill to curb social media use, and the Argentine government rejects the Central Bank head’s resignation. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup.
The question of how to handle Haitian migration looms in the wake of the destructive earthquake. Washington already granted protected status to Haitians who arrived in the United States before January 12, but debate grows over whether to ease immigration rules for refugees as part of recovery efforts.
Americas Society announces the launch of the Hispanic Integration Hub, a one-stop resource on the economic and fiscal impact of immigrants, the returns of integration programs, and the achievements of immigrant leaders.
Haiti Rewired, Wired.com's new online community, is geared toward generating practical policy recommendations for rebuilding the country. Join now and start sharing ideas on the recovery process at haitirewired.wired.com.
Council of the Americas recognizes the efforts of its members to help Haitian relief efforts in the wake of the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010. Read more about private sector initiatives to support Haiti’s recovery.
AS/COA’s Energy Action Group hosted a panel on the climate change conference in Copenhagen, the Copenhagen Accord, and the direction of global climate change negotiations.



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