The U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner and other experts discussed how best to address the root causes of the migratory wave.
Central America & Caribbean
Some 300,000 migrants transit Mexico each year. UT Austin’s Stephanie Leutert tells AS/COA Online’s Carin Zissis about the country’s overburdened system—and how to improve it.
Listen: Some 300,000 migrants transit Mexico each year. UT Austin’s Stephanie Leutert tells AS/COA Online’s Carin Zissis about the country’s overburdened system—and how to improve it.
For the U.S., China's economic influence in Central America "is getting pretty close to home," argues AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth.
El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, and Panama all switched recognition from Taipei to Beijing in a span of 14 months, and Washington is not pleased.
Twenty-five years since the end of civil war, El Salvador – and its neighbors – are making progress on violence.
Updated building codes can help the Caribbean face disaster. But the region also needs a better way to think about preparedness.