We need a system that recognizes the important contribution of immigrants to U.S. culture, politics, and, in particular, the economy.
Immigrants are the heartbeat of America
By Benjamin Waddell /
Birds of Passage: A new film sheds light on how narcotics have affected indigenous communities in Latin America
By Teresa Kramarz / teresakramarz /
There is a common thread across the experiences of indigenous people in Latin America with extractive industries. As Birds of Passage highlights through the story of a Wayuu family, the drug trade is also an extractive industry, with all its abuses and pitfalls.
The 2017 Top 10 LGBT Stories from Latin America and the Caribbean
By Javier Corrales /
From Evangelicals on the political rise in Chile and Mexico to marriage equality in Bermuda (kind of) it’s been a mixed year for LGBTI rights.
A year of contradictions on the treatment of women
By Teresa Kramarz / teresakramarz /
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Two competing norms have emerged on the treatment of women in modern society. In times of such social polarization we are rehashing once-settled issue. It’s not clear which side will win.
Indigenous political representation in Mexico
Despite progress in institution building and affirmative action, political parties have failed to recruit indigenous leaders, indigenous congressional initiatives remained stalled, and Mexico still lacks laws to implement ILO 169.
Indigenous political representation in Guatemala
Despite legal advances, indigenous communities remain woefully underrepresented in the judicial system, in guarantees of consultation and in the Congress.
Report on indigenous political representation: Introduction and summary
In the coming weeks, Global Americans will release a serialized report on indigenous rights and political integration in the Americas, focusing on the comparative cases of Mexico and Guatemala. First up, an introduction to the project and a primer on the state of political integration across the hemisphere.
Trump follows through with promise to end DACA
By Jimena Galindo /
President Donald Trump has fulfilled one of his campaign promises, phase out DACA.
Colombia’s peace accord: 1990s redux?
By Gustavo Alvira Gomez / macalgo /
The recent targeting of rural community leaders is not a repeat of the bloodletting against the UP. The motives, causes and actors are different.
Climate change, housing and displacement in Guatemala: Third in our series
By Nic Wirtz /
Sixty one percent of the homes in Guatemala have been determined to be inadequate, at risk to the effects extreme weather such as mudslides and flooding, potentially displacing more than 9 million Guatemalans.
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