...Alexandra Délano Alonso; Benjamin Nienass The debate about public memory has intensified in Mexico in a time of widespread violence and human rights abuses, particularly in the context of the guerra contra el narco (war against drug cartels) that began in 2006. Confronting government narratives...

...Nora Lustig; Mart Trasberg Mexico and Brazil, both among the region’s hardest hit by COVID-19, took strikingly different steps to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic. Although President Jair Bolsonaro dismissed the need for social distancing measures, the government provided substantial...

...Claudio Lomnitz President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has promoted himself as a historical figure equal to the great heroes of Mexico’s national mythology. His populist rhetoric denigrates political opponents as enemies of the people. But more than two years into his term, his promises of economic...

... Maria Hagan Joshua Wassink Mexico United States immigration deportation return migration trade employment social mobility economic policy NAFTA urban rural work job skills 50 [L]abor-market reintegration is a complex and uneven process for return migrants. Return Migration...

... North American Free Trade Agreement Mexico Canada United States trade labor maquiladoras manufacturing agriculture wages inequality immigration Donald Trump migration border The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect nearly a quarter-cen-tury ago, on January 1, 1994...

...Matthew E. Carnes The most important question concerning labor in Latin American today is how … to achieve a meaningful incorporation of all citizens of working age and ability in the workforce. Visit any of the great Latin American cities whether Bogotá or Buenos Aires, Lima or Mexico City...

... The Regents of the University of California Alexandra Délano Alonso Mexico Mexican-Americans immigration United States dual citizenship assimilation hometown associations remittances Donald Trump diaspora 305 The disadvantages faced by Mexican migrants, the challenges...

... History. All rights reserved. 2016 The Regents of the University of California Devesh Kapur diasporas emigration migration brain drain slavery slave trade economic development remittances Mexico China 298 From humanity s origins in Africa, the his-tory of the world is a history...

... of the University of California Fiona Adamson globalization diasporas diaspora politics Eritrea Iraq Kurds India Sri Lanka Tigers Tamil Eeelam Irish-Americans American Israel Public Affairs Committee AIPAC Mexico Mexican-Americans A few decades ago, there was little interest...

... of the University of California Paulo Drinot book review Hillel David Soifer Latin America state building Colombia Chile Mexico Peru Variations in state capacity in Latin America boil down to whether state agents, charged with implementing state policy, are recruit- ed centrally and deployed...

... Mexico Institutional Revolutionary Party PRI Dilma Rousseff Brazil Michelle Bachelet Chile Hugo Chávez Venezuela Evo Morales Bolivia Néstor Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Argentina Rafael Correa Ecuador Fidel Castro Cuba Committees Defense Revolution Colombia A dynamic...

...Beatriz Magaloni; Zaira Razu [C]riminal groups are above the law because they have managed to capture and corrupt the state. © 2020 Current History. All rights reserved. 2020 The Regents of the University of California Beatriz Magaloni Zaira Razu Mexico human rights criminal...

... of California Jose José Miguel Cruz Root Causes Central American America institution peaceful society development El Salvador Guatemala Mexico northern triangle Honduras UN United Nations Office Drugs Crime UNODC ASIES ECLAC street ganges labor low-productivity migration...

...” Bolivarian revolution economic crisis crises depression class war independence indian mestizo Díaz mexico Venezuela neoliberalism socialism neoliberal Third World Ecuador Chávez Maduro oil gas morales 68 Latin American nationalism is unique in comparison with the nationalisms...

.... All rights reserved. 2015 The Regents of the University of California Alexandra Délano Mexican American rights mexico neil foley Mexicans making America laws migration border latinos racial discrimination Americanization Hispanics rooted cases texas indian origins...

... Pamela Starr Pena Nieto Mexico reform Aztec tiger pacto Caldero PAN PRI Fox PRD incentives Mota president teacher union energy Federal Electoral Institute Obrador housing security 2013 51 President Enrique Peña Nieto s first year in office (he was inaugurated in Decem-ber...

...Nora Lustig The results of in-depth analyses for Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico reveal two main factors that explain this phenomenon: a fall in the premium that favors skilled over unskilled labor, and more progressive government transfers targeting the poor. 64 The results of in-depth analyses...

...Michael Shifter; Cameron Combs Just as Mexico has shown signs of an upswing, Brazil seems to be facing mounting difficulties. 49 Just as Mexico has shown signs of an upswing, Brazil seems to be facing mount- ing difficulties. Shifting Fortunes: Brazil and Mexico in a Transformed Region michael...

...Pamela K. Starr The 2011 election…will take place amid popular disappointment with Calderón's presidency and a widespread perception that it has left the country worse off than it was five years ago. 43 All eyes in Mexico this year are focused on the July 1 presidential election, on who is apt...

... militaries Latin America arms race Brazil Venezuela Chile Mexico Colombia Álvaro Uribe 62 At a time when few traditional armed conflicts are under way, internal threats continue to anchor the missions of most Latin American and Caribbean militaries. Why Latin America Is Rearming adaM iSacSon...