Mexico Events
Quo Vadis? Recruitment and Contracting of Migrant Workers and their Access to Social Security
April 17, 2013 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Mexico Institute
The Woodrow Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute and Latin American Program and the Institute for Studies and Communication on Migration (Instituto de Estudios y Divulgación sobre Migración, INEDIM) are pleased to invite you to a presentation of the following study: Quo Vadis? Recruitment and Contracting of Migrant Workers and their Access to Social Security: The Dynamics of Temporary Labor Migration Systems in North and Central America.
Mexico Today
April 12, 2013 // 9:00am — 12:00pm
Mexico Institute
A presentation of Luis Rubio’s newest book, Mexico Matters: Change in Mexico and Its Impact Upon the United States, will be followed by a discussion on the current outlook for Mexico’s structural reform agenda and public security strategy.
The Transnational Nature of Organized Crime in the Americas
April 09, 2013 // 8:45am — 1:00pm
Latin American Program
The Latin America Program presents two panels to examine the transnational nature of organized criminal groups and illicit trafficking, and how to combat this threat.
China in Latin America: Public Impressions and Policy Implications
March 28, 2013 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Latin American Program
The Latin American Program and Vanderbilt University's Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) are bringing together a panel of experts to discuss public perceptions of China in the region and how these compare to public perceptions of the U.S.
Democracy in Latin America: Analysis and Policy Implications
March 22, 2013 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Latin American Program
This event is co-sponsored with the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame.
Is the Border More Efficient? More Secure? — Progress and Challenges in Managing the U.S.-Mexico Border
February 27, 2013 // 1:30pm — 3:30pm
Mexico Institute
In 2009, the Pacific Council on International Policy and the Mexican Council on Foreign Affairs convened the Binational Task Force on the United States-Mexico Border. The group issued a series of recommendations regarding border management, which were detailed in the report, “Managing the United States-Mexico Border: Cooperative Solutions to Common Challenges.” Now, as border management plays a key role in the debate over immigration reform, the Task Force will reconvene to evaluate progress in managing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Book Launch: U.S. Ambassadors to Mexico, The Relationship Through Their Eyes
February 26, 2013 // 1:30pm — 3:30pm
Mexico Institute
Please join us for a discussion with the book’s author and three of the ambassadors whose testimonies constitute the centerpiece of the volume.
Young and Undocumented: The New American Story
February 21, 2013 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Latin American Program
Four members of Hoyas for Immigrant Rights, a student advocacy organization at Georgetown University, presented a panel discussion on being young and undocumented.
Climate Change and Migration in Mexico: A Report Launch
February 15, 2013 // 9:00am — 10:30am
Environmental Change and Security Program
The conversation around immigration and Mexico has long been tied to the United States and the prevailing economic conditions in both countries. But a new report from the Royal United Services Institute argues that as temperatures rise and precipitation patterns change over the course of the next century, climate too will increasingly become a driver of both internal and international migration in Mexico.
Reforming the Ranks: Assessing Police Reform Efforts in Mexico
February 12, 2013 // 9:00am — 10:30am
Mexico Institute
Please join us for this expert panel, which will discuss the current state of police reform in Mexico, issues that the Peña Nieto government must address to create strong and accountable federal security forces, and ways the United States might support these efforts.