'Securing the Border: Understanding and Addressing the Root Causes of Central American Migration to the United States': Eric Olson Testifies before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
Securing the Border: Understanding and Addressing the Root Causes of Central American Migration to the United States
Eric L. Olson, Associate Director of the Latin American Program, joins a panel of experts in testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs on examining and addressing the root causes behind Central American migration to the United States.
To watch the webcast go here. Olson's testimony is available for download below.
Witnesses
Panel I
William Kandel
Analyst in Immigration Policy
Congressional Research Service, U.S. Library of Congress
The Honorable Roger F. Noriega
Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
and Former Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. Department of State
The Honorable Adolfo A. Franco
Former Assistant Administrator for Latin America and Caribbean
at the U.S. Agency for Interanational Development
Eric L. Olson
Associate Director
Latin American Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Panel II
The Honorable Alan D. Bersin
Acting Assistant Secretary and Chief Diplomatic Officer
Office of Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Francisco Palmieri
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central America and the Caribbean
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Lieutenant General Kenneth E. Tovo, USA
Military Deputy Commander
U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Department of Defense
About the Author
Eric L. Olson
Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Seattle International Foundation
Latin America Program
The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more
