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Venezuela Takes Control of Its Border as Bogotá and Caracas Bring Their Cases to UNASUR

August 31, 2015September 23, 2015 COHA 242 Viewsborder, Colombia, contraband, security, smuggling, Tachira, Venezuela 20 min read

By: Frederick B. Mills and William Camacaro, Senior Research Fellows at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs For a PDF version of

How US Private Prisons Profit from Immigrant Detention

May 12, 2015June 5, 2015 COHA 287 Viewsborder, Detention Center, Immigration, Prison, Prison Industry, US 26 min read

By: Melanie Diaz and Timothy Keen, Research Associates at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs In February 2015, a large-scale prison

Mexico Publications

The North American Free Trade Agreement: A Qualified Failure For Mexico

April 9, 2015April 30, 2015 COHA 182 Viewsborder, Economics, Free Trade, Immigration, ISI, Maquiladoras, Mexico, NAFTA, Poverty, PRI, Trade 30 min read

By: Clément Doleac, Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs After Mexico’s 1982 economic crisis, the country abandoned its

Letters to the Editor Mexico

Re: “Mexico arrests ‘cartel leader’ behind Monterrey deaths”

May 25, 2012May 25, 2012 COHA 142 Viewsarrest, border, Cartels, Gulf Cartel, military, Narco violence, smuggling, Zetas 1 min read

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to your May 21st article, “Mexico arrests ‘cartel leader’ behind Monterrey deaths.” While