Policy in Perspective from The LBJ School of Public Affairs

Author: Allison Ramirez

Our Broken (Values) System

Post author By Allison Ramirez
Post date October 26, 2011
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“I believe in the idea of amnesty for those who have put down roots and lived here, even though sometime back they may have entered illegally.” – Ronald Reagan, 1984 debate with Walter Mondale Yes, you read that correctly: Ronald Reagan, the father of modern conservatism, in support of the A-word. Conservative champions of our […]

Tags domestic policy, DREAM Act, education, immigration, Immigration Policy, Texas

Global Policy Studies & International Security

Our National Security Lens is Out of Focus on Immigration

Post author By Allison Ramirez
Post date September 8, 2011
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“When the United States sneezes, Mexico catches a cold” is the oft-cited phrase to capture the relationship of economic interdependence between the two countries. When the United States and its people are profoundly shaken by an unprecedented terrorist attack, there is perhaps no phrase to adequately capture the magnitude by which global policy trends […]

Tags 9/11, 9/11 Retrospective, domestic policy, human rights, immigration, Latin America, national security