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The silent victims of “zero tolerance” immigration policies

Post author By Lynn Murphy
Post date April 26, 2019
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This piece won second place in the 2019 Baines Report Op-Ed Contest. _ Immigrant children with disabilities are suffering neglect and abuse under the hands of the Trump Administration. These children, who require specialized services and treatment, have often been separated from guardians and have been placed in facilities with insufficient oversight. Amid increased reports […]

Tags Autism, Customs and Border Patrol, Department of Health and Human Services, disabilities, HHS, immigrant, immigration, Op-Ed, refugee, special education, Trump, united states

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US-Mexico Relations in the Trump Era—Where Do We Go From Here?

Post author By Craig Gertsch
Post date March 19, 2017
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Trump & Mexican President Peña Nieto at a press conference in Mexico City in August 2016

Photo: Reuters/Henry Romero In my class with the Strauss Center’s Mexico Security Initiative[1], my classmates and I are fine-tuning our policy report for the upcoming 2018 Mexican elections. Set against the backdrop of brutal crime and cartel violence, our project focuses on strategies for the next Mexican administration regarding several key policy arenas—economic, security, civil society, […]

Tags international relations, international security, Mexico, Trump, US-Mexico Relations