Sep 19, 2023
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Sep 28, 2023
NASCO’s annual meeting highlights the spirit of North American collaboration
By: Jenny Villatoro
Sep 12, 2023
The root causes of Central American migration: toward a holistic approach
By: Matthew Rooney, Jenny Villatoro
Bolstering North America's competitiveness via a coordinated approach to workforce development recommendations
By: Matthew Rooney, Tiffany Melvin
Bolstering North America's competitiveness via a coordinated approach to workforce development
By: Matthew Rooney, Tiffany Melvin
May 15, 2023
Protection without protectionism
China uses its economic power to punish its trade partners. But the West can play that game too.
Jan 18, 2023
An opportunity for the Central American economy to reduce migration
Featuring: Jenny Villatoro
The Bush Institute co-hosted a regional conference in Guatemala on Jan. 10 that discussed the root causes of migration from Northern Central America and explored new and creative ways to address it.
Jan 17, 2023
Root Causes of Migration: From Northern Central America
By: Jenny Villatoro, Matthew Rooney
Over 35% of the approximately 1.6 million migrants arriving at our southern border in 2021 were families or unaccompanied children. Almost 200,000 children came from Northern Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), and about half of them were unaccompanied. Shifting demographics, the increase in children and family arrivals, and the increase in large caravans arriving from Northern Central America have spurred a conversation into the root causes of migration.
Dec 8, 2022
How the United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement can address U.S. labor market mismatches
By: Laura Collins
If done properly, an enhanced USMCA temporary entry regime can help America swiftly respond to economic shifts, bolster the economy of its smaller communities, improve national security, and, of course, expand cross-border trade in goods and services.
Sep 13, 2022
North American Workforce Initiative Recommendations
By: Matthew Rooney, Jenny Villatoro, Tiffany Melvin
The North America Workforce Initiative, a joint undertaking co-chaired by the George W. Bush Institute–SMU Economic Growth Initiative and NASCO (North American Strategy for Competitiveness), began in 2016 to develop and test practical approaches to workforce development across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico and issue recommendations to strengthen the region’s global competitiveness.