Jan 19, 2023
State Department's new political prisoners initiative is good for democracy
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Read the article 2023 Policy Recommendations. Jan 18, 20232023 Policy Recommendations
Recommendations include supporting Ukraine, reforming immigration, combating kleptocracy, and strengthening education.![]()
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Read the article The insurrection in Brasília: A crisis foretold . Jan 19, 2023The insurrection in Brasília: A crisis foretold
Jessica Ludwig, Director of Freedom and Democracy at the Bush Institute, details the culmination of events that led to the violent attack on the seat of Brazil's democracy.![]()
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Read the article Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: Going Further in Kenya . Jan 12, 2023Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: Going Further in Kenya
In September 2022, Crystal Cazier, Deputy Director of Global Health at the Bush Institute, visited Kenya with representatives of the Go Further partnership to understand the successes and challenges surrounding efforts to eliminate cervical cancer in the country. Read Cazier’s trip diary below.![]()
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Read the article The Real Education Debate . The Real Education Debate
Kids need substance (not a culture war)
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Jan 24, 2023
Bush Institute and NASCO Announce Workforce Study
By: Matthew Rooney
Matthew Rooney, Senior Advisor at the George W. Bush Institute, and Tiffany Melvin, President of the NASCO Network, announce the upcoming release of a North American workforce policy review.
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.
Oct 31, 2022
Be Careful What You Wish For: The Risks of De-Globalization in the Americas
By: Matthew Rooney
The globalization process began and took on its most concrete form in the Americas. Now, reversal of that process represents a sharp turn, writes Matthew Rooney, Director of Institute Outreach and Strategic Partnerships at the Bush Institute.
North America is the key to Central America
By: Matthew Rooney
As part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center, the Bush Institute's Matthew Rooney shares how linking USMCA with CAFTA will contribute greatly to breaking the vicious cycle of poverty, rampant crime, and institutional weakness in Central America.
Oct 12, 2021
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Julissa Carielo
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we spoke with PLS Class of 2018’s Julissa Carielo, Founder of the Maestro Entrepreneur Center and Dream On Group in San Antonio, TX, about her Mexican heritage, her personal leadership project at the Maestro Entrepreneurship Center, and how the two intersect.
Aug 24, 2021
Don’t Forget About Border Infrastructure
By: Kristin Kent Spanos
Investing in land ports of entry is an important and necessary step to maintain the global competitiveness of North America. However, we need more effective planning and financing for land ports of entry and to operate them more effectively to sustain and grow our competitiveness over the long term.
Jun 21, 2021
Immigration and Border Security -- Sec. Michael Chertoff
Michael Chertoff, former Secretary of Homeland Security and Co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Chertoff Group, discusses the U.S.-Mexico border and what it will take to address immigration reform that also tackles border security.
Mar 11, 2021
What’s Happening at the U.S.-Mexico Border?
By: Laura Collins
Thousands of Central American migrant children fleeing poverty and violence are in detention facilities along the U.S.-Mexico border. The headline-making surge once again spotlights the debate on how the United States handles holding immigrant children and the facilities they are detained in.
Feb 23, 2021
North American Competitiveness in the World: George W. Bush Institute Recommendations for The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Competitiveness Committee
By: Matthew Rooney
The George W. Bush Institute – SMU Economic Growth Initiative convened a broad and diverse group of North American experts to discuss how the new North American Competitiveness Committee created in USMCA’s Chapter 26 can prioritize its agenda and work with stakeholders to ensure our workers and producers benefit fully from the agreement while strengthening the region’s competitiveness.
