Poll Tracker: The Latino Vote in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
Nov 4, 2024 · Over 36 million Latinos are eligible to participate in this vote, representing 15 percent of eligible voters.A diverse demographic with the second-fastest growth rate among voting blocs, Latinos may prove crucial in deciding presidential and legislative races in several states, especially large states like California, Florida, and Texas, …
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Poll Tracker: Attitudes on Immigration in the 2024 U.S. Elections
Oct 25, 2024 · There are approximately 47.8 million immigrants in the United States, representing 14.3 percent of the total population. Beginning in the mid-20th century, the U.S. foreign-born population has steadily shifted from being predominantly of European origin to greater numbers of Latin American and Asian migrants. Today, according to 2023 statistics from the census bureau, migrants born in the ...
Explainer: Venezuelan Migration Policy in the Americas
Oct 15, 2024 · More than 550,00 Venezuelans have crossed their country’s southern border into Brazil. Successive Brazilian governments since Michele Temer (2016-2018) have loosened Venezuelans’ documentary requirements for entry and residence visas while providing logistical and humanitarian services for those crossing into the country by land.Over 80 percent of Venezuelan migrants in Brazil have ...
Poll Tracker: Ecuador's 2025 Elections | AS/COA
5 days ago · Sworn into office as the world’s youngest elected head of state in November 2023, 37-year-old President Daniel Noboa Azín will again have to prove his electoral savvy just a year and a half after winning Ecuador’s last presidential vote. Noboa has been serving the remainder of former President Guillermo Lasso’s (2021–2023) term …
Latin America Is About to Become a Priority for U.S. Foreign Policy
Dec 10, 2024 · "Trump's top domestic priorities depend heavily on policy toward Latin America," writes AS/COA's Brian Winter in Foreign Affairs.
Chart: How Popular Are Latin America's Presidents in 2024?
Jan 11, 2024 · It’s not easy to be an incumbent president in Latin America. Over the past several years, many in the region saw their popularity plummet amid pandemic lockdowns, low growth, inflation, and rising concerns about insecurity.
Report—Jobs, Migration, and Security: A New Agenda for Central …
Dec 11, 2024 · This report synthesizes a series of recommendations derived from three roundtable discussions led by Council of the Americas alongside private sector representatives, U.S. government officials, and experts from international financial institutions, which focused on identifying and addressing barriers to investment in the region. The report examines the critical economic and governance ...
2025 Economic & Political Outlook for Latin America | AS/COA
Nov 14, 2024 · 4:30–5:00 pm—Registration. 5:00-5:10 pm—Welcome Remarks . Maria Lourdes Teran, VP and Head of Miami Office, Council of the Americas John Price, Managing Director, Americas Market Intelligence (moderator); 5:10-5:40 pm - Economic Outlook. Axel Christensen, Chief Investment Strategist for Latin America, BlackRock 5:40-6:10 pm - Political Outlook
Music of the Americas: Spring 2025 Concerts | AS/COA
Dec 18, 2024 · The 2024–2025 season of the MetLife Foundation Music of the Americas Concert Series continues live in New York City and online. Concerts include: jazz with Brazilian pianist Heloísa Fernandes and her Quartet; early music with Canadian baritone Jonathon Adams; premieres of an Americas Society commission for string orchestra by Natalia Domínguez Rangel and from composer Marcos Balter with ...