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Carolina Jiménez Sandoval President. Carolina Jiménez Sandoval is the President of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). She brings to WOLA over 20 years of …
U.S.-Cuba Relations: The Old, the New and What Should Come Next
Dec 16, 2022 · In 2022, the Biden administration finally took steps that can lay the groundwork for future movement on U.S.-Cuba relations. Since May, the Biden administration has reversed …
Understanding the Failure of the U.S. Embargo on Cuba - WOLA
Feb 4, 2022 · Background, Impact and Recommendations from Leading Cuba Experts On February 3, 1962, President John F. Kennedy imposed the U.S. embargo on Cuba. The 60th …
Migration, country by country, at the U.S.-Mexico border
Nov 23, 2022 · The COVID pandemic, and related U.S. efforts to curtail access to asylum, have caused patterns of migration at the U.S.-Mexico border to fluctuate in often sharp and …
Cuban Migration is Changing, the U.S. Must Take Note - WOLA
Mar 25, 2022 · Cubans are privileged among other groups of Latin American migrants because they have a viable migration channel through current U.S. visa policies. However, without a …
Seven Facts about MS-13 and How to Combat the Gang - WOLA
Jul 18, 2017 · In recent months the Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, gang has been placed front and center in the national U.S. immigration debate. Between four congressional hearings and …
Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Updates: News Summaries on …
With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most important developments at the U.S.-Mexico border. See past weekly updates here. Support ad-free, paywall-free Weekly …
The U.S. Government’s 2018 Border Data Clearly Shows Why the
Nov 9, 2018 · The president’s midterm-campaign rhetoric of “invasions” and “national emergencies” is distracting us from a vastly different reality at the border. This reality bears no …
About Us - The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)
WOLA is a leading research and advocacy organization advancing human rights in the Americas. We envision a future where public policies protect human rights and recognize human dignity, …
Halfway to the U.S.: A Report from Honduras on Migration
Jun 2, 2023 · Overview: Four current and former WOLA staff members—Adam Isacson, Maureen Meyer, Ana Lucia Verduzco, and Joy Olson—visited Honduras from April 26th to May 5th, …