Extreme temperatures in El Salvador destroy farm jobs and push workers abroad.

All children, regardless of immigration status, have the right to a free K-12 public education. But without birthright citizenship, access to schools and colleges could get complicated.

A new analysis of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests confirms that ICE tactics have changed since Trump’s first term, with more arrests made at

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By 2020, one in four Salvadorans lived abroad, with 88 percent residing in the United States. The remittances to GDP ratio was about 25 percent, highl...

President Donald Trump on Friday ordered an unprecedented new restriction on lawful immigration to the US by high-skill workers. Starting Sunday, new applications for H-1B visas required payment of an...

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By 2020, one in four Salvadorans lived abroad, with 88 percent residing in the United States. The remittances to GDP ratio was about 25 percent, highl...

The Mend the Gap policy research workshop, held in Rome in May 2025, brought together leading researchers and policymakers to share insights and strategies for impacting the jobs landscape and women's...

Last year, I claimed that you win or lose readers with the introduction of your economics paper. That might have been generous. A lot of people will read no further than the abstract of your paper to ...

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Abstract. This paper examines the impact of denying a wanted abortion on women and children in Colombia using high-quality administrative microdata and cre

Nathalie Alvarado & Ana María Ibáñez explain how the problem acts as a tax on development – one that the region can no longer afford to pay.

Una mayor y mejor movilidad laboral puede ser un motor para el desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe y una estrategia para avanzar hacia una migración…