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Will Reforms Pay Off This Time? Experts Assess Mexico's Prospects, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - 17 June 2013

As Mexico's Social Safety Net Grows, Issues Arise, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - 17 June 2013

U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation: The Mérida Initiative and Beyond, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 17 June 2013

Mexico: International Religious Freedom Report for 2012, U.S. Department of State - 17 June 2013

Guatemala: Political, Security, and SocioEconomic Conditions and U.S. Relations, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 17 June 2013

2013 Global Peace Index, Vision of Humanity - 17 June 2013

Confronting a Nightmare: Disappearances in Mexico, Amnesty International - 10 June 2013

A Continued Humanitarian Crisis at the Border, Binational Migration Institute, The University of Arizona - 10 June 2013

The Buck Stops Here: Improving U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Practices, U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control - 10 June 2013

Subcommittee Hearing (statements & testimony): U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation: An Overview of the Merida Initiative 2008-Present, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, U.S. House of Representatives - 03 June 2013

Reasons and Resolve to Cross the Line: A Post-Apprehension Survey of Unauthorized Immigrants along the U.S.-Mexico Border, National Center for Border Security and Immigration, The University of Arizona - 03 June 2013

Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2013-2018 (National Development Plan 2013-2018), in Spanish, Government of the Republic - 03 June 2013

The Presidential Inbox: Latin America, Council on Foreign Relations - 03 June 2013

A Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Health Coverage Profile of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States, Migration Policy Institute - 03 June 2013

The State of the Border Report - A Comprehensive Analysis of the U.S.-Mexico Border, Arizona State University's North American Center for Transborder Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, and the Woodrow Wilson Center's Mexico Institute - 27 May 2013

Health Impacts of Border Crossings, Health Impacts of Border Crossings 2012 Conference - 27 May 2013

Retirement and Health Benefits for Mexican Migrant Workers Returning from the United States, Rand Corporation - 27 May 2013

Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas, Organization of American States - 27 May 2013

U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation: An Overview of the Merida Initiative 2008-Present, Subcommittee Hearing, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, U.S. House of Representatives - 27 May 2013

The Drug Problem in the Americas, Analytical Report, Organization of American States - 20 May 2013

Scenarios for The Drug Problem in the Americas 2013-2025, Organization of American States - 20 May 2013

Thinking Regionally to Compete Globally: Leveraging Migration & Human Capital in the U.S., Mexico, and Central America, Migration Policy Institute and the Wilson Center - 13 May 2013

Border Security: Immigration Enforcement between Ports of Entry, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 13 May 2013

Managing Illegal Immigration to the United States - How Effective Is Enforcement? Council on Foreign Relations - 13 May 2013

Central America Regional Security Initiative: Background and Policy Issues for Congress, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 13 May 2013

Women and the Judiciary in the Americas: Leadership and Outcomes, Inter-American Dialogue, League of Women Voters, and the International Association of Women Judges - 13 May 2013

Regional Economic Outlook, Western Hemisphere, International Monetary Fund - 13 May 2013

2013 World Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders - 13 May 2013

New Ideas for a New Era: Policy Options for the Next Stage in U.S.-Mexico Relations, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center - 06 May 2013

President Obama and Leaders of Mexico and Central America Expand Low Carbon Electricity Cooperation, U.S. Department of State - 06 May 2013

U.S. Image Rebounds in Mexico, Pew Research Center - 06 May 2013

A Demographic Portrait of Mexican-Origin Hispanics in the United States, Pew Hispanic Center - 06 May 2013

Quo Vadis? Recruitment and Contracting of Migrant Workers and their Access to Social Security: The Dynamics of Temporary Migrant Labor Systems in North and Central America, Instituto de Estudios y Divulgación sobre Migración, A.C. (INEDIM) - 06 May 2013

Mexico's Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Violence, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 29 April 2013

H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013, Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives - 29 April 2013

Assessment Guide to the Criminal Justice Response to the Smuggling of Migrants, UN Office on Drugs and Crime - 29 April 2013

Side-by-Side Comparison of 2013 Senate Immigration Framework with 2006 and 2007 Senate Legislation, Migration Policy Institute - 22 April 2013

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012, U.S. Department of State - 22 April 2013

Human Rights and Democracy 2012, The 2012 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report, UK - 22 April 2013

Atlas of Global Development, 4th Edition: A Visual Guide to the World's Greatest Challenges, The World Bank - 22 April 2013

Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2012, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute - 22 April 2013

Latin America: Terrorism Issues, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 15 April 2013

Feinstein, Grassley Introduce Bill to Combat Transnational Organized Crime, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Cal) - 15 April 2013

Mexican Migration to the United States: Underlying Economic Factors and Possible Scenarios for Future Flows, Migration Policy Institute; and the Wilson Center's Latin American Program/Mexico Institute - 08 April 2013

Mexico: Government and UNICEF launch ground-breaking study addressing child poverty, United Nations Children's Fund - 08 April 2013

Media Conference Call: Shannon K. O'Neil and Arturo Sarukhan on U.S.-Mexico Relations, Council on Foreign Relations - 08 April 2013

The Effects of Drug-War Related Violence on Mexico's Press and Democracy, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; and Trans-Border Institute, University of San Diego - 08 April 2013

Shannon O'Neil Urges U.S. to "Wake Up" to Mexico's Prosperous Future, in New Book, Council on Foreign Affairs - 1 April 2013

Interview Transcript: Noticias Telemundo's Interview with President Barack Obama, NBCUniversal - 1 April 2013

Texas Public Safety Threat Overview 2013, Texas Department of Public Safety - 1 April 2013

Citizenship, Values, & Cultural Concerns: What Americans Want from Immigration Reform, Public Religion Research Institute and Brookings Institution - 1 April 2013

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Trade Facilitation, Enforcement, and Security, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 1 April 2013

Oversight: U.S. European Command, U.S. Northern Command, and U.S. Southern Command, Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senate - 1 April 2013

Annual Report on Assistance Related to International Terrorism: Fiscal Year 2012, U.S. Department of State - 1 April 2013

The Comeback: Mexico's Newfound Competitiveness helps it regain a Share of the U.S. Import Market it had lost to China, International Monetary Fund - 25 March 2013

Peña Nieto's Challenge: Criminal Cartels and Rule of Law in Mexico, International Crisis Group, Brussels, Belgium - 25 March 2013

The Way of the Gun: Estimating Firearms Traffic Across the U.S.-Mexico Border, University of San Diego (California) and Igarapé Institute, Brazil - 25 March 2013

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 25 March 2013

Hispanics in the United States: Not Only Mexicans, Brown University - 25 March 2013

Is FAST Fast? And Other Questions: An Examination of the Trusted Traveler and Trusted Trader Programs between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, American University - 18 March 2013

Border Security - DHS's Progress and Challenges in Securing U.S. Borders, U.S. Government Accountability Office - 18 March 2013

U.S. Immigration Policy: Chart Book of Key Trends, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 18 March 2013

Hugo Chávez's Death: Implications for Venezuela and U.S. Relations, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 18 March 2013

2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control; Volume II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes), U.S. Department of State - 18 March 2013

Statement Before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Roberta S. Jacobson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. State Department - 11 March 2013

The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013, World Economic Forum - 11 March 2013

2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, U.S. State Department - 11 March 2013

Modernizing Drug Law Enforcement, Report 2 -- Focused deterrence, selective targeting, drug trafficking and organized crime: Concepts and practicalities, International Drug Policy Consortium - 11 March 2013

Data Are Limited and Concerns Vary about Spillover Crime along the Southwest Border, U.S. Government Accountability Office - 11 March 2013

Goals and Measures Not Yet in Place to Inform Border Security Status and Resource Needs, U.S. Government Accountability Office - 11 March 2013

Securing America's Borders: The Role of the Military, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 11 March 2013

Peña Nieto's Piñata: The Promise and Pitfalls of Mexico's New Security Policy against Organized Crime, Brookings Institution - 25 February 2013

Mexico's Disappeared: The Enduring Cost of a Crisis Ignored, Human Rights Watch - 25 February 2013

Mexico's Tax Reform in the Works: Preview and Initial Considerations, EconoMonitor - 25 February 2013

Winning the Next Immigration Battle - Amnesty, Patrols, and the Future of U.S. Borders, Foreign Affairs, Council on Foreign Relations - 18 February 2013

Strengthening Health Systems in North and Central America: What Role for Migration? Migration Policy Institute and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 18 February 2013

Attacks on the Press 2012: Mexico, Committee to Protect Journalists - 18 February 2013

Juarez After the War, InSight Crime - Organized Crime in the Americas - 18 February 2013

Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Issues for the 113th Congress, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 18 February 2013

A More Ambitious Agenda: A Report of the Inter-American Dialogue's Commission on Mexico-US Relations, Inter-American Dialogue - 11 February 2013

Drug Violence in Mexico: Data and Analysis through 2012, Trans-Border Institute, University of San Diego - 11 February 2013

Ripe with Change: Evolving Farm Labor Markets in the United States, Mexico, and Central America, Migration Policy Institute and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 11 February 2013

The American Dream Up for Sale: A Blueprint for Ending International Labor Recruitment Abuse, The International Labor Recruitment Working Group - 11 February 2013

The Path Not Taken: Two-thirds of Legal Mexican Immigrants are not U.S. Citizens, Pew Hispanic Center - 11 February 2013

Totonicapán: Tension in Guatemala's Indigenous Hinterland, International Crisis Group - 11 February 2013

Fact Sheet: Fixing our Broken Immigration System so Everyone Plays by the Rules, The White House - 04 February 2013

Mexico and the 112th Congress, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 04 February 2013

Criminal Procedure Reform in Mexico: Where Things Stand Now, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 04 February 2013

The Mexican Social Protection System in Health, The World Bank - 04 February 2013

Manufacturing in the United States, Mexico, and Central America: Implications for Competitiveness and Migration, Migration Policy Institute, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 04 February 2013

World Report 2013, Human Rights Watch - 04 February 2013

2013 Index of Economic Freedom, The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal - 04 February 2013

Mexico's New Administration: Priorities and Key Issues in U.S.-Mexican Relations, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 28 January 2013

New Ideas for a New Era: Policy Options for the Next Stage in U.S.-Mexico Relations, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 28 January 2013

How Can Economic and Political Ties Between the United States and Mexico Be Strengthened? Research Brief, Rand Corporation - 28 January 2013

A Second Term Agenda for Latin America, Inter-American Dialogue - 28 January 2013

The Hagel, Kerry, and Brennan Senate Confirmation Hearings: U.S. Policy for the Western Hemisphere, The Heritage Foundation - 28 January 2013

Mexico's Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Rising Violence, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 28 January 2013

Global Economic Prospects - January 2013: Assuring Growth Over the Medium Term, The World Bank - 28 January 2013

2012 Global Go To Think Tanks Index Report, University of Pennsylvania - 28 January 2013

Crime and Violence in Mexico and Central America: An Evolving but Incomplete US Policy Response, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Migration Policy Institute - 21 January 2013

Organized Crime and Insecurity in Belize, Inter-American Dialogue - 21 January 2013

The New War Correspondents: The Rise of Civic Media Curation in Urban Warfare, Social Media Collective at Microsoft Research New England - 21 January 2013

The Cabinet of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, Presidency of the Republic - 14 January 2013

In the Lurch between Government and Chaos: Unconsolidated Democracy in Mexico, Migration Policy Institute, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 14 January 2013

"Peace now? Mexican security policy after Felipe Calderón," Latin America Working Group Working Paper, Inter-American Dialogue - 14 January 2013

H.R.74: Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act of 2013, U.S. House of Representatives, The Library of Congress - 14 January 2013

Latin America and the Caribbean: A Wish List for 2013, Issue Brief, The Heritage Foundation - 14 January 2013

2013 Index of Economic Freedom, the Wall Street Journal and Heritage Foundation - 14 January 2013

Border Security: Additional Actions Needed to Strengthen CBP Efforts to Mitigate Risk of Employee Corruption and Misconduct, Report to Congressional Requesters, U.S. Government Accountability Office - 07 January 2013

ITB World Travel Trends Report 2012/2013, ITB Berlin/IPK International - 07 January 2013

IDF Diabetes Atlas, International Diabetes Federation - 07 January 2013

Dollar-Sensitive Mexican Shoppers Boost Texas Border Retail Activity, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - 31 December 2012

International Migration, International Organization for Migration - 31 December 2012

The 2012 Education Reform in Mexico: From Intention to Action: The Expert Take, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 24 December 2012

A New Beginning for Mexican Oil: Principles and Recommendations for a Reform in Mexico's National Interest, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 24 December 2012

Organized Crime, Illicit Drugs and Money Laundering: the United States and Mexico, Chatham House - 24 December 2012

Immigration of Temporary Lower-Skilled Workers: Current Policy and Related Issues, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 24 December 2012

Mexico: 2012 Electoral Geography, Stanford University, and the University of California, San Diego - 17 December 2012

Capitalizing on the China Cycle: Time is Running out for Latin America, Economics Brief, Inter-American Dialogue - 17 December 2012

Paying for Crime: A Review of the Relationships between Insecurity and Development in Mexico and Central America, Migration Policy Institute and the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars - 17 December 2012

Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2012, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - 17 December 2012

2012: A New Mexican Vision for North American Integration, The Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami - 10 December 2012

How Will Climate Change Impact the Coast of Latin America and the Caribbean? Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - 10 December 2012

Unauthorized Immigrants: 11.1 Million in 2011, Pew Hispanic Center, Pew Research Center - 10 December 2012

Transnational Crime in Mexico and Central America: Its Evolution and Role in International Migration, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Migration Policy Institute - 10 December 2012

2012 Corruption Perceptions Index, Transparency International - 10 December 2012

Global Terrorism Index, Vision of Humanity - 10 December 2012

A New Agenda with Mexico, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 03 December 2012

Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, U.S. House of Representatives - 03 December 2012

Speech in re the Jamie Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, Sheila Jackson Lee, U.S. House of Representatives (Congressional Record) - 03 December 2012

Gangs in Central America, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 03 December 2012

Economic Mobility and the Rise of the Latin American Middle Class, The World Bank - 26 November 2012

Illicit Financial Flows (Dirty Money) and Safe Havens as Enablers of Transnational Organized Crime, U.S. Department of State - 26 November 2012

A Line in the Sand: Countering Crime, Violence and Terror at the Southwest Border, A Majority Report by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management - 19 November 2012

Trade with Mexico, Trade News from the European Commission - 19 November 2012

Border Insecurity in Central America's Northern Triangle, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Migration Policy Institute - 12 November 2012

U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 12 November 2012

Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 12 November 2012

Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation (part 2 of 3), House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. Congress - 05 November 2012

Possible Impact of Legalizing Marihuana in the U.S., Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad - 05 November 2012

Transnational Organized Crime and Fragile States, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development - 05 November 2012

New Approaches to Migration Management in Mexico and Central America, Regional Migration Study Group, Migration Policy Institute and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 29 October 2012

Mexican Migration Monitor: Overview: Mexican Migration Beyond the Downturn and Deportations, Tomás Rivera Policy Institute, University of Southern California - 29 October 2012

Connecting the Americas 2022: Fact Sheet, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State - 29 October 2012

U.S. International Trade: Trends and Forecasts, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 29 October 2012

How and Where Do Criminals Operate? Using Google to Track Mexican Drug Tracking Organizations, Harvard University - 29 October 2012

Terrorism and Transnational Crime: Foreign Policy Issues for Congress, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 29 October 2012

The Use of the Internet for Terrorist Purposes, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - 29 October 2012

Mexico: Known Abusers, But Victims Ignored: Torture and Ill-Treatment in Mexico, Amnesty International - 22 October 2012

Achieving Mexico's Maize Potential, Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University - 15 October 2012

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Security Policy and Procedures Handbook, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - 15 October 2012

The Euro Experience and Lessons for Latin America, The World Bank - 15 October 2012

Possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Mexico, for two C-130J-30 aircraft, associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, U.S. Department of Defense - 8 October 2012

Reenergizing the Border: Renewable Energy, Green Jobs and Border Infrastructure, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 8 October 2012

Western Hemisphere Defense Policy Statement, U.S. Department of Defense - 8 October 2012

Sharing Space with our Hemispheric Partners: A Latino Perspective on U.S. Policy toward Latin America, Pacific Council on International Policy and the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 8 October 2012

Mexico: Issues for Congress, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 01 October 2012

Re-energizing the Border: Renewable Energy, Green Jobs and Border Infrastructure -- Project Summary, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 01 October 2012

Transnational Organized Crime in Central America and the Caribbean: A Threat Assessment, UN Office on Drugs and Crime - 01 October 2012

Trafficking in Persons: International Dimensions and Foreign Policy Issues for Congress, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 01 October 2012

Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. State Department and the Mexican Foreign Ministry for the Promotion of Gender Equality, Empowerment of Women and Women's Human Rights - 24 September 2012

Mexican Banks Get Ahead of New Global Capital Standards, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - 24 September 2012

A Review of ATF's Operation Fast and Furious and Related Matters, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice - 24 September 2012

Executive Order 13597: Improvements to Visa Processing and Foreign Visitor Processing -- 180-day Processing Report, U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security - 24 September 2012

Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 24 September 2012

Characteristics of the 60 Largest Metropolitan Areas by Hispanic Population, Pew Hispanic Center, Pew Research Center - 24 September 2012

Mexico: Corruption in Transport, Southern Pulse - 17 September 2012

What's New in the New Industrial Policy in Latin America? The World Bank - 17 September 2012

Exporting Corruption? Country Enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention Progress Report 2012, Transparency International - 17 September 2012

Protected Planet Report 2012: Tracking Progress towards Global Targets for Protected Areas, UN Environment Program - World Conservation Monitoring Centre - 17 September 2012

"Moving America Forward," 2012 Democratic National Platform (Mexico specific: pgs. 27, 30), DNC Services Corporation - 10 September 2012

Mexico: Health Equity and Financial Protection Datasheet, The World Bank - 10 September 2012

Smuggling of Migrants Generates Billions Each Year for Criminals, UN Office on Drugs and Crime - 10 September 2012

"We Believe in America," 2012 Republican Platform (Mexico specific: pgs. 45, 47), Committee on Arrangements for the 2012 Republican National Convention - 3 September 2012

The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico and Peru: A Synthesis of Results, Inter-American Dialogue, and Tulane University's Center for Inter-American Policy and Research - 3 September 2012

Special Report: Summary of Significant Investigations -- January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2011, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - 3 September 2012

A Fatal Relationship: Guns and Deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Arms Survey 2012: Chapter 1 Summary - 3 September 2012

Small Arms and Ammunition Imports and Exports, An Interactive Visualization; Mapping Arms Data 1992-2010, Google Ideas INFO (Illicit Networks, Forces in Opposition) Summit - 3 September 2012

The State of Security in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region, Arizona State University, North American Center for Transborder Studies; El Colegio de la Frontera Norte; & the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Mexico Institute - 27 August 2012

Mexico State Judicial Modernization Supporting Access to Justice Project, The World Bank - 27 August 2012

Collateral Damage of a Drug War: The May 11 Killings in Ahuas and the Impact of the U.S. War on Drugs in La Moskitia, Honduras, Center for Economic and Policy Research, and Rights Action - 27 August 2012

Assistance: U.S. Agencies Have Allotted Billions in Andean Countries, but DOD Should Improve Its Reporting of Results (text file), U.S. Government Accountability Office - 27 August 2012

State of the Latin America and the Caribbean Cities Report (in Spanish), United Nations Human Settlements Program - 27 August 2012

Gun Control Legislation, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 27 August 2012

US-Mexico Border 2020, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - 20 August 2012

Mexican Rural Development Research Reports (In English & Spanish), Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 20 August 2012

Guadalajara Criminal Environment, Southern Pulse - 20 August 2012

Transnational Organized Crime, Terrorism, and Criminalized States in Latin America: An Emerging Tier-One National Security Priority, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College - 20 August 2012

Skin and Bone: The Shadowy Trade in Human Body Parts, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Center for Public Integrity - 20 August 2012

Up to 1.7 Million Unauthorized Immigrant Youth May Benefit from New Deportation Rules, Pew Hispanic Center, Pew Research Center - 20 August 2012

Initial Review of the National Strategy and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Programs, U.S. Government Accountability Office - 13 August 2012

The Global Innovation Index 2012: Stronger Innovation Linkages for Global Growth, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization - 13 August 2012

2011 Global Study on Homicide: Trends, Contexts, Data, UN Office on Drugs and Crime - 13 August 2012

Understanding Mexico's Economic Underperformance, Migration Policy Institute, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 6 August 2012

Armed with Impunity: Curbing Military Human Rights Abuses in Mexico, Trans-Border Institute, University of San Diego - 6 August 2012

Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime in the Americas: Major Trends in the Twenty-First Century, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 6 August 2012

Organization of American States: Background and Issues for Congress, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 6 August 2012

Colombia: Coca cultivation survey 2011, UN Office on Drugs and Crime, and the Government of Colombia - 6 August 2012

Country Reports on Terrorism 2011 (Chapter 2: Western Hemisphere Overview), Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State - 6 August 2012

Access to Information in Mexico: Migration and National Security, freedominfo.org - 30 July 2012

2012-2016 Border Patrol Strategic Plan - The Mission: Protect America, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - 30 July 2012

Border Fact Check: Separating Rhetoric from Reality, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) - 30 July 2012

El Paso and Texas Border Cities Close the Gap in Per Capita Income, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, El Paso Branch - 30 July 2012

The Road to Hemispheric Cooperation: Beyond the Cartagena Summit of the Americas, The Brookings Institution - 30 July 2012

New Interactive on Development, Aid and Governance Indicators (DAGI), The Brookings Institution - 30 July 2012

What Is US Drug Policy?, Inter-American Dialogue Working Paper - 23 July 2012

U.S. Vulnerabilities to Money Laundering, Drugs, and Terrorist Financing: HSBC Case History, Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - 23 July 2012

Transnational Organized Crime: Let's put them out of business, Campaign website: Transnational Organized Crime, UN Office on Drugs and Crime - 23 July 2012

Summer 2012 Update, Commission for Environmental Cooperation - 23 July 2012

Guatemala: Political, Security, and Socio-Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 23 July 2012

Judicial and Police Reforms in Mexico: Essential Building Blocks for a Lawful Society, A Majority Staff Report prepared for the use of the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate - 16 July 2012

A Stronger Future: Policy Recommendations for U.S.-Mexico Relations, The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 16 July 2012

Western Hemisphere Security Cooperation Act of 2012 (H.R. 6067), House Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives - 16 July 2012

Trafficking in Persons: International Dimensions and Foreign Policy Issues for Congress, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 16 July 2012

Resilient Future - Voices of North Americans on Policy and Action, Commission for Environmental Cooperation - 16 July 2012

Mexico's Free Trade Agreements, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 09 July 2012

Mexico: A Labor Market Overview, International Labor Organization - 09 July 2012

Final Report of the Energy Efficiency and Access Forum (released July 3, 2012), jointly organized by the Mexican Energy Secretariat, the World Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank - 09 July 2012

U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Trends and FY2013 Appropriations, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 09 July 2012

Mexicans Back Military Campaign against Cartels, Global Attitudes Project, Pew Research Center - 02 July 2012

The Legal Side of Mexican Immigration, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 02 July 2012

The Mexican Tourism Sector as a Driver of Shared Growth (2009; "Disclosure Date: 22 June 2012") - 02 July 2012

Fast and Furious: The Events Leading to Eric Holder's Contempt Vote, The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation - 02 July 2012

World Drug Report 2012, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - 02 July 2012

Subcommittee Hearing: Border Security Threats to the Homeland: DHS' Response to Innovative Tactics and Techniques, House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, U.S. House of Representatives - 25 June 2012

Trafficking in Persons Report 2012, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Department of State - 25 June 2012

Failed States, An Eighth Annual Collaboration between Foreign Policy and Fund for Peace - 25 June 2012

Let's bring Canada and Mexico into the Pacific Trade Pact, American Enterprise Institute - 18 June 2012

Up to 1.4 million Unauthorized Immigrants Could Benefit from New Deportation Policy, Pew Research Center, Pew Hispanic Center - 18 June 2012

Mexican Migration to the United States: Policy and Trends, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 18 June 2012

Linking Development & Migration: A Binational U.S.-Mexico Dialogue, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 18 June 2012

Mexico's Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Rising Violence, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 18 June 2012

The Interplay of Borders, Turf, Cyberspace, and Jurisdiction: Issues Confronting U.S. Law Enforcement - 18 June 2012

Mexico's 2012 Elections, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 11 June 2012

Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State - 11 June 2012

Reducing the U.S. Demand for Illegal Drugs, A Report by the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control - 11 June 2012

2011 Report on Terrorism, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, U.S. National Counterterrorism Center - 11 June 2012

Armed Violence: Spotlight on Lethal Effects, Small Arms Survey - 11 June 2012

Migration and Remittances during the Global Financial Crisis and Beyond, The World Bank - 11 June 2012

Honduran-U.S. Relations, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 11 June 2012

It's All about the Money: Advancing Anti-Money Laundering Efforts in the U.S. and Mexico to Combat Transnational Organized Crime, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 4 June 2012

H.R. 915 - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, OpenCongress, Participatory Politics Foundation - 4 June 2012

Economic Crisis Has Lasting Effect on Wellbeing Worldwide, Gallup World - 4 June 2012

United States Firearms Trace Data for 2011 (Trace Data by State), U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - 4 June 2012

Cash Transfers and Poverty in Latin America, Great Insights, European Centre for Development Policy Management - 28 May 2012

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011 (go to "Countries/Regions"), Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. State Department - 28 May 2012

Amnesty International Report 2012: The State of the World's Human Rights (Mexico, pg. 234; also see Honduras, pg. 168; and USA, pg. 356) - 28 May 2012

Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 28 May 2012

Fiscal Policy and Natural Resource Entitlements: Who Benefits from Mexican Oil? The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, University of Oxford - 21 May 2012

The Cost to Mexico of U.S. Corn Ethanol Expansion, Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University - 21 May 2012

Americans and Canadians Feel They Have Lost Out with NAFTA, Angus Reid Public Opinion - 21 May 2012

The Interplay of Borders, Turf, Cyberspace, and Jurisdiction: Issues Confronting U.S. Law Enforcement, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 21 May 2012

Ensuring Americas Future by Increasing Latino College Completion in 50 States - Executive Summary, Excelencia in Education - 21 May 2012

How Mexico Can Rescue Its Brand, Four Key Steps to Revitalize Its Global Image, ViaNovo Viewpoint - 14 May 2012

Chance of a Generation: In an Aging Mexico, a Moment of Opportunity to Boost Social Security, RAND Corporation - 14 May 2012

Mexicans Work and Work, But Will Retirement Work for Them? RAND Corporation - 14 May 2012

Border Patrol Strategy: Progress and Challenges in Implementation and Assessment Efforts, U.S. Government Accountability Office - 14 May 2012

Central America Regional Security Initiative: Background and Policy Issues for Congress, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 14 May 2012

The United States, Latin America, and China: A 'Triangular Relationship'? Inter-American Dialogue - 14 May 2012

Organization of American States Plan of Action Meeting of Government Experts to Consider the Advisability of Developing a Hemispheric Plan of Action against Transnational Organized Crime, Council on Foreign Relations - 14 May 2012

Future Trends in Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean, Inter-American Dialogue - 14 May 2012

Fixers, Super Fixers and Shadow Facilitators: How Networks Connect, International Assessment and Strategy Center - 14 May 2012

Border Security: Opportunities Exist to Ensure More Effective Use of DHS's Air and Marine Assets, U.S. Government Accountability Office - 07 May 2012

Drug Trafficking, Violence, and Instability, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College - 07 May 2012

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2011, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN - 07 May 2012

International Economic Trends, May 2012, Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 07 May 2012

A New Vision for Mexico 2042: Achieving Prosperity for All: Overview, Centennial Group International - 30 April 2012

Net Migration from Mexico Falls to Zero -- and Perhaps Less, Pew Hispanic Center - 30 April 2012

International Firearms Trace Data: Mexico 2007-2011, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Department of Justice - 30 April 2012

Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections, Congressional Research Service, CRS Report for Congress - 30 April 2012

World Development Indicators 2012, The World Bank - 30 April 2012

Alternative Development Models and Good Practices for Sustainable Coastal Tourism: A Framework for Decision Makers in Mexico, Center for Responsible Travel - 23 April 2012

Mexican Law Review (in English), January-June 2012, Institute for Legal Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) - 23 April 2012

Mexico: 2012 Regional Operations Profile (from the annual 'Latin America, Internally Displaced People [IDP] Report'), Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees - 23 April 2012

Beyond the Border Buildup: Security and Migrants along the U.S.-Mexico Border, Washington Office on Latin America, and Colegio de la Frontera Norte - 23 April 2012

Border Security: Observations on Costs, Benefits, and Challenges of a Department of Defense Role in Helping to Secure the Southwest Land Border, U.S. Government Accountability Office - 23 April 2012

Latin America Copes with Volatility, The Dark Side of Globalization, World Bank - 23 April 2012

2012 National Drug Control Strategy, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President of the U.S. - 23 April 2012

Drug Trafficking, Violence, and Instability, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College - 23 April 2012

Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 2011, Organization of American States - 16 April 2012

Mexico's Lingering Struggle for Gender Equality in Politics, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 16 April 2012

Mexican Security in Decline: Implications and Options for the United States (audio podcast), RAND Corporation - 16 April 2012

Mexico: Letter to Senate on Military Justice Reform, Human Rights Watch - 16 April 2012

Understanding Informational Features of Transnational Criminal Networks: Cases from Mexico and Guatemala, Small Wars Journal - 16 April 2012

Countering Criminal Violence in Central America, Council on Foreign Relations - 16 April 2012

The Development and Fiscal Effects of Emigration on Mexico, Regional Migration Study Group (a partnership between the Migration Policy Institute; and the Latin American Program, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars) - 16 April 2012

Remaking the Relationship: The United States and Latin America, an Inter-American Dialogue Policy Report - 16 April 2012

The Rebellion of Criminal Networks: Organized Crime in Latin America and the Dynamics of Change, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 09 April 2012

Global Integrity Report: 2011, Executive Summary, Global Integrity - 09 April 2012

When Labels Don't Fit: Hispanics and Their Views of Identity, Pew Hispanic Center - 09 April 2012

Considering New Strategies for Confronting Organized Crime in Mexico, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 02 April 2012

In Hostile Terrain: Human Rights Violations in Immigration Enforcement in the US Southwest, Amnesty International - 02 April 2012

The Merida Initiative: Expanding the U.S./Mexico Partnership, Fact Sheet - 02 April 2012

Central America Regional Security Initiative, U.S. Department of State - 02 April 2012

The Remilitarisation of Latin American Streets, Royal United Services Institute for Defence & Security Studies - 02 April 2012

Strategic Trends 2012 -- Key Developments in Global Affairs, Center for Security Studies, Zurich, Switzerland - 02 April 2012

Public Office, Private Interests -- Accountability through Income and Asset Disclosure, The World Bank Group and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - 02 April 2012

Realizing the Full Value of Tourism from Mexico to the United States, New Policy Institute and Arizona State University - 26 March 2012

Climate Change, Migration and Security: Best Practice Policy and Operational Options for Mexico, RUSI, GLOBE International, and ECLAC/CEPAL - 26 March 2012

The World of Forking Paths: Latin America and the Caribbean Facing Global Economic Risks, Inter-American Development Bank - 26 March 2012

Census 2010: 50 Million Latinos - Hispanics Account for More Than Half of Nation's Growth in Past Decade, Pew Hispanic Center - 26 March 2012

Drug Violence in Mexico: Data and Analysis Through 2011, Trans-Border Institute, University of San Diego - 19 March 2012

Coexistence of Obesity and Anemia in Children Between 2 and 18 Years of Age in Mexico, RAND Corporation - 19 March 2012

Taking Stock: North American Pollutant Releases and Transfers, Commission for Environmental Cooperation - 19 March 2012

Obama Administration Accomplishments on Combating Trafficking in Persons as of February 2012, U.S. Department of State - 19 March 2012

From Drug Wars to Criminal Insurgency, John P. Sullivan, Vortex Foundation - 12 March 2012

2012 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control; and Volume II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes), U.S. Department of State - 12 March 2012

Doing Business 2012, Economy Profile: Mexico, The World Bank - 5 March 2012

Justiciabarómetro - Final Report: A Comprehensive Assessment of the Municipal Police of Ciudad Juárez, Trans-Border Institute, University of San Diego, et al. - 5 March 2012

National Gang Threat Assessment 2011, National Drug intelligence Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation - 5 March 2012

The State of the World's Children 2012, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - 5 March 2012

Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute - 2011 Annual Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - 5 March 2012

Citizen Security in Latin America, Inter-American Dialogue - 27 February 2012

The New Banks in Town: Chinese Finance in Latin America, Inter-American Dialogue - 27 February 2012

Is Latin America Ready for the Next Decade? XV Annual CAF Conference, Inter-American Dialogue - 27 February 2012

Attacks on the Press in 2011, Committee to Protect Journalists - 27 February 2012

Maritime Transport and Destabilizing Commodity Flows, SIPRI Policy Paper 32, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute - 27 February 2012

Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 27 February 2012

The Rise and Fall of Income Inequality in Mexico, 1989-2010, World Institute for Development Economics Research, United Nations University - 20 February 2012

FY 2013 Executive Budget Summary - Function 150 and Other International Programs, U.S. State Department - 20 February 2012

Trade Liberalization and Export Variety: A Comparison of Mexico and China, The World Bank - 13 February 2012

Hearing on "Combating Transnational Organized Crime: International Money Laundering as a Threat to Our Financial Systems," U.S. House of Representatives - 13 February 2012

Central America Regional Security Initiative, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State - 13 February 2012

Caribbean Human Development Report 2012: Human Development and the Shift to Better Citizen Security, UN Development Program - 13 February 2012

Working Together: Economic Ties between the USA and Mexico, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C. - 06 February 2012

Mexico: Illicit Financial Flows, Macroeconomic Imbalances, and the Underground Economy, Global Financial Integrity - 06 February 2012

Senate Joint Resolution No. 10 - Relative to Firearms Trafficking, California State Senate - 06 February 2012

Regulating Armed Groups from Within: A Typology, Small Arms Survey, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies - 06 February 2012

Monitoring the Impact of Economic Crisis on Crime, UN Office on Drugs and Crime - 06 February 2012

Immigration-Related Detention: Current Legislative Issues, CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 06 February 2012

Skills for the 21st century in Latin America and the Caribbean, The World Bank - 06 February 2012

Mexico: Indicators on Inequality Outcomes and Policies Affecting Them, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development - 30 January 2012

Illegal Drug Market Violence in Mexico - Infographic, Rehab International - 30 January 2012

Polarization and Sustained Violence in Mexico's Cartel War, Stratfor - 30 January 2012

World Report - 2012: Events of 2011, Human Rights Watch - 30 January 2012

World Press Freedom Index 2011-2012, Reporters Without Borders - 30 January 2012

Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, International Relations Program, University of Pennsylvania - 30 January 2012

Making the Most of Mexico's Customs Modernization (and related issues), NAFTA Works, Mexican Ministry of the Economy - 23 January 2012

Position Paper of Mexico for the 66th United Nations General Assembly, Updated 18 January 2012 (in Spanish), Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs - 23 January 2012

How Latin America Can Overcome Its Intergenerational Inequality, Perspectives: Breaking the Cycle, Rand Review - 23 January 2012

Security Assistance Reform: 'Section 1206,' Background and Issues for Congress, Congressional Research Service - 23 January 2012

Global Economic Prospects: Uncertainties and Vulnerabilities, The World Bank - 23 January 2012

Mexico Statistics: Database of Deaths by Alleged Criminal Rivalry (in Spanish), Attorney General of the Republic - 16 January 2012

Administrative Reforms Insufficient to Address Flawed White House Immigration and Border Security Policies, The Heritage Foundation - 16 January 2012

U.S. Foreign-Born Population: How Much Change from 2009 to 2010? Pew Hispanic Center, Pew Research Center - 16 January 2012

2012 Index of Economic Freedom, The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal - 16 January 2012

The World in 2050, HSBC Bank Research Report - 16 January 2012

Border Security: Additional Steps Needed to Ensure That Officers Are Fully Trained, U.S. Government Accountability Office - 09 January 2012

Politics And Budget Cuts: Governor Brown Kills California DOJ Drug Enforcement, Full Disclosure Network (includes video) - 09 January 2012

Bureau of Counterterrorism Fact Sheet (U.S. Department of State announces the establishment of the Bureau of Counterterrorism) - 09 January 2012

Immigration and American Jobs, American Enterprise Institute For Public Policy Research and the Partnership for a New American Economy - 09 January 2012

UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, UN Conference on Trade and Development - 09 January 2012

The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture: Managing Systems at Risk, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation - 09 January 2012

As Deportations Rise to Record Levels, Most Latinos Oppose Obama's Policy, Pew Hispanic Center, Pew Research Center - 02 January 2012

On the Edge of Uncertainty: Poverty Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean during the Great Recession and Beyond, World Bank - 02 January 2012

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