Chart: How U.S. Latinos Voted in the 2020 Presidential Election
Nov 5, 2020 · Talk about the Latino vote surged after incumbent President Donald Trump picked up Florida’s 29 electoral votes early on Tuesday evening. Indeed, the Cuban-American vote in Florida was decisive, breaking 56-41 for the Republican incumbent compared to an even 49-49 split among non-Cuban voters. But the Latino vote in Florida is a singular one.
Democracy Dialogues: Resilience and Repression in Nicaragua
Oct 3, 2024 · Speakers: "The regime’s goal is to isolate, intimidate, and break the spirit of democracy advocates,” says Felix Maradiaga, Nicaraguan opposition leader, in a Democracy Dialogues interview with AS/COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth. Maradiaga reflects on his time as a political prisoner of the Nicaraguan regime, detailing the conditions he ...
Chart: Evaluating Latin American Democracies in 2022 - AS/COA
Jan 11, 2022 · Per IDEA’s Global State of Democracy Report 2021, released last November, most Latin American democracies are holding steady, if not stagnating, at mid-range levels of quality. But according to Latinobarómetro’s 2021 report published the same month, there’s a growing indifference among citizens in the region toward democracy on the whole.
LatAm in Focus: Could a Referendum Rattle Uruguay's Presidential ...
Oct 3, 2024 · “Uruguay is effectively a two-party system [that] acts as if it isn’t,” said Nicolás Saldías, a senior analyst for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Economist Intelligence Unit.Representing the left in the presidential elections is the Broad Front’s Yamandú Orsi, the former mayor of Uruguay’s second largest department who was …
Explainer: U.S. Immigration Policies and Their Impact on Latin
Oct 20, 2022 · This program, known as TPS, grants residence and work visas to U.S.-based foreign nationals who are unable to return to their home country due to natural disasters, armed conflict, or extraordinary conditions that would put their lives in danger.The country-level designations last six, 12, or 18 months and are frequently renewed. Five of the 15 countries currently designated for TPS are in the ...
Explainer: What Is Mercosur? - AS/COA
Aug 2, 2012 · The Southern Common Market—known as Mercosur in Spanish and Mercosul in Portuguese—is one of the world’s leading economic blocs, its fifth-largest economy. Mercosur is made up of four member countries: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The group encompasses 295 million people and has a combined GDP of nearly $2 trillion.
H.E. Raquel Peña Rodríguez - AS/COA
Vice President, Dominican Republic. Raquel Peña Rodríguez has forged a distinguished career at the intersection of education, business, and public service. Born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, she graduated with a degree in Business Administration from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM).
Poll Tracker: The Latino Vote in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
AS/COA Online has pulled together some facts and figures to help understand the Latino vote in the 2024 election. This poll tracker was originally published on August 21, 2024 and has since been updated. Five Things to Know about the Latino Vote in 2024. Latinos make up 15 percent of the U.S. electorate and can play a key role in swing states.
Poll Tracker: Mexico's 2024 Presidential Vote - AS/COA
Jun 15, 2023 · Poll Tracker: Mexico's 2024 Presidential Vote. Claudia Sheinbaum, Xóchitl Gálvez, and Jorge Álvarez Máynez are competing for the presidency. See polls ahead of the June 2, 2024 election. This tracker was originally published on June 15, 2023 and has since been updated. On June 2, we will finally get the answer to the question: Who will ...
Can Latin America Regain Momentum in Fighting Poverty?
Oct 10, 2024 · A set of key public policies can help, writes a World Bank economist. Latin America and the Caribbean has made undeniable progress in eradicating poverty in this century. In the early 2000s, about half of the region’s inhabitants lived in poverty, meaning in households with a per capita income of less than $6.85 per day (measured in 2017 ...