Over The Borderline: Part Three.
The Economics of Migration.
Our third and final installment of Over the Borderline stays below the U.S. southern border to look at the economic factors that contribute to mass migration from Central and South American countries specifically. We look at the root economic causes of migration, the U.S. failure to meaningfully partner with LAC nations to promote mutually beneficial economic conditions and the expansion of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Latin America and the geopolitical impact that’s having on our relationships.
Show Notes
Clips
Episode Timestamp + Link | Clip Link
- 00:01:39 | CNBC International: Why China has its eye on Latin America
- 00:02:00 | Bloomberg Quicktake: Latin America's Socialist Wave Has Wealthy Moving Billions Abroad
- 00:2:15 | DW News: 'We need to build a new geopolitical order': Restored relations at South America Summit
Book Love
- Alan McPherson: A Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Carol Wise: Dragonomics: How Latin America is Maximizing (or Missing Out on) China’s International Development Strategy
- Tad DeLay: Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change
- Imperialism, Neoliberalism, And Social Struggles in Latin America
Resources
- El Pais: Mexican Tycoon Carlos Slim Takes Stock of the last six years…
- Congressional Research Service: Central American Migration
- U.S. State Department: Dollar Diplomacy
- World Population Review: Country Rank by GDP
- World Bank: Latin America and the Caribbean Economic Review (LACER); April, 2024
- Council on Foreign Relations: China’s Massive Belt and Road Initiative
UNFTR Episode Resources
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