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Scott Morgenstern

Professor at the Univ. of Pittsburgh and former Director of the Center for Latin American Studies of the same university. He has been a professor at Duke University, CIDE (Mexico) and the Univ. of Salamanca (Spain). Specialized in parties and electoral systems in L. America.

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Trump’s push for more deportations could boost demand for foreign farmworkers with ‘guest worker’ visas

If millions of undocumented workers are deported, the U.S. will face three difficult choices: import more agricultural laborers, raise wages substantially to attract legal domestic workers, or import more food.

Faced with Trump’s measures, Mexico is weighing retaliatory options

If Trump follows through with his threats, the result will be costs for consumers and businesses, as well as a new opportunity for China.

Latin American Lessons for US Democracy after 6-J

Co-author Peter Siavelis The events in the US of January 6, 2021 have, once and for all, ended the idea that the US is exceptional and that some of the initial comparisons of Trump to Latin America’s worst populist and semi-authoritarian presidents seem valid.