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A New Era of Immigration Federalism
Published January 9, 2015
A report from the Center for Migration Studies of New York analyzes the increasingly dynamic interaction among states, localities, and the federal government in the formulation and implementation of immigration policy. The report reviews immigration policy developments over the last 20 years that have led to a patchwork of policies, determined by a mix of local, state, and federal directives rather than a single federal policy set in Washington, D.C. The paper contends that we are now in an era of immigration federalism characterized by increasingly broad distribution of powers across all levels of government and wide variations in immigration regimes and practices

Enforcing Human Rights in Latin America
Published January 9, 2015
A brief from FUNDAR, recipient of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions, explores three cases in which international courts have made pioneering rulings ordering governments to allocate resources and implement policies that seek to enforce and protect human rights. The cases are from Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico, where the judiciary made ruled to restore and enforce the right to education, to an adequate policy for internally displaced people, and to health services, respectively. The brief emphasizes that judicial reviews are transforming justice processes in Latin America and highlights the role of judges as agents of social change and the importance of organized coalitions in providing legal support to victims.