What Brazil Can Teach the Americas About Immigration 104m8

Migration management has surged to the top of the policy agenda in the region due to unprecedented numbers of Latin Americans on the move in recent years. With the new istration in the United States—the Western Hemisphere’s leading destination for migrants—cracking down on immigration, how have other host countries in the Americas been coping with hundreds of thousands of new arrivals from places like Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, and Ecuador?AS/COA Online speaks with Diego Chaves-González, senior manager of the Latin America and Caribbean Initiative at the Migration Policy Institute, and Professor João Jarochinski Silva of the Federal University of Roraima to get the rundown of Latin America’s efforts to receive the region’s migrants. We zoom in on a special program in Brazil, Operation Welcome, as an example, however imperfect, of how to regularize and integrate people who have left their home countries. You can read more about how migration policy has been changing in the region on our website. We’ve been tracking the Trump’s istration actions on Latin America at as-coa.org/trump Access other episodes of Latin America in Focus at www.as-coa.org/podcast and send us at [email protected]. Share and subscribe at Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. The music in this podcast is by Yamandu Costa, performing for Americas Society. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI2oMLOkUbI Find out about concerts at: musicoftheamericas.org  Share your love for Latin America: Americas Society. https://www.as-coa.org/hips/engage-americas-society Becoming a member gives you access to music performances, art gallery, book events, our magazine Americas Quarterly, and more. https://www.as-coa.org/hips/engage-americas-society   Opinions expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of Americas Society/Council of the Americas or its .   📧Sign up for our newsletters: as-coa.org/newsletters Follow us on social media: Twitter/X: @ASCOA Instagram: @ascoa LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ascoaonline/ Bluesky: @ascoa.bsky.social  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ASCOA/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ascoa   6r3m6t