Response: Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Project Coordinator for Latin America, Cato Institute

With its new immigration laws, the European Union accomplished what many deemed impossible until a few months ago: unite all Latin American governments—left and right—behind a single cause in repudiating Europe’s so called “Return Directive.” Given the historic ties between both regions, and the precedent of millions of ... more

Response: Two Worlds Hardly Talk to Each Other
Comment by Piotr Maciej Kaczynski
Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Brussels

The European Union has recently adopted a new law on immigration. This law has been heavily criticized by human rights activists and the Latin American leaders, who claimed that Europe should not discriminate against migrants, as it owes a lot to them. Ma... more