Past
Revisiting the Role of U.S. Trade and Economic Policies in the Central America Refugee Situation
- 2:30 pm – 2:20 pm EDT
- 815 16th St. NW Washington, D.C. 20006 - AFL-CIO Headquarters (Murray Green Room)
Past
The AFL-CIO, CWA, and the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) invite you to a conversation, featuring Dana Frank, UC Santa Cruz; Celeste Drake, AFL-CIO; and Deborah James, CEPR, exploring the human rights violations behind the influx of unaccompanied minors and refugees into the United States from Central America. Ongoing human rights violations in the region, crushing poverty, and failure of some Central American governments to protect the lives of their citizens are so extreme that many see little choice but to undertake a life-threatening journey hoping for a better future. Unfortunately, flawed U.S foreign, trade, and economic policies have exacerbated dangerous conditions in these countries, breeding desperation.
Dennos Museum Center Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City, MI