U.S. Migration Policy: Current Trends and Impacts on Latin America and Africa

January 9, 2026

In this episode, we host Paula Disla, Vice Minister for International Relations at the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Dominican Republic, to discuss how U.S. migration policy shapes global migration flows and regional stability. We examine the impact of border management, visa programs, and asylum regulations on labor markets, remittances, and social dynamics across Latin America and Africa, as well as their links to development, international cooperation, and security.

Speakers
Ahmed Ouhnini
Economist, Policy Center for the New South
Ahmed Ouhnini is an Economist at the Policy Center for the New South. His research area covers agricultural economics, human and social development. Previously, he has worked as a researcher at the Paris School of Economics (PSE) and has also a record of working in consulting services in Morocco. Ahmed holds an engineering Diploma in Agriculture and Rural Development from the National School of Agriculture of Meknes and a Master’s Degree in Law, Economics and Management from the Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne Institute of Development. ...

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