15 May 2020

COVID-19 and the future of North American borders

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Getty Images The United States closed its borders with Canada and Mexico to all but “essential” traffic more than a month ago, on April 7, the day our book “North American Borders in Comparative Perspective” (University of Arizona Press 2020) was published. The … Read More
30 Jan 2020

Trump signs USMCA, paving way for job market boom

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‘We’re restoring America’s industrial might like never before’ President Trump signed the historic United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, replacing the Clinton-era North American Free Trade Agreement that he called a “disaster.” The USMCA, which is the biggest trade deal of all-time, covers more than … Read More