Anthony W. Fontes

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Des migrants d'Amérique centrale traversent le Pont international II à Piedras Negras, État de Coahuila, Mexique, à la frontière avec les États-Unis, le 16 février 2019. Julio Cesar Aguilar/AFP

Migrants aux portes des États‑Unis : pourquoi ils fuient leurs pays

Anthony W. Fontes, American University School of International Service

Des milliers de migrants d’Amérique centrale tentent de traverser la frontière sud des États-Unis. Un chercheur a suivi leur chemin pour découvrir les raisons de ce voyage dangereux, parfois mortel.
A man hugs his family before leaving for the U.S. border with a migrant caravan from San Salvador, El Salvador, Jan. 16, 2019. AP/Salvador Melendez

Migrants’ stories: Why they flee

Anthony W. Fontes, American University School of International Service

Thousands of Central American migrants are trying to cross the U.S. southern border. One scholar followed their paths to find out why they make the dangerous, sometimes deadly, journey.
Screenshot from Republican John Rose’s campaign ad ‘Build the Wall,’ which equates all immigration with the Salvadoran gang MS-13. John Rose For Tennessee via YouTube

Republican ads feature MS‑13, hoping fear will motivate voters

Anthony W. Fontes, American University School of International Service

MS-13 is not the biggest or most violent gang in the US. But its grisly murders and Latino membership inflame Americans’ anxiety about immigration. GOP campaign ads stoke those fears to attack Democrats.

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