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Crime, corruption and inflation are top of mind ahead of the presidential election in June.

Despite the widespread adoption of democratic elections andcivilian rule, and despite the development of nascent marketeconomies, Latin America is less stable and prosperous than it was10 years ago. If the Bush Administration wants to help alleviatesome the problems in the Western Hemisphere before they demandattention as the Middle East does, it must begin to support deeperreforms, update its security policy, and better articulate itsinterests in the region.

For Francisco Chávez and Gaspar Cobo, it’s still painful to realize that they’re no longer home in the Cuchumatanes mountains of Quiché, Guatemala. Now they’re in El Paso, Texas, where they await their asylum hearings—a process that’s been marked by the cruel realities of the hostile U.S. immigration system. Even though U.S. intervention in Central America triggered many of the conditions that forced Chávez and Cobo to flee in 2019, there’s no guarantee they’ll be given permanent refuge here. But they’re fighting. State persecution and violence have been present in the live...

Fleeing death in Guatemala, two Ixil Maya activists hope to continue their defense of indigenous rights from the US — if they can stay By Jazmine Ulloa Globe Staff,Updated May 1, 2021, 5:46 p.m. Email to a Friend Francisco Chavez Raymundo (left) and Gaspar Cobo Corio were in El Paso, Texas, on April 15. They waited in Mexico for 17 months to get asylum in El Paso.Christ Chavez For The Boston Globe EL PASO — They left their Ixil Maya town deep in the Cuchumatanes mountains of Guatemala just before dawn and without much time to say goodbye. Francisco Chávez Raymundo, 45, and Gaspa...